Penn Yan
| Penn Yan | |||
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 Yates County Courthouse, Penn Yan |
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| Location in New York | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Yates County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 40 ′ N , 77 ° 3 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,159 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 832.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.3 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 6.2 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 222 m | ||
| Postal code : | 14527 | ||
| Area code : | +1 315 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-57177 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2391057 | ||
| Website : | www.villageofpennyan.com | ||
Penn Yan is a village in Yates County and its administrative seat in the US state of New York . At the 2010 census , the parish had a population of 5,159. It is the seat of the district administration. The name was invented by the early US settlers as an abbreviation for Pennsylvania and Yankee , which should describe the origin of the settlers from the state of Pennsylvania and New England .
The parish is divided between the townships of Milo and Benton , with the majority in Milo. There is also an airport south of the community, Penn Yan Airport .
geography
Penn Yan is located at the northern end of the eastern branch of Keuka Lake , one of the Finger Lakes .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the community has a total area of 6.3 km². 6.2 km² of this is land and 0.1 km² is water.
Demographics
The 2000 census found 2,141 households, of which 29.2% had children who were younger than 18 years of age and lived with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 12.8% were households without husbands and 41 1% were not families. 35.1% of all households were made up of people living alone and 18.5% lived alone and were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 people and the average family size was 2.90 people.
Ethnic minorities are a rarity in Penn Yan. According to the 2000 census, 97.15% of the population was considered “ white ”.
The population was divided into 23.9% who were younger than 18 years, 7.6% 18 to 24 year olds, 26.4% 25 to 44 year olds, 20.4% 45 to 64 year olds and 21.7% over 65s. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 women there were 87.2 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18 there were 81.2 men.
The median income per household in the ward was $ 29,278 and the median income per family was $ 39,087. Males had a median income of $ 30,692 versus $ 19,263 for women. The per capita income for the town was $ 15,848. 13.8% of the population and 9.7% of the families were below the poverty line. 17.8% of those under the age of 18 and 11.7% of those over 65 were below this limit.
history
The first wooden house was built in Penn Yan in 1799. In 1823 the hamlet became the seat of administration for the newly created county, Yates County, and in 1833 received parish status.
The first settlers were mainly followers of Jemima Wilkinson (1753-1819), a religious zealot who came from Cumberland , Providence County . Claiming a divine commission, she preached in Rhode Island , Connecticut , Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania . She then received a larger piece of land near the village and named it Jerusalem in 1789 after establishing the village of Hopeton in 1788 at the mouth of Lake Keuka, about a mile from Lake Seneca . Many of her followers followed her there, and she too lived there from 1790. At the turn of the 19th century, their followers broke up.
Some Amish and Mennonites have recently settled in the area.
