Wawarsing, New York
41°45′32″N 74°21′27″W / 41.75889°N 74.35750°W
Wawarsing, New York | ||
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FIPS code 36-78828[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0979609[4] | |
Website | Town website |
Wawarsing
The town is in the western part of the county. The southern and easternmost portions are on the
History
The Lenape settlement "at Wawarasinke" was burned by English militiamen, led by Marten Crieger, after the Natives attacked
The
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 133.9 square miles (347 km2), of which 130.8 square miles (339 km2) is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) (2.32%) is water.
The western and southern borders of the town are Sullivan County, New York.
The northern part of the town is the southernmost portion of the Catskill Mountains. The eastern border is the Shawangunk Ridge (pronounced Shaw-ong-ungk). Rondout Creek passes through the town, as do the Sandburg, Laurenkill, Beerkill, Fantinekill and Vernooy Kill creeks.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 1,811 | — | |
1830 | 2,738 | 51.2% | |
1840 | 4,044 | 47.7% | |
1850 | 6,459 | 59.7% | |
1860 | 8,311 | 28.7% | |
1870 | 8,151 | −1.9% | |
1880 | 8,547 | 4.9% | |
1890 | 7,758 | −9.2% | |
1900 | 7,225 | −6.9% | |
1910 | 7,787 | 7.8% | |
1920 | 6,910 | −11.3% | |
1930 | 7,437 | 7.6% | |
1940 | 9,260 | 24.5% | |
1950 | 9,912 | 7.0% | |
1960 | 11,245 | 13.4% | |
1970 | 11,690 | 4.0% | |
1980 | 12,956 | 10.8% | |
1990 | 12,348 | −4.7% | |
2000 | 13,936 | 12.9% | |
2010 | 13,157 | −5.6% | |
2020 | 12,771 | −2.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2020[2] |
As of the
There were 4,382 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,872, and the median income for a family was $43,828. Males had a median income of $32,121 versus $24,656 for females. The
Communities and locations in Wawarsing
- East Wawarsing – a hamlet southeast of Wawarsing hamlet.
- Ellenville – a village at the junction of routes 52 and 209. The town government building is located on Canal Street, Ellenville.
- Cragsmoor – a hamlet in the southeastern part of the town.
- Dairyland – a hamlet near the western town line on Route 52.
- Greenfield Park – a hamlet west of Ellenville on Route 52.
- Kerhonkson – a hamlet located by the northern town line along Route 209.
- Honk Hill – located in Napanoch, near Honk Lake.
- Honk Lake – a small lake south of Honk Hill.
- Lackawack – a hamlet northwest of Wawarsing hamlet and at the edge of the Catskill Park.
- Minnewaska State Park – a state parkpartly in the town.
- Napanoch – a hamlet north of Ellenville on Route 209.
- Pine Bush – a hamlet at the northeastern town line.
- Potterville – an abandoned community in the town.
- Rondout Reservoir – a reservoirpartly in the northwestern part of the town.
- nature preservesoutheast of Ellenville.
- Soyuzivka – a Ukrainian resort in Kerhonkson
- Spring Glen – a hamlet by the southern town line.
- Stony Kill Falls – an 87-foot-high waterfall.
- The Cape – a hamlet northwest of Ellenville on Route 52.
- Ulster Heights – a hamlet in the western part of the town. The Ulster Heights Synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[6]
- Wawarsing – this eponymous hamlet is on Route 209.
- Yagerville – an area near the Rondout Reservoir, too small to be a hamlet.[citation needed]
Notable people
- Max Schubel, composer
- John Simon, record producer
- Joseph Terwilliger, geneticist
See also
References
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ a b c US Census Bureau, 2020 Census, Wawaring town, Ulster County, https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Wawarsing%20town,%20Ulster%20County,%20New%20York
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Ulster County Under the Dutch". Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
Bibliography
Terwilliger, Katherine T. (1977). Wawarsing, Where the Streams Wind: Historical Glimpses of the Town. Ellenville, NY: Rondout Valley Publishing Company.