Barre (New York)

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Barre
Barre (New York)
Barre
Barre
Location in New York
Basic data
Foundation : March 6, 1818
State : United States
State : new York
County : Orleans County (New York)
Coordinates : 43 ° 10 ′  N , 78 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 10 ′  N , 78 ° 13 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 2,025 (as of 2010)
Population density : 14.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 142.6 km 2  (approx. 55 mi 2 ) of
which 142.6 km 2  (approx. 55 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 201 m
Postal code : 14411
Area code : +1 585
FIPS : 36-04572
GNIS ID : 978710

Barre is a place ( town ) in the state of New York in the United States . In 2010 it had 2025 inhabitants.

history

The place was founded in 1818 as part of Gaines and named after the birthplace of a settler. So he is named after Barre in Massachusetts .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Barre, New York
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents - - 1767 4801 5539 6437 7228 6756 2325 2154
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 1937 1812 1622 1686 1545 1623 1922 2135 2164 2093
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 2124 2025

Economy and Infrastructure

The most important branch of the economy is agriculture (see homepage); 11% of the population are employed here. Other important fields of employment are public administration (11%) and construction work (10%). As of 2016.

traffic

Barre is on routes NY-31A and NY-98 .

media

Local TV channels that can be received in Barre are primarily in Buffalo; Radio stations are located in Albion, Buffalo, Rohester, Batavia and other places in the area.

Public facilities

The closest hospitals are in Albion and Medina.

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

  • Gideon Hard (1797-1885), MP in the House of Representatives. Was school representative in Barre from 1841 to 1848.
  • Lorenzo Burrows (1805–1885), Member of the House of Representatives. Was town treasurer in Barre in 1845.
  • John G. Sawyer (1825–1898), Member of the House of Representatives. Was justice of the peace in Barre from 1851 to 1862.

literature

  • Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . 1st volume. A., Albany NY 1873, p. 514 ( us.archive.org [PDF; 58.3 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2018]).
  • Arad Thomas: Pioneer history of Orleans County, New York . Orleans American seam press print, Albany NY 1871, p. 70 ff . ( us.archive.org [PDF; 13.6 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2018]).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Population 1820–2010 according to census results
  2. Detailed information on the employment structure of the town on city-data.com