Wayland, New York
Wayland is a
The Town of Wayland contains a village called
History
The region was first settled by European Americans around 1806, after the
The town was formed in 1848 from the Towns of Cohocton and Dansville. Part of Wayland was used to form the Town of Fremont in 1854.
The Rowe House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
On August 30, 1943, the
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.5 square miles (102.4 km2), of which 39.0 square miles (101.1 km2) is land and 0.5 square mile (1.3 km2) (1.31%) is water.
The northern and part of the western town lines form the border of Livingston County.
Wayland is the northern terminus of the B&H Rail Corp.'s Gang Mills–Wayland Line. Prior to 1956, it was linked to Rochester directly by rail and, prior to 1964, it was directly linked to Buffalo by rail. Both of these connections were removed by order of the ICC following application by the owning railroads. As the Erie Lackawanna Railway's former Lackawanna mainline from Buffalo had a steep grade eastbound from Groveland to Perkinsville that was easily bypassed by the former Erie mainline via Hornell, with far easier grades, the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad mainline trackage between Groveland and Wayland was abandoned and torn-up in late 1963.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2,067 | — | |
| 1860 | 2,809 | 35.9% | |
| 1870 | 2,553 | −9.1% | |
| 1880 | 2,591 | 1.5% | |
| 1890 | 2,334 | −9.9% | |
| 1900 | 2,984 | 27.8% | |
| 1910 | 2,836 | −5.0% | |
| 1920 | 3,004 | 5.9% | |
| 1930 | 3,071 | 2.2% | |
| 1940 | 3,078 | 0.2% | |
| 1950 | 3,178 | 3.2% | |
| 1960 | 3,385 | 6.5% | |
| 1970 | 3,546 | 4.8% | |
| 1980 | 3,881 | 9.4% | |
| 1990 | 4,311 | 11.1% | |
| 2000 | 4,314 | 0.1% | |
| 2010 | 4,102 | −4.9% | |
| 2020 | 3,733 | −9.0% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 3,702 | [1] | −0.8% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
As of the
There were 1,665 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $42,575, and the median income for a family was $46,806. Males had a median income of $33,623 versus $22,439 for females. The
Communities and locations in the Town of Wayland
- Loon Lake – A lake in the south part of the town.
- Patchinsville – A hamlet south of Wayland village on NY-21at the junction of County Road 90 (Patchinville-Perkinsville Road).
- Perkinsville – A hamlet southwest of Wayland village and north of Interstate I-390, by the junction of County Roads 90 (Patchinville-Perkinsville Road) and 91
- Wayland – The Village of Wayland in the north part of the town.
References
- ^ a b Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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