Fultonville, New York

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Fultonville, New York
Village
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Fultonville, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°56′48″N74°22′10″W / 42.94667°N 74.36944°W / 42.94667; -74.36944
Country United States
State New York
County Montgomery
Government
 • MayorTim Morford
 • Street and Water SuperintendentVacant
 • ClerkVickie Romano
Area
[1]
 • Total0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
 • Land0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
289 ft (88 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total742
 • Density1,555.56/sq mi (600.55/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
12016, 12072
Area code 518
FIPS code 36-27859
GNIS feature ID0950807
Website Village website


Fultonville Historic District
NRHP reference No. 100004242
Designated HDAugust 8, 2019

Fultonville is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The village is named after Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. [2]

Contents

The Village of Fultonville is on the south bank of the Mohawk River in the Town of Glen. It is west of Amsterdam.

In 2019, the area of the village that had been developed in the 19th and early 20th centuries was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Fultonville Historic District in recognition of its well-preserved architecture from its original settlement, the era centering around the development of the Erie Canal, and afterwards. [3]

History

The area was located near to the site of the Mohawk village of Andagaron during the middle of the seventeenth century, which was located about a mile to the west. [4]

John Evart Van Epps house, Fultonville, NY, c.1936, front view. This building built c.1800 J.E.VanEpps House.jpg
John Evart Van Epps house, Fultonville, NY, c.1936, front view. This building built c.1800

The first white settlement on the site was made around 1750 by John Evart Van Epps, and was called "Van Epps Swamp" due to the swampland by the river. During the American Revolution, the homes that were located here were burned. [5]

Lithograph of Fultonville from 1889 by L.R. Burleigh including list of landmarks Fultonville, N.Y. LOC 2007625475.jpg
Lithograph of Fultonville from 1889 by L.R. Burleigh including list of landmarks

Fultonville was founded around 1824 in anticipation of the opening of the Erie Canal and was incorporated as a village on August 9, 1848.

The West Shore Railroad, which was later absorbed into the New York Central system, erected a station in the village in 1889.

John Henry Starin was born in August 1825 in Sammonsville on the north side of the Mohawk, when the Erie Canal was in its infancy. His father, Myndert, had a tavern along the river and his grandfather, John, was a farmer who had served in the military during the American Revolution. The family was successful and had some money, but Starin would become one of the richest men in America as president of the Starin City River & Harbor Transportation Co. and as director of the North River Bank in New York City and the Fultonville National Bank.

Original Trustees

Mayors

Mayoral Elections

Fultonville mayoral election, 1957
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratHenry Lorentzen30100%Increase2.svg 100%
Turnout 30N/AN/A
Independent Democrat gain from Republican
Fultonville mayoral election, 1959
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentRaymond Carpenter37100%Increase2.svg 100%
Turnout 37N/AN/A
Independent gain from Independent Democrat
Fultonville mayoral election, 1961
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates60100%Increase2.svg 100%
Turnout 60N/AN/A
Independent Democrat gain from Independent
Fultonville mayoral election, 1963
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates (incumbent)67100%0%
Turnout 67N/AN/A
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1965
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates (incumbent)27100%0%
Turnout 27N/AN/A
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1967
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates (incumbent)2596.16%Decrease2.svg 3.84%
Void13.84%Increase2.svg 3.84%
Turnout 26N/AN/A
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates (incumbent)34100%Increase2.svg 3.84%
Turnout 34N/AN/A
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1971
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates (incumbent)2291.67%Decrease2.svg 8.33%
Blank28.33%Increase2.svg 8.33%
Turnout 245.22%N/A
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates (incumbent)1894.74%Increase2.svg 3.07%
Void15.26%Increase2.svg 5.26%
Turnout 194.13%Decrease2.svg 1.09%
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1975
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates (incumbent)30100%Increase2.svg 5.26%
Turnout 306.53%Increase2.svg 2.40%
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates (incumbent)13100%0%
Turnout 132.59%Decrease2.svg 3.94%
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates (incumbent)20100%0%
Turnout 203.99%Increase2.svg 1.40%
Independent Democrat hold


Fultonville mayoral election, 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates (incumbent)16100%0%
Turnout 163.59%Decrease2.svg 0.40%
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1985
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates (incumbent)21100%0%
Turnout 214.71%
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratEdward Yates (incumbent)5194.44%Decrease2.svg 5.56%
Blank23.70%Increase2.svg 3.70%
Citizens for Better GovernmentFrancis Ivancic Jr (write-in)11.86%Increase2.svg 1.86%
Turnout 5410.80%Increase2.svg 6.09%
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1989
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Pine Tree PartyGeorge Wadsworth9656.80%Increase2.svg 56.80%
Citizens for Better GovernmentFrancis Ivancic Jr5331.36%Increase2.svg 29.50%
Blank1810.65%Increase2.svg 6.95%
Void21.19%Increase2.svg 1.19%
Turnout 16933.07%Increase2.svg 22.27%
Pine Tree Party gain from Independent Democrat
Fultonville mayoral election, 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentGary Gifford Sr.17770.80%Increase2.svg 70.80%
Pine Tree PartyGeorge Wadsworth (incumbent)7319.20%Decrease2.svg 37.60%
Turnout 25048.44%Increase2.svg 15.37%
Independent gain from Pine Tree Party
Fultonville mayoral election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratDaniel Szabo.N/A55.35%Increase2.svg 55.35%
IndependentGary Gifford Sr. (incumbent)N/A44.65%Decrease2.svg 26.15%
Turnout N/A
Independent Democrat gain from Independent
Fultonville mayoral election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent DemocratDaniel Szabo.(incumbent)N/A75.69%Increase2.svg 20.34%
Republican Party (United States)Robert Headwell Jr.N/A24.31%Increase2.svg 24.31%
Turnout N/A
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville Special mayoral election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Party (United States)Robert Headwell Jr.N/A72%Increase2.svg 47.69%
IndependentJohn SynderN/A28%Increase2.svg 28.00%
Turnout N/A
Independent Democrat gain from Republican
Fultonville mayoral election, 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Party (United States)Robert Headwell Jr. (incumbent)N/A100%Increase2.svg 28.00%
Turnout N/A
Republican hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Why ChangeRobert Headwell Jr. (incumbent)3786.04%Decrease2.svg 13.96%
Write-ins613.96%Increase2.svg 13.96%
Turnout 43
Why Change hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
For the PeopleRobert Headwell Jr. (incumbent)8588.54%
Write-inLawrence Johnson1010.41%Increase2.svg 10.41%
Write-inSteve Hemlin11.05%Increase2.svg 1.05%
Turnout 96
For the People hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Working for YouRobert Headwell Jr. (incumbent)5281.25%Decrease2.svg 7.29%
Write-InJustin Cotter710.93%Increase2.svg 10.93%
Write-InJerry Rose23.12%Increase2.svg 3.12%
Write-InGeorge Donald Jr.11.56%Increase2.svg 1.56%
Write-InChad Quackenbush11.56%Increase2.svg 1.56%
Blank11.56%Increase2.svg 1.56%
Turnout 9419.87%
Working for You hold
Fultonville Special mayoral election, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Fultonville FutureRyan Weitz10162.73%Increase2.svg 62.73%
Republican Party (United States)George Donaldson Jr. (incumbent) (write-in)6037.27%Increase2.svg 37.27%
Turnout 16138.00%
Fultonville Future gain from Republican
Fultonville Special mayoral election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CommunityLinda Petterson-Law (incumbent)10180.70%Increase2.svg 80.70%
Republican Party (United States)George Donaldson Jr.2118.42%Decrease2.svg 18.85%
Fultonville FutureRyan Weitz (write-in)10.88%Decrease2.svg 61.85%
Turnout 11424.10%Increase2.svg 13.90%
Community hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CommunityLinda Petterson-Law (incumbent)100%Increase2.svg 19.30%
Turnout
Community hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Fultonville FutureTimothy Morford73100%Increase2.svg 100%
Turnout 7315.43%
Fultonville Future gain from Community

Attractions

Cobblestone Hall and Free Library

Cobblestone Hall and Free Library Cobblestone Hall and Free Library.jpg
Cobblestone Hall and Free Library

Cobblestone Hall and Free Library was built sometime before 1868 when the house belonged to C. B. Freeman. Freeman was the proprietor of Fultonville Steam Mills. He lived at this residence until at least 1878 when F. W. Beers published a history of Montgomery and Fulton Counties. By 1905, a large wooden addition had been made to the rear of the building which was then called "Cobblestone Free Hall and Library." Most of the building still stands aside from the addition, and has since been converted into a private residence.

Geography

Fultonville is located at 42°56′48″N74°22′10″W / 42.94667°N 74.36944°W / 42.94667; -74.36944 (42.946764, -74.369395). [7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village covers a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), of which 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.

The village is on the south bank of the Mohawk River with the Village of Fonda on the opposite shore, linked by a bridge carrying NY-30A. The Mohawk River is part of the Erie Canal at this location.

The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) passes through the community. New York State Route 5S (Maple Avenue), parallels the Thruway and intersects New York State Route 30A (Main Street) in Fultonville.

Climate

The climate is hemiboreal.[6] The average temperature is 45.7°F (7.6°C). The warmest month is July, at 79.5°F (26.4°C), and the coldest is January, at 26.6°F (−3°C). The average rainfall is 33.75 inches (857.25 mm) per year. The wettest month is May, with 3.46 inches (87.9 mm) of rain, and the dryest month is September, with 2.13 inches (54.1 mm). [7]

Fultonville
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Source: [8]
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Climate data for Fultonville, New York
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average precipitation inches (mm)2.56
(65)		2.72
(69)		2.48
(63)		3.27
(83)		3.46
(88)		3.19
(81)		2.52
(64)		2.64
(67)		2.13
(54)		3.23
(82)		2.44
(62)		3.11
(79)		33.75
(857)
Average snowfall inches (cm)10.24
(26.0)		11.54
(29.3)		6.46
(16.4)		2.05
(5.2)		0.16
(0.41)		0.0
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(0.0)		0.63
(1.6)		4.45
(11.3)		7.95
(20.2)		43.48
(110.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)9.88.914.816.317.215.916.715.312.014.112.312.2165.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)17.516.612.34.20.40.00.00.00.00.77.213.872.7
Source: [9]
Climate data for Fultonville, New York
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean monthly sunshine hours 280.0281.9372.0391.0436.1451.0465.0405.6361.5341.0272.0279.54,336.6
Mean daily daylight hours 9.48.410.710.411.811.811.312.315.513.713.310.211.6
Percent possible sunshine 38425054596362555046383749
Average ultraviolet index 1123555532213
Source: [10]


Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870 1,117—
1880 881−21.1%
1890 1,12227.4%
1900 977−12.9%
1910 812−16.9%
1920 8697.0%
1930 831−4.4%
1940 806−3.0%
1950 8404.2%
1960 815−3.0%
1970 812−0.4%
1980 777−4.3%
1990 748−3.7%
2000 710−5.1%
2010 78410.4%
2020 742−5.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]

As of the census [12] of 2000, 710 people, 279 households, and 191 families resided in the village. The population density was 1,590.0 inhabitants per square mile (613.9/km2). The 309 housing units create an average density of 642.8 per square mile (248.2/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 99.00% White, 1.00% Latino. A total of 99.52% spoke English, 0.36% spoke German and 0.12% spoke Polish.

33.0% of households had children under age 18 living with them. 44.4% were married couples living together. 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present. 31.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of single individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone aged 65+. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.

27.7% were under age 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65+. The median age was 35. For every 100 females, the village hosted 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median household income was $32,361, and the median family income was $34,167. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $20,909 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,283. About 3.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Fultonville is within the Fonda-Fultonville Central School District, located in Fonda.

Religion

Cemeteries

See also

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