Hope (Town, New York)
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 Location in Hamilton County (left) and New York
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1818 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | new York |
| County : | Hamilton County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 18 ′ N , 74 ° 15 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 403 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 3.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 107.84 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) of which 105.42 km 2 (approx. 41 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 355 m |
| FIPS : | 36-35496 |
| GNIS ID : | 0979073 |
| Website : | townofhopeny.org |
| Mayor : | Robert Edwards |
Hope is a town in Hamilton County in the US state of New York . In 2010 the Town of Hope had 403 residents.
The first white settlers settled in 1790, and the town was founded in 1818. Hope is located in the southeast corner of the county, 79 km from Schenectady .
geography
According to the data of the United States Census Bureau , the Town of Hope has a total area of 107.8 km 2 , of which 105.4 km 2 is land and 2.4 km 2 (= 2.09%) is water.
In the south Hope borders on Northampton in Fulton County and in the east on Saratoga County with the Towns of Day and Edinburgh . Benson is to the west and the Town of Wells is adjacent to the north.
The Sacandaga River flows south through the western part of the town and is accompanied by New York State Route 30 . Also in the Town of Hope are:
- Bennett Lake - a small lake north of Hope Falls
- Groff Mountain - a hill northwest of Hope
- Hope - a hamlet (formerly known as Hope Center) is located on NY-30 on the east bank of the Sacandaga River
- Hope Falls - a hamlet east of Hope on Hope Falls Road
- Huckleberry Mountain - a hill north-northwest of Hope Falls
- Maple Grove - a site in the southeast corner of the town
- Mason Hill - a hill south of Hope Falls.
- Middle Lake - a small lake between Bennet Lake and Murphy Lake
- Murphy Lake - a small lake in the northern part of the Town of Hope
- Rand Mountain - a hill north of Hope Falls
- Round Top - a hill northwest of Hope Falls.
- Groff Creek - a tributary of the Sacanaga River
- Scribner Mountain - a hill northwest of Hope Falls
- Southerland Mountain - a hill northwest of Hope
- Sturgis Mountain - a hill northwest of Hope Falls
- Thomas Hill - a hill southeast of Hope Falls
history
Before the settlement by immigrants, the land around what is now Hope belonged to the tribal area of the Mohawk , the easternmost tribe of the Iroquois Conference and one of the original Five Nations , who founded the connection around 1450. Despite the long-standing control of the area by the Mohawks, Hope was largely uninhabited territory when the landowner John Bergen purchased 23 additional 19,589 acres from the Mohawk on July 31, 1772 . The documents were signed by the Mohawk chief Hendricks, who drew a turtle instead of a signature. The land that Bergen and his comrades bought became known as " Bergen's Purchase ".
Hope was first permanently settled by whites for the first time in 1790 and this near today's southern city limits by Gideon and Jeremiah Homestead, who immigrated to Massachusetts. The first stone building was built in 1801 by David Isdell on land he had acquired earlier that year. Isdell built an escape tunnel in his home, fearing Indian attacks. His youngest daughter was kidnapped by Indians while picking berries and was never heard from again; According to tradition, she died in an Indian village. Isdell's house, also known as the "Old Eglin House", collapsed in 1930.
Hope originally formed the southern part of the Town of Wells , but after the voters had voted for a division, the southern part was re-established as the Town of Hope on April 15, 1818. At the United States Census 1820 608 residents lived here. In the 1830s, Montgomery County Hope ceded to Hamilton County, in the southeasternmost part of which Hope is today. In 1850, when agriculture, mining, sawmills and tanneries were booming, Hope had its largest population with 1125 inhabitants, after which it began to decline steadily due to the decline of the industry, and a large part of the west of the town with 380 inhabitants was separated from Hope to part to become the Town of Benson .
Although several hotels were built at the end of the 19th century, the population continued to decline at the beginning of the 20th century. Around 1905 there were still 317 residents and in 1925 only 127 residents lived in Hope. Most of the developed land fell fallow and some of the midget schools in Hope were closed. Tourism remained an important economic factor, and gas stations, inns and other service businesses sprang up on New York Route 30. In 2014 Hope had 387 residents.
Demographics
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1820 | 608 | - | |
| 1830 | 718 | 18.1% | |
| 1840 | 711 | -1 % | |
| 1850 | 789 | 11% | |
| 1860 | 745 | -5.6% | |
| 1870 | 698 | -6.3% | |
| 1880 | 651 | -6.7% | |
| 1890 | 560 | -14% | |
| 1900 | 463 | -17.3% | |
| 1910 | 258 | -44.3% | |
| 1920 | 203 | -21.3% | |
| 1930 | 134 | -34% | |
| 1940 | 164 | 22.4% | |
| 1950 | 180 | 9.8% | |
| 1960 | 234 | 30% | |
| 1970 | 269 | 15% | |
| 1980 | 311 | 15.6% | |
| 1990 | 358 | 15.1% | |
| 2000 | 392 | 9.5% | |
| 2010 | 403 | 2.8% | |
| 2016 estimate | 373 | -7.4% | |
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At the time of the United States Census 2000, Hope lived in 392 people. The population density was 3.7 people per km 2 . There were 296 housing units, an average of 2.8 per km 2 . The population in Hope was 99.49% White , 0.26% Black or African American , 0% Native American , 0% Asian , 0.26% Pacific Islander , 0% said they were racial , and 0% said 0% two or more races. 1.02% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Hope distributed to 155 households out of which 30.3% had children under 18 years of age. 58.7% of households were married, 11.6% had a female head of the household without a husband and 26.5% were not families. 20.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 5.8% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.91 people.
The population was divided into 22.4% minors, 7.4% 18–24 year olds, 26.5% 25–44 year olds, 33.4% 45–64 year olds and 10.2% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 women there were 88.5 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 93.6 men.
The median household income in Hope was 32,000 US dollars and the median family income reached the height of 32,000 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 25,000 compared with $ 19,688 for women. The per capita income was $ 15,225. 12.4% of the population and 7.8% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 19.8% of minors and 0% of the age group 65 and over.
supporting documents
- ^ Fenton, William N. (1998). The Great Law and the Longhouse: A Political History of the Iroquois Confederacy . Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3003-2 .
- ↑ a b c d e f http://townofhopeny.org/content
- ^ Williams, Donald R. The Adirondacks 1830-1930. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2002. (Pg. 126)
- ^ Williams, Donald R. The Adirondacks 1830-1930. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2002. (p. 126) https://books.google.com/books?id=w480-4_U8hwC&pg=PA126&lpg=PA126&dq=David+Isdell+indians&source=bl&ots=VRYom4Oz_v&sig=OHg1ZOUmbsXiived=IVg1ZOUmbsLhlb=Vvedio = 0ahUKEwiwmMCSv9DSAhVGSCYKHb5WAdwQ6AEIGjAA # v = onepage & q = David% 20Isdell% 20indians & f = false
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from May 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Population and Housing Unit Estimates ( English ) Retrieved on February 13 2018th
- ^ Census of Population and Housing . Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
