Grove, New York

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Grove, New York
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Grove
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°28′25″N77°53′43″W / 42.47361°N 77.89528°W / 42.47361; -77.89528
Country United States
State New York
County Allegany
Government
  Type Town Council
   Town Supervisor Michael Johnsen (D, R)
   Town Council
Members' List
Area
[1]
  Total33.70 sq mi (87.29 km2)
  Land33.37 sq mi (86.42 km2)
  Water0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2)
Elevation
1,978 ft (603 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total497 Decrease2.svg
  Estimate 
(2021) [2]
496
  Density15.91/sq mi (6.14/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 607
FIPS code 36-003-30994
GNIS feature ID0979028
Website www.townofgrove.com

Grove is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 497 at the 2020 census. [2] Grove is in the northeast part of Allegany County, northwest of Hornell.

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History

The town of Grove was established in 1827 as "Church Tract" from the town of Nunda in Livingston County. The town assumed its current name in 1828, possibly based on the large number of trees in the town. Grove lost its western territory to form the newer town of Granger in 1838.

Past residents of note

Frederick Decker, the "Ossian Giant", was a resident known for his great size (7 feet, six inches, 385 pounds). He was born in Geneseo in 1836 and exhibited himself across the country before settling down in Grove where he died and was buried in 1886.[ citation needed ]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.7 square miles (87.3 km2), of which 33.4 square miles (86.4 km2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 1.00%, is water. [3]

New York State Route 70 passes across the northeast part of the town.

Canaseraga Creek flows out of The Swamp (or the Swain Swamp if you are not from Swain) towards Canaseraga.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
1830 1,388
1840 623−55.1%
1850 1,15485.2%
1860 1,139−1.3%
1870 1,056−7.3%
1880 1,1256.5%
1890 956−15.0%
1900 812−15.1%
1910 740−8.9%
1920 602−18.6%
1930 534−11.3%
1940 5686.4%
1950 566−0.4%
1960 469−17.1%
1970 415−11.5%
1980 49719.8%
1990 479−3.6%
2000 53311.3%
2010 5482.8%
2020 497−9.3%
2021 (est.)496 [2] −0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

At the 2000 census, [5] there were 533 people, 213 households and 148 families residing in the town. The population density was 15.9 per square mile (6.1/km2). There were 427 housing units at an average density of 12.7 per square mile (4.9/km2). The racial make-up of the town was 97.00% White, 1.31% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.56% from other races and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 213 households, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.01.

23.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64 and 15.9% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median household income was $38,750 and the median family income was $48,594. Males had a median income of $31,944 and females $26,071. The per capita income was $17,522. About 2.5% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Grove

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References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 4, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grove town, Allegany County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.


Coordinates: 42°26′11″N77°52′05″W / 42.43639°N 77.86806°W / 42.43639; -77.86806