Hunt, New York

Hunt, New York
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 42°32′49″N77°59′39″W / 42.54694°N 77.99417°W / 42.54694; -77.99417
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Livingston
Town	Portage
Area [1]
• Total	0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
• Land	0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,342 ft (409 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	62
• Density	521.01/sq mi (201.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	14846
Area code	585
GNIS feature ID	953452 [2]
FIPS code	36-36156

Hunt is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Livingston County, New York, United States. Its population was 78 as of the 2010 census. ^[3] Hunt has a post office with ZIP code 14846. ^{[4] [5]}

History

The G.A.R. Memorial Hall on Main Street was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. ^[6]

Geography

Hunt is just south of the center of the town of Portage in the southwestern corner of Livingston County. It is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) southwest of New York State Route 70 via County Route 7 (Main Street) from Hunt Hollow. Hunt is 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Nunda, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Portageville on the Genesee River, and 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Geneseo, the Livingston county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hunt CDP has an area of 0.119 square miles (0.31 km²), all land. ^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	62		—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Sports

• Hunt Raceway was a 1⁄4-mile (0.40 km) dirt oval racing facility operated by Orvel Smith from circa 1956 until 1962. ^{[9] [10] [11]} The raceway was one of a series of venues in the Twin Tiers region of New York and Pennsylvania where drivers began their careers before becoming known on the state and national scene. ^{[12] [Note 1]}

Notes

1. Geolocation of Hunt Raceway: 42°34′00″N77°59′56″W / 42.5667°N 77.9988°W / 42.5667; -77.9988

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. "Hunt". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Hunt CDP, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
4. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved April 6, 2017.
5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
7. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New York". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
9. "Hunt Raceway plans opening". Nunda News. NY. April 30, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved August 27, 2025– via Old Fulton New York Post Cards.
10. "Danville race driver captures Hunt feature". Wellsville Daily Reporter . NY. p. June 19, 1962. Retrieved August 22, 2025– via NYS Historic Newspapers.
11. "Hunt Speedway". AutoRacingRecords.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
12. Easton, Ford (2014). Stock Car Racing in the '50s. IPP. ISBN   9781500171780.