New Hudson, New York

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New Hudson, New York
Town
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New Hudson
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°18′42″N78°14′28″W / 42.31167°N 78.24111°W / 42.31167; -78.24111
Country United States
State New York
County Allegany
Government
 • Type Town Council
 •  Town Supervisor Anthony Vekich (R)
 •  Town Council
Members' List
Area
[1]
 • Total36.41 sq mi (94.30 km2)
 • Land36.28 sq mi (93.97 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation
1,995 ft (608 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total801 Increase2.svg
 • Estimate 
(2021) [2]
799
 • Density21.14/sq mi (8.16/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 36-003-50375
GNIS feature ID0979266

New Hudson is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 801 at the 2020 census. [2] The town is on the west border of the county, northeast of Olean.

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History

The area of the town was first settled circa 1820. New Hudson was set apart as the "Town of Haight" in 1825, from part of the town of Rushford and changed its name to New Hudson in 1837. The original name Haight was that of a militia general, who finally irritated the citizens enough with excessive demands that the people changed the name of the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 36.2 square miles (93.7 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.34%, is water. [3]

The west town line is the border of Cattaraugus County.

New York State Route 305 crosses the town, approximately parallelling Black Creek, a tributary of the Genesee River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1840 1,520—
1850 1,433−5.7%
1860 1,316−8.2%
1870 1,142−13.2%
1880 1,034−9.5%
1890 978−5.4%
1900 926−5.3%
1910 852−8.0%
1920 663−22.2%
1930 565−14.8%
1940 6016.4%
1950 6182.8%
1960 612−1.0%
1970 579−5.4%
1980 66915.5%
1990 7156.9%
2000 7362.9%
2010 7816.1%
2020 8012.6%
2021 (est.)799 [2] −0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

As of the census [5] of 2000, there were 736 people, 268 households, and 198 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.3 inhabitants per square mile (7.8/km2). There were 436 housing units at an average density of 12.0 per square mile (4.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.37% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Native American, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 268 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,859, and the median income for a family was $34,702. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $18,542 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,319. About 12.8% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 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.{{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): New Hudson 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 January 31, 2008.
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