Esperance, New York

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Esperance, New York
Esperance, New York town hall.jpg
Town hall
Schoharie County NY Esperance town highlighted.svg
Location in Schoharie County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 42°44′50″N74°18′19″W / 42.74722°N 74.30528°W / 42.74722; -74.30528
Country United States
State New York
County Schoharie
Government
  SupervisorEarl Van Wormer III
Area
[1]
  Total
20.04 sq mi (51.90 km2)
  Land19.67 sq mi (50.94 km2)
  Water0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,806
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 36-24724
GNIS feature ID0978945
Website Town website

Esperance is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,806 at the 2020 census. [2] The town was given the name of the principal village, which was named for "hope" in French. [3]

Contents

The Town of Esperance contains a village called Esperance. The town is in the northeastern part of Schoharie County and is west of Schenectady.

History

The town was first settled circa 1729.

Esperance village was incorporated in 1818 and rechartered in 1835, before the Town of Esperance was established.

The town was formed in 1846 from the Town of Schoharie.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.0 square miles (51.9 km2), of which 19.6 square miles (50.7 km2) is land and 0.5 square mile (1.2 km2) (2.29%) is water.

The eastern town line, partly marked by the Schoharie Creek, is the border of Schenectady County, and the northern town boundary is the border of Montgomery County. Cripplebush Creek flows into Schoharie Creek, south of Sloansville.

U.S. Route 20 is an east-west highway through the town. New York State Route 30A is a north-south highway, intersecting US-20 at Sloansville. New York State Route 162 intersects NY-30A near Dwelly Corners.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1850 1,428
1860 1,409−1.3%
1870 1,276−9.4%
1880 1,3788.0%
1890 1,232−10.6%
1900 1,096−11.0%
1910 977−10.9%
1920 890−8.9%
1930 881−1.0%
1940 8870.7%
1950 1,12827.2%
1960 1,2329.2%
1970 1,56727.2%
1980 1,95124.5%
1990 2,1017.7%
2000 2,043−2.8%
2010 2,0761.6%
2020 1,806−13.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [4] [5]

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 2,043 people, 776 households, and 571 families residing in the town. The population density was 104.3 inhabitants per square mile (40.3/km2). There were 856 housing units at an average density of 43.7 per square mile (16.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.14% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 776 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,930, and the median income for a family was $46,940. Males had a median income of $32,331 versus $24,115 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,574. About 4.8% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

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Points of interest

References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Esperance town, Schoharie County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?q=Esperance+town%2C+Schoharie+County%2C+New+York&page=1&stateGeo=none&searchtype=web&cssp=SERP&_charset_=UTF-8
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  121.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Esperance town, Schoharie County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?q=Esperance+town%2C+Schoharie+County%2C+New+York&page=1&stateGeo=none&searchtype=web&cssp=SERP&_charset_=UTF-8
  6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

42°44′50″N074°18′19″W / 42.74722°N 74.30528°W / 42.74722; -74.30528