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Dryden (village), New York

Dryden is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 1,887 at the 2020 census. The village is in the town of Dryden, east of Ithaca. It is near the border of Cortland County.

History
The village is in the former Central New York Military Tract.

The first settler in the town located on the site of the future village in 1797.

The village of Dryden was incorporated in 1857.

The Dryden Historic District, Luther Clarke House, Jennings-Marvin House, Lacy-Van Vleet House, Methodist Episcopal Church, Rockwell House, Southworth House, and Southworth Library are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notable people

 * Jacob M. Appel — author
 * John Wilbur Dwight — former US congressman
 * Milo Goodrich — former US congressman
 * Richard P. Marvin — former US congressman
 * John Miller — first governor of North Dakota

Geography
Dryden is located at 42.48917°N, -76.29944°W (42.489188, -76.299589).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km2).None of the area is covered with water.

New York State Route 13 intersects New York State Route 38 in the village.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,832 people, 772 households, and 469 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,104.9 PD/sqmi. There were 811 housing units at an average density of 489.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.18% White, 1.26% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population.

There were 772 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $43,977, and the median income for a family was $54,489. Males had a median income of $38,897 versus $26,809 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,613. About 5.1% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

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Granville, New York

Granville is a town on the eastern border of Washington County, New York, United States, abutting Rutland County, Vermont. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 6,215 at the 2020 census.

The town of Granville contains a village that also bears the name Granville. Granville is named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.

Granville has been called the "Colored Slate Capital of the World." Quarries in the town mine slate that comes in colors such as green, gray, gray black, purple, mottled green and purple, and red. Walter Granville-Smith was born in Granville.

Granville Avenue and the associated CTA station in Chicago are named after the town, as was the former Town of Granville, Wisconsin.

History
From evidence discovered circa 1850, the St. Francis Native Americans appear to have used the town for hunting and making tools in the past.

This border area between Vermont and New York was, for a long period, not clearly under control of either state. Arrivals from New England settled here, hoping to gain the benefits of New England in areas such as land ownership and voting rights. Early settlers arrived before 1770, but the state line was not established until 1790, leaving settlers in this town within New York State.

The town was founded in 1780.

Early agricultural efforts included dairy herds and sheep raising.

Extensive slate deposits were located in 1846 in nearby Fair Haven, and in 1850 more slate deposits were found in Middle Granville. The first Granville slate quarries opened around 1853. The first slate deposits had been located in 1839 and were used for local construction.

Geography
The eastern town line is the border of Vermont (Rutland County).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 56.1 square miles (145.4 km2), of which 56.1 square miles (145.2 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2)  (0.05%) is water.

NY 22A diverges from NY 22 by Middle Granville. NY 149 joins NY 22 south of Granville village.

The Mettawee River and the Indian River are two large streams in the town.

Demographics
As of the census of 2020, there were 6,215 people and 2,790 households residing in the town. The population density was 111.7 PD/sqmi. In the year 2000, there were 2,635 housing units at an average density of 47.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town in 2020 was 97.1% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 2,790 households in 2020, with an average household size of 2.27.

In the town, 20.6% were under the age of 18 and 4.3% were under the age of 5 in 2020. Persons 65 years and older made up 22.4% of the population. The percent of the population that was female was 52.9%.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,824 in 2020 dollars. The per capita income for the town was $26,396. About 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line.

Communities and locations

 * Granville – A village located on NY 149 by the Vermont border.
 * Granville Airport (B01) – Located one mile north of Granville village, this facility consists of one asphalt runway.
 * Guilder Hollow—The now-extinct hamlet was named for the van Guilder family who resided there. A. H. Estabrook and Charles Davenport's "The Nam Family: A Cacogenic Family of New York State" (1912) provides a pseudo-scientific ethnography of the family. The study gave pseudo-scientific support for eugenics, which linked feeblemindedness, criminality and a host of other failings to genetics, and proposed to improve society by limiting the reproductive rights of "defective" families.
 * Hillsdale – A hamlet in the southern part of the town on NY 149.
 * Lee District - A hamlet along Lee Road, centered by Schoolhouse No. 2.
 * Martins Pond – The largest of several ponds located south of Slyboro.
 * Middle Granville – A hamlet northeast of Granville village, located on NY 22A. The Dayton-Williams House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
 * North Granville – A hamlet on NY 22 in the northwestern part of Granville. The Town-Hollister Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
 * Raceville – A hamlet in the northeastern part of the town, located on NY 22A.
 * Hicks Orchard – A hamlet west of the Granville village, located on County Route 23.
 * South Granville – A hamlet on NY 149 in the southeastern part of the town. The South Granville Congregational Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The Lemuel Haynes House is listed as a National Historic Landmark.
 * Truthville – A hamlet just east of North Granville.
 * West Granville – A hamlet on NY 40 at County Route 17 by the western town line.
 * West Pawlet – A community on the border of Vermont in the southeastern corner of Granville at the end of County Route 29.

Education

 * Mary J. Tanner School – Educates Kindergarten through 3rd grade level students.
 * Granville Elementary School – Educates 4th through 6th grade level students.
 * Granville High School – Educates students in 7th through 12th grade, including high school students.

Notable residents

 * Mary Ann Day Brown (1816-1884), wife of the abolitionist John Brown.
 * Benjamin F. Hopkins (1829-1870), American politician and telegraph operator

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Salem (hamlet), New York

Salem is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the town of Salem in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 946 at the 2010 census.

The hamlet is located in the north central part of Town of Salem, at the junction of New York State Route 22 and Washington County routes 30 and 153. It was an incorporated village from 1803 to 2016. Part of the county government was located here, including the jail and the Sheriff's Department. The courthouse, formerly housing the jail, remains a historical landmark in the town. It was built from an E.F. Cummings design in 1869 and remained as the jail until 2004. The Sheriff's Department opened its new sub-station south of the community on Route 22 in August 2007.

Government offices for the Town of Salem are located in the hamlet.

History
The community was settled in 1762 by settlers from New England and Scotland while still part of Albany County. Salem was incorporated as a village in 1803.

The Salem Historic District and Revolutionary War Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Residents voted in favor, 192 to 49, of dissolving the Village of Salem on August 5, 2014. A final dissolution plan was adopted and passed on April 16, 2015. The village officially dissolved on March 31, 2016. It should be classified as a census-designated place by the U.S. Census Bureau within the next couple years. All government activities previously managed by the village are now handled by the Town of Salem.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the hamlet has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.6 km2)

NY Route 22 (Main Street) passes through the hamlet and intersects County Roads 30 and 153.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 964 people, 363 households, and 257 families residing in what was then village. The population density was 329.2 PD/sqmi. There were 412 housing units at an average density of 54.3 persons/km2 (140.7 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the village was 97.61% white, 1.14% black, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 363 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 14.0% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,357, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $31,625 versus $23,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,233. 4.5% of the population and 4.2% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.5% are under the age of 18 and 4.3% are 65 or older.

Notable people

 * David Rumsey (New York politician), former US Congressman

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Salem, New York (disambiguation)

Salem, New York is the name of two locations in Washington County, New York in the United States:

 * Salem (hamlet), New York
 * Salem (town), New York

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Great Britain road numbering scheme

In Great Britain, there is a numbering scheme used to classify and identify all roads. Each road is given a single letter (representing a category) and a subsequent number (between one and four digits). Though this scheme was introduced merely to simplify funding allocations, it soon became used on maps and as a method of navigation. There are two sub-schemes in use: one for motorways, and another for non-motorway roads.

While some of Great Britain's major roads form part of the international E-road network, no E-routes are signposted in the United Kingdom. Due to changes in local road designation, in some cases roads are numbered out of zone. There are also instances where two unrelated roads have been given exactly the same number; for example, the Leicester Ring Road and a road in Cumbria are both designated A594.

This scheme applies only to England, Scotland and Wales; a separate system using similar conventions is used in Northern Ireland, as well as outside the United Kingdom in the Isle of Man, Roads in Jersey and British Overseas Territories.

History
Work on classification began in 1913. The Road Board had been established in 1909 to administer Vehicle Excise Duty - money raised by taxation to pay for new road construction and for repair of damage done to existing roads by the growing number of motorists. As the Board needed to work out which roads should be funded, upgraded or replaced, its secretary, William Rees Jeffreys, appointed Henry Maybury, one of the Board's senior engineers, to devise a classification system and then assign numbers to the highways for identification purposes. The work was interrupted by the First World War. It did not resume until the Ministry of Transport was formed in 1919 and given authority to classify highways and to allocate funding for road maintenance, authority for which was granted by section 17 (2) of the Ministry of Transport Act 1919. A classification system was created in 1922, under which important routes connecting large population centres, or for through traffic, were designated as Class I, and roads of lesser importance were designated as Class II. The definitive list of those roads was published on 1 April 1923, following consultations with local authorities. Government funding towards the repairs of these roads were set at 60% for the former and 50% for the latter.

Shortly after this, the numbers started to appear in road atlases and on signs on the roads themselves, making them a tool for motorists in addition to their use for determining funding. The numbers of the roads changed quite frequently during the early years of the system, because it was a period of rapid expansion of the network and some numbered routes did not follow the most usual routes taken. The Trunk Roads Act 1936 gave the Ministry direct control of major routes and a new classification system was created to identify these routes. Originally, those numbers beginning in T were to be made public, but that was eventually deemed unnecessary.

With the introduction of motorways in the late 1950s, a new classification of "M" was introduced. In many cases the motorways duplicated existing stretches of A road, which therefore lost much of their significance and were in some cases renumbered. There was no consistent approach to the renumbering – some A roads retained their existing number as non-primary roads (e.g. the A40 running alongside the M40), others were given "less significant" numbers (e.g. the A34 in Warwickshire became the A3400 after the M40 was built), and the remainder were downgraded to B or unclassified roads (e.g. the A38, which was replaced by the M5 between Tiverton and Exeter). Occasionally, the new motorway would take the name of the old A road rather than having its own number. The most notable example of that is the A1(M).

Non-motorway
In England and Wales the road numbering system for all-purpose (i.e. non-motorway) roads is based on a radial pattern centred on London. In Scotland the same scheme is centred on Edinburgh. In both cases the main single-digit roads normally define the zone boundaries. The exception is between Zones 1 and 2, where the River Thames defines the boundary so that all of Kent is in Zone 2.

 * Zone 1: North of the Thames, east of the A1 covering much of North London, Essex, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, Lincolnshire, parts of Yorkshire, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, parts of the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and on up to Edinburgh
 * Zone 2: South of the Thames, east of the A3 covering most of South London, part of Surrey, Sussex and Kent
 * Zone 3: North/West of the A3, south of the A4 covering part of Surrey, Hampshire (excluding Portsmouth), the Isle of Wight and South West England
 * Zone 4: North of the A4, south/west of the A5 covering the south and West Midlands, Oxfordshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire and south, west and Mid Wales.
 * Zone 5: North/East of the A5, west of the A6, south of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary covering North Wales, North Midlands, western Leicestershire, Cheshire, Cumbria and western Lancashire. In Central London, the A40 (Holborn Viaduct, Holborn, High Holborn and Oxford Street) provides a border between the 4 and 5 zones east of Marble Arch. The original A5 (now renumbered A5183) also provides such a border, and north of St Albans the original A6 (now renumbered A1081) provides an Eastern border.
 * Zone 6: East of the A6 and A7, west of the A1 covering eastern Lancashire, North East England, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, eastern Leicestershire and Rutland, and the Scottish Borders and Lothians. Between St Albans and Luton, the original A6 (now renumbered A1081) provides the Western border of the 6-zone.
 * Zone 7: North of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary, west of the A7, south of the A8 covering Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire and Central Scotland, including Glasgow south of the Clyde.
 * Zone 8: North of the A8, west of the A9 covering northern Glasgow, Argyll and Bute, Highland and the Western Isles
 * Zone 9: North of the A8, east of the A9 covering Fife, North East Scotland, Orkney and Shetland

The first digit in the number of any road should be the number of the furthest-anticlockwise zone entered by that road. For example, the A38 road, a trunk road running from Bodmin to Mansfield starts in Zone 3, and is therefore numbered with an A3x number, even though it passes through Zones 4 and 5 to end in Zone 6. Additionally, the A1 in Newcastle upon Tyne has moved twice. Originally along the Great North Road, it then moved to the Tyne Tunnel, causing some of the roads in Zone 1 to lie in Zone 6. The designated A1 later moved to the western bypass around the city, and roads between the two found themselves back in Zone 1. For the most part the roads affected retained their original numbers throughout.

Elsewhere when single-digit roads were bypassed, roads were often re-numbered in keeping with the original zone boundaries.

A few roads are anomalously numbered.

Motorways
Motorways first came to Britain over three decades after the advent of the A-road numbering event, and as a result required a new numbering system. They were given an M prefix, and in England and Wales a numbering system of their own not coterminous with that of the A-road network, though based on the same principle of zones. Running clockwise from the M1 the zones were defined for Zones 1 to 4 based on the proposed M2, M3 and M4 motorways. The M5 and M6 numbers were reserved for the other two planned long distance motorways. The Preston Bypass, the UK's first motorway section, should have been numbered A6(M) under the scheme decided upon, but it was decided to keep the number M6 as had already been applied. The first full-length motorway in the UK was the M1 motorway.

Shorter motorways typically take their numbers from a parent motorway in contravention of the zone system, explaining the apparently anomalous numbers of the M48 and M49 motorways as spurs of the M4, and M271 and M275 motorways as those of the M27. This numbering system was devised in 1958–59 by the then Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, and applied only in England and Wales. It was decided to reserve the numbers 7, 8 & 9 for Scotland. In Scotland, where roads were the responsibility of the Scottish Office (Scottish Government after 1999), the decision was taken to adopt a scheme whereby motorways took the numbers of the all-purpose routes they replaced. As a result, there is no M7 (as no motorway follows the A7), and when the A90 was re-routed to replace the A85 south of Perth, the short M85 became part of the M90.

Single-digit A roads
In England and Wales, the six single-digit numbers reflect the traditionally most important radial routes coming out of London. Starting with the A1 which heads due north, numbers were allocated sequentially in a clockwise direction, thus:
 * A1 London to Edinburgh, (Also known as the Great North Road), but most of the road is bypassed by the M1 and many sections have been upgraded to A1(M).
 * A2 London to Dover, (The southern part of Watling Street, also known as the Dover Road).
 * A3 London to Portsmouth, (Also known as the Portsmouth Road)
 * A4 London to Avonmouth, (Also known as the Great West Road or the Bath Road), although this route is not used as a long-distance road since the completion of the M4.
 * A5 London to Holyhead, (The Northern part of Watling Street)
 * A6 Luton to Carlisle (The A6 originally started in Barnet on the old A1. When the A1 was moved onto the Barnet Bypass in the 1950s, the A6 was cut back to the A1/A1(M) junction (later A1/M25 junction). Further renumbering in the St Albans area means that it now starts in Luton town centre. The old route is numbered as A1081).

Similarly, in Scotland, important roads radiating from Edinburgh have single-digit numbers, thus:
 * A7 Edinburgh to Carlisle, although the M74 and M8 motorways now form the primary link.
 * A8 Edinburgh to Greenock, which formerly linked Edinburgh to Glasgow, now has a 25 mi gap, where it is replaced by the M8.
 * A9 Falkirk to Scrabster. Originally Edinburgh to Inverness, the A9 was extended to John o' Groats via Wick on 16 May 1935, and later cut back at the southern end because of the construction of the main runway at Edinburgh Airport on top of it. As such, the route from Edinburgh is now replaced by the M9 (with the M90 across the Queensferry Crossing as an alternative to Perth). On 1 April 1997, the A9 was diverted to Thurso and Scrabster at the northern end.

While these routes remain the basis for the numbering of the A road network, they are no longer necessarily major roads, having been bypassed by motorways or other changes to the road network.

Other A roads
These radials are supplemented by two-digit codes which are routes that may be slightly less important, but may still be classified as trunk routes, although many of these routes have lost a lot of their significance due to motorway bypasses, or the upgrading of other A-roads (such as the A38 (M)). These routes are not all centred on London, but as far as possible follow the general principle that their number locates them radially clockwise from the associated single digit route. For example, the A10 (London to King's Lynn) is the first main route clockwise from the A1, the A11 (London to Norwich) is the next, then the A12 (London to Lowestoft) and the A13 (London to Shoeburyness); the next radial is the A2, followed by the A20 (London to Dover), and so on. These roads have been numbered either outwards from or clockwise around their respective hubs, depending on their alignment.

The system continues to three and four digit numbers which further split and criss-cross the radials. Lower numbers originate closer to London than higher numbered ones. As roads have been improved since the scheme commenced, some roads with 3 or 4 digit numbers have increased in significance, for example the A127, A1079 and A414. New routes have also been allocated 3 or 4 digit numbers, for example the Edinburgh City Bypass is the A720.

The Major Road Network is a proposed classification of major local-authority controlled A roads that the government committed to implementing in 2017, with the aim of better targeting road funding.

Lists of A roads

 * Zone 1 A roads
 * Zone 2 A roads
 * Zone 3 A roads
 * Zone 4 A roads
 * Zone 5 A roads
 * Zone 6 A roads
 * Zone 7 A roads
 * Zone 8 A roads
 * Zone 9 A roads

Trunk roads and primary routes
Some A roads are designated trunk roads, which implies that central government rather than local government has responsibility for them. A more recent classification is that of primary routes, the category of recommended routes for long-distance traffic. Primary routes include both trunk and non-trunk roads.

Motorway sections
Some sections of A roads have been improved to the same standard as motorways, but do not completely replace the existing road; they form a higher standard part of the route for those which are not excluded. These sections retain the same number but are suffixed with (M), for example the A1(M) and A404(M). There have been occasions where this designation has been used to indicate motorway bypasses of an existing road, but the original retains the A road designation, for example A3(M), A329(M), A38(M), A48(M) and A627(M).

B roads
B roads are numbered distributor roads, which have lower traffic densities than the main trunk roads, or A roads. This classification has nothing to do with the width or quality of the physical road, and B roads can range from dual carriageways to single track roads with passing places. B roads follow the same numbering scheme as A roads, but almost always have 3- and 4-digit designations. Many 3-digit B roads outside the London area are former A roads which have been downgraded owing to new road construction; others may link smaller settlements to A roads.

B roads in Devon
B roads in the county of Devon have further sub-classifications according to their accessibility. This is due to the rural nature of Devon's topology making some roads unsuitable for certain types of vehicle.

The classification is denoted by the colour of the sign border and direction arrow, and can be summarised as follows:
 * Blue - roads suitable for cars, minibuses and light goods vehicles - but NOT caravans
 * Brown - roads that are only suitable for cars and other light traffic
 * White - roads recommended for local traffic only

Lists of B roads

 * Zone 1 B roads
 * Zone 2 B roads
 * Zone 3 B roads
 * Zone 4 B roads
 * Zone 5 B roads
 * Zone 6 B roads
 * Zone 7 B roads
 * Zone 8 B roads
 * Zone 9 B roads

Unclassified roads
Roads and lanes with yet lower traffic densities are designated as unclassified roads commonly using C, D and U prefixes but, while these are numbered, in general this is done for use by the local authorities who are responsible for maintaining them and the non-unique numbering is in a local series which usually does not appear on road signs; use of local numbers on signs in England is "not advised". Exceptions to this are known in the forms of numbers on signs and past use of prefixes H and V on signs in Milton Keynes where main roads have a regular grid system. These designations are used when planning officers deal with certain planning applications, including the creation of a new vehicular access onto a highway. The letter Q is used for many important unclassified roads in Fife.

Cycleways
In London, Cycleways are using the C prefix and marked using pale green signs. There are also some CS prefixes for Cycle Superhighways, marked using magenta signs, but these are being phased out.

E-roads
Despite numerous large roads in Great Britain being part of the International E-road network, no road that forms part of this network is signposted as such and only the road's national designation is shown. The same is true in Northern Ireland.

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Macedon, New York

Macedon is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 9,148 at the 2010 census.

The Town of Macedon is named after the birthplace of Alexander the Great, in Ancient Macedonia. It is located in the southwest corner of Wayne County and contains a hamlet also named Macedon, formerly an incorporated village. The town is east of Rochester and west of Syracuse.

Etymology
Macedon took its name from the ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon. The toponym Macedon is derived itself from the ancient Greek adjective μακεδνός (makednós), meaning "tall", possibly descriptive of the inhabitants of Macedon. It has the same root as the adjective μακρός (makros), meaning "long" or "tall" in Ancient Greek. The name is originally believed to have meant either "highlanders", "the tall ones", or "high grown men".

History
Prior to early settlement, the area in and around Macedon was home to the Seneca Nation, a tribe member in the Iroquois League.

The town land was acquired for settlement in 1788 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. The first settlers, Webb and Hannah Harwood, arrived in 1789.

The construction and completion of the Erie Canal from 1817 to 1825 brought many new settlers to the area. The town of Macedon was incorporated during the canal construction in 1823, from what had been the western half of the Town of Palmyra. The opening of the Erie Canal led to the forming of new port communities like Wayneport and the Village of Macedon, with the latter centered on Lock 30.

Remnants of the former Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 60 (also called the Lower Macedon Lock) are located along the canal trail off Quaker Road, just east of the Village of Macedon. It was built in 1841 as a single-chamber lock, but doubled in 1874. The lock had a lift of 10.02 feet (3.05 m) to the west. It was abandoned in 1914. The site is currently maintained as a park. Nearby are the remains of Erie Canal Change Bridge #39 (also called Gallup's Bridge), located just west of the intersection of O'Neil and Quaker roads. A change bridge allowed towpaths to switch from one side of the canal to the other. The bridge was constructed in 1881 and had an iron lattice truss with a wooden floor. Only the foundations are still in place.

The Macedon Academy, open from 1841 to 1902, set a standard for education excellence of the era. The academy provided an intermediate level of education, between the district school level and college.

Part of Company B, 160th New York Volunteer Infantry, was raised in Macedon during the American Civil War. At the time, the town had a population of only a little over 2,500.

The J. and E. Baker Cobblestone Farmstead and Charles Bullis House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The town is part of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.9 square miles (100.6 km2), of which 38.7 square miles (100.2 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km2)  (0.44%) is water.

Macedon is bordered by the towns of Walworth to the north, Palmyra to the east, Farmington (Ontario County) to the south, and Perinton (Monroe County) to the west.

An East-West auxiliary branch of NY 31, New York State Route 31F and New York State Route 350 intersect east–west New York State Route 31 at Macedon hamlet.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 9,148 people, 3,650 households, and 2,583 families residing in the town. The population density was 235.2 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 95.9% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.

There were 3,650 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% 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 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 20, 4.7% from 20 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $76,146, and the median income for a family was $85,181. Males had a median income of $64,392 versus $41,594 for females. The per capita income for the town was $29,551. About 1.0% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over.

Housing
There were 3,381 housing units at an average density of 86.9 /sqmi; a total of 6.0% of housing units were vacant.

There were 3,650 occupied housing units in the town, of which 2,831 were owner-occupied units (77.6%), while 819 were renter-occupied (22.4%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 10.8%.

Education
The only schools in Macedon are Palmyra-Macedon Intermediate School, which is part of the Palmyra-Macedon Central School District and the Gananda Central School District, serving households on the western edge of Macedon.

The Macedon Public Library serves the public as a repository for books, magazines, CDs, and videos that may be loaned out or viewed. The library also offers free computer and internet access on site. The library is also home to the Bullis Estate Library, a large collection of rare books, personal journals, and letters from the Victorian era family.

Business
Most of the businesses in the town are concentrated in four areas. Small specialty shops and boutiques are available in the old village on Main Street and near Canandaigua Road. The West Wayne plaza on Route 31 between what was the Village of Macedon and the Village of Palmyra also has a selection of shops and restaurants. To the west, Lowe's and Wal-Mart Superstores, and the surrounding area near Wayneport has grown more attractive to other businesses and developers. Newer businesses in the area include The Purple Painted Lady®, Macedon Family Chiropractic, Twisted Rail Brewing, and Cherry Creek Siding & Windows L.L.C. The fourth area surrounds the Gananda planned community offering daily services and offices. Macedon is also home to the American regional headquarters of New Delhi-based Jindal Films.

Communities and locations in the Town of Macedon

 * Cator Corners — A location north of Macedon hamlet on NY-31F.
 * Huddle — A hamlet by the north town line on County Road 208.
 * Gananda — A "master planned community" and Title VII new town that is partially located in Macedon, along the north town line, between NY 350 and Hance Road
 * Macedon — The hamlet of Macedon, located in the south part of the town on NY-31 and the Erie Canal. It was formerly an incorporated village.
 * Macedon Center — A location northwest of Macedon hamlet, located on NY-31F.
 * North Macedon — A location north of Macedon hamlet on Route 31F.
 * Walworth Station — A location by the junction of County Roads 208 and 209 in the east part of the town.
 * Wayneport — A hamlet in the southeast part of the town is located on the Erie Canal and County Road 306. It was formerly called "West Macedon."
 * Yellow Mills — A hamlet in the southeast part of the town, west of Village of Palmyra on NY-31.

Notable person

 * John L. Bullis — decorated American soldier and real estate entrepreneur

title: Macedon, New York


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Palmyra (village), New York

Palmyra is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 3,536 at the 2010 census. The village, along with the town, is named after Palmyra in present-day Syria.

The village is in the Town of Palmyra. The village is east of Rochester.

History
The village was originally called "Swift's Landing" after founder John Swift in 1790, and was incorporated as Palmyra in 1827. By 1900, the village had become a railroad and industrial center. Palmyra was a large part of the underground railroad during times of slavery; it is reported to have helped over 2,000 fugitive slaves escape into Canada.

Palmyra claims to be the only city or village in the U.S. to have four churches at a four corner intersection facing each other. It is one of ten places in the world that has four churches on the four corners of two intersecting highways. The "four corners" churches are at the intersection of New York State Route 21 and New York State Route 31.

The Palmyra Village Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It includes the previously listed Market Street Historic District, East Main Street Commercial Historic District, and Zion Episcopal Church.

Palmyra is part of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. Erie Canal Lock 29 is behind Palmyra-Macedon Aqueduct Park, just off N.Y. Route 31. It was built around 1914, and has a lift of 16 feet (4.88 m) to the west. Nearby are the remains of the Palmyra Aqueduct (built 1857), also known as Mud Creek Aqueduct. Before the Erie Canal was re-routed, it crossed the top of aqueduct over Ganargua Creek. The former Erie Canal Change Bridge #35 (also called Aldrich Bridge), is at Palmyra-Macedon Aqueduct Park. A change bridge allowed towpaths to switch from one side of the canal to the other. It was first constructed in 1858. The bridge was sold to a local farm in 1915, but later salvaged after flooding in 1996 and reconstructed eight years later at the park.

Place in early Latter-Day Saint History
In 1830 the village was the site of the first publication of the Book of Mormon at the printing press of local publisher E. B. Grandin. Many other events in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement took place in the village and town. The Book of Mormon Historic Publication Site has been maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1978 as a tourist destination and was restored and rededicated in 1998.

2013 Downtown fire
On May 3, 2013, a fire started by alleged arson destroyed three historic Main Street buildings dating to the village's Erie Canal era, and water from the firefighting response damaged a fourth. The buildings were condemned on May 7 and were demolished that summer. The buildings had survived proposed demolition during the urban renewal era of the 1960s. Business owner Mark Crane rebuilt his "Mark's Pizzeria" over several of the building sites, leaving one open for an outdoor seating area.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.

It is at 43.063°N, -77.233°W. It is part of metropolitan Rochester, New York.

Palmyra village is at the junction of New York State Route 31 and New York State Route 21, which are partly conjoined in the village. Palmyra is along the Erie Canal and is south of Lake Ontario.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,536 people, 1,508 households, and 882 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,720.0 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% White, 0.9% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 1,508 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 20, 5.7% from 20 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,493, and the median income for a family was $53,221. Males had a median income of $41,322 versus $38,966 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,004. About 20.4% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.3% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.

Housing
There were 1,637 housing units at an average density of 1,259.2 /sqmi; 7.9% of housing units were vacant.

There were 1,508 occupied housing units in the village, of which 789 were owner-occupied units (52.3%), while 719 were renter-occupied (47.7%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 10.0%.

Notable person

 * E. B. Grandin, publisher of the first edition of the Book of Mormon

title: Palmyra (village), New York


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Palmyra, New York

Palmyra is a town in southwestern Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 7,975 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the ancient city Palmyra in Syria.

The town contains a village also named Palmyra. The town is about 20 mi southeast of Rochester, New York.

History
The prehistoric Adena culture left mounds in the area.

Palmyra was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase.

The Town of Palmyra, originally called "Swift's Landing" after its founder John Swift and "District of Tolland," was created in 1789. The sole local encounter between natives and white settlers that resulted in deaths occurred that same year. The present name was adopted in 1796, reportedly to impress a new school teacher. There were almost one thousand people in the town in 1800.

The Erie Canal was completed up to Palmyra in 1822, although the canal was not completed to its western terminus until 1825. Palmyra is part of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.

In 1823, the Town of Macedon was formed from part of Palmyra's territory as part of the creation of Wayne County from Ontario County.

Birth of Latter Day Saint movement
Palmyra is the birthplace of the Latter Day Saint movement. Founder Joseph Smith, whose family lived on a farm that straddled the line between Palmyra and Manchester, said he had been visited by God and Jesus Christ in 1820, an event known as the First Vision. In 1830 the Book of Mormon was first published in the village of Palmyra by E.B. Grandin, in the present Book of Mormon Historic Publication Site. Beginning in the early 20th century, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began buying and restoring many of the properties in the area associated with early church history. In 1997 the Smiths' log cabin was rebuilt on its original site and in 2000 the church built the Palmyra New York Temple on a portion of the former Smith farm.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.7 square miles (87.3 km2), of which 33.5 square miles (86.7 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2)  (0.62%) is water.

The Erie Canal passes across the county, through the Village of Palmyra. The multi-use, recreational Erie Canal Heritage Trail continues along the towpath of the Erie Canal as well.

The south town line is the border of Ontario County.

New York State Route 21 (north-south) intersects New York State Route 31 (east-west) in Palmyra village.

Education
The Palmyra-Macedon High School, Palmyra-Macedon Middle School and Palmyra-Macedon Primary School are all located within Palmyra.

The Palmyra Community Library is a Board of Regents chartered library that serves the public with a collection of books, magazines, videos, audiobooks, video games, and local references that may be borrowed or viewed. The library also hosts a variety of community events year round. Free wireless internet and computer access are available on site.

In 2011, the library moved to its current location in the renovated Garlock Packing Company Building. The move was prompted by a need to expand on site resources, increase seating, and add community gathering spaces.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,975 people, 3,255 households, and 2,175 families residing in the town. The population density was 236.6 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 96.7% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 3,255 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 20, 5.6% from 20 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,102, and the median income for a family was $57,770. Males had a median income of $40,742 versus $36,087 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,569. About 14.5% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Housing
There were 3,543 housing units at an average density of 105.1 /sqmi. 8.1% of housing units were vacant.

There were 3,255 occupied housing units in the town. 2,212 were owner-occupied units (68.0%), while 1,043 were renter-occupied (32.0%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 10.1%.

Communities and locations in the Town of Palmyra

 * Cooney Crossing – A location by the west town line on County Road 210.
 * East Palmyra – A hamlet near the east town line on County Road 225. The East Palmyra Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
 * Palmyra – The Village of Palmyra on the Erie Canal.
 * Red Creek – A stream north of Palmyra village.
 * Wide Waters – A long narrow pond in the Erie Canal is partly in the southeast corner of the town.

Notable people

 * E. B. Grandin (1806–1845), printer of first edition of the Book of Mormon
 * Increase A. Lapham (1811–1875), "father" of the United States Weather Service
 * William T. Sampson (1840–1902), Admiral in the Spanish–American War
 * Joseph Smith (1805–1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, resided in Palmyra from 1816 to 1825 and again in 1830
 * Margaret Aldrich Smith (1863–1929), American First Lady of Guam, born in Palmyra
 * Henry Wells (1805–1878), founder of American Express and co-founder of Wells Fargo

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Sodus (village), New York

Sodus is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 1,819 at the 2010 census.

The Village of Sodus is near the center of the Town of Sodus and lies between Rochester and Syracuse. The village contains the government center for the Town of Sodus.

History
The village area was part of the Iroquois Confederacy's territory. Specifically, this was territory of the Onondaga nation for many years. They camped at lake edge, where they could fish. They hunted in the interior woods. After the American Revolution, in which the Onondagas and most Iroquois tribes had allied with Great Britain, they were forced to cede their lands to New York as part of the peace settlement (Treaty of Fort Stanwix). Migrating with Loyalists after Britain's defeat, the tribes relocated to Upper Canada across Lake Ontario, where the British government made some allotments for their reservations.

The first European-American settler arrived at what became Sodus in 1809, as part of the great postwar migration of settlers from New England into western New York. The village was incorporated in 1917.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square mile (2.4 km2), all land.

The village is on New York State Route 104, which passes around the north part of the village and is at the northern end of New York State Route 88. County Roads 134 (Maple Avenue) and 143 (West Main Street/State Street) also lead into the village.

Sodus is south of the Lake Ontario shore and southwest of Sodus Bay.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,819 people, 710 households, and 446 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,021.1 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 75.3% White, 15.7% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.4% of the population.

There were 710 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 20, 5.9% from 20 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,655, and the median income for a family was $50,571. Males had a median income of $41,979 versus $30,179 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,511. About 13.9% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.

Housing
There were 792 housing units at an average density of 880.0 /sqmi; a total of 10.4% of housing units were vacant.

There were 710 occupied housing units in the village, of which 416 were owner-occupied units (58.6%), while 294 were renter-occupied (41.4%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 10.3%.

School system
The Sodus Central School District comprises two buildings. The Sodus Central Elementary School contains students in grades K-5. The other building has students of the Middle and High Schools, containing grades 6-8 and 9-12, respectively.

title: Sodus (village), New York


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Sodus, New York

Sodus is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 8,384 at the 2010 census. The town takes its name from a native word for the bay in the eastern part of the town: "Assorodus," meaning "silvery water."

The Town of Sodus is on the north border of the county and is midway between Rochester and Syracuse.

History
The Town of Sodus was formed in 1789 from the older "District of Sodus" while still part of Ontario County. The town's Adam territory was substantially reduced by the formation of newer towns in the county: Williamson (1802) and Lyons (1811).

The town contains a village also named Sodus and another named Sodus Point. Sodus Point was settled around 1794 because of a road constructed from Palmyra, but the first settlers did not arrive at the Village of Sodus until about 1809.

In 1813, the British attacked and burned the village of Sodus Point.

A lighthouse was erected in 1825 to mark the shoreline.

Members of the Shakers settled in the early town, but moved away, when they believed Sodus was becoming too worldly. Sodus claims to be the birthplace of Arbor Day, a holiday established by the efforts of Sodus Center native Edward C. Delano.

A Heluva Good! Country Store was located near the hamlet of Wallington. The cheese packaging plant in Sodus and the Heluva Good! Country Store both closed on June 26, 2015. The company is a subsidiary of HP Hood LLC, headquartered in Lynnfield, Massachusetts.

The Preston-Gaylord Cobblestone Farmhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 69.4 square miles (179.6 km2), of which 67.4 square miles (174.6 km2) is land and 1.9 square miles (5.0 km2)  (2.78%) is water.

The northern border of Sodus is Lake Ontario. Sodus Bay, a bay of Lake Ontario is partly in the town.

Sodus is a town on the northern boundary of the United States, and Canada is on the opposite shore of Lake Ontario.

New York State Route 14 intersects New York State Route 104 south of Alton, and New York State Route 88 runs south from Sodus village.

Sodus is also known for its rural landscape and its many apple orchards.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,384 people, 3,325 households, and 2,189 families residing in the town. The population density was 120.8 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 84.8% White, 8.5% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.2% of the population.

There were 3,325 households, out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 20, 5.1% from 20 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,896, and the median income for a family was $56,128. Males had a median income of $42,735 versus $37,267 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,898. About 11.4% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Housing
There were 4,158 housing units at an average density of 59.9 /sqmi; a total of 20.0% of housing units were vacant.

There were 3,325 occupied housing units in the town, of which 2,585 were owner-occupied units (77.7%), while 740 were renter-occupied (22.3%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 14.8%.

''NOTE: It is common for resort communities to have higher than normal vacant house counts. Many are vacation homes which are seasonal and not regularly occupied.''

Notable people

 * John Ashbery (1927 – 2017), Poet
 * Gordon Granger (1821 – 1876), Union Army General
 * Byram Green (1786 – 1865), US Congressman
 * Ellen Sergeant Rude (1838-1916), writer, poet, and temperance advocate
 * Eliphalet Stone (1825-1905), Wisconsin state legislator
 * Alexander B. Williams (b. 1815), Sodus Town Supervisor and state legislator

Communities and locations in the Town of Sodus

 * Alton — A hamlet near the east town line on NY-14. Alasa Farms was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
 * Beechwood State Park — A former Girl Scout camp along the Lake Ontario shore, now owned by New York State and operated by the Town of Sodus.
 * Bootleggers Point — A location on the Lake Ontario shore in the west part of the town.
 * Joy — A hamlet south of Sodus village at the junction of County Road 229 and Main Street.
 * Sodus — The Village of Sodus is near the town center at the north end of NY-88.
 * Sodus Center — A hamlet southeast of Sodus village at the junction of County Roads 240 and 241. The Red Brick Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
 * Sodus Point — The Village of Sodus Point is on County Road 101 (Lake Road) on the shore of Lake Ontario.
 * South Sodus — A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town on NY-14.
 * Thorntons Corner — A hamlet in the south part of the town at the junction of County Roads 242 and 243.
 * Thornton Point — A peninsula in Sodus Bay.
 * Wallington — A hamlet southeast of Sodus village on NY-104. The Walling Cobblestone Tavern and Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8 were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
 * Williamson-Sodus Airport — A general aviation airport in the western part of the town, south of NY-104.

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Wolcott (village), New York

Wolcott is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 1,701 at the 2010 census. The name is from Oliver Wolcott, a former governor of Connecticut.

The Village of Wolcott is in the southwest part of the Town of Wolcott and is west of Syracuse, New York. Part of the southward spread of the village is in the Town of Butler.

History
The land where the village is now located was purchased in 1805 by Jonathan Melvin.

The area was settled by people from New England.

The village was first incorporated in 1852 and re-incorporated in 1873.

In the years 1874, 1876, 1879, and 1884 the village experienced major destructive fires.

A statue of "Venus arising from the sea" was purchased for $875 in 1913 to mark a public drinking fountain at a natural spring. This statue was one of six and still stands proudly in the center of the village.

Wolcott means "wolf's denn or cottage"

The Wolcott Square Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km2), of which 2.0 square miles (5.1 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2)  (1.02%) is water.

Wolcott Creek flows northward through the village and empties into Port Bay, an arm of Lake Ontario.

County Roads 155, 160, 163 (Ridge Road, Old Route 104), and 261 converge on the village. New York State Route 104 and New York State Route 89 pass immediately south of the village.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,701 people, 702 households, and 410 families residing in the village. The population density was 895.3 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 93.6% White, 3.0% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.4% of the population.

There were 702 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 20, 4.9% from 20 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $42,083. Males had a median income of $34,485 versus $35,583 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,743. About 20.8% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.0% of those under age 18 and 21.9% of those age 65 or over.

Housing
There were 766 housing units at an average density of 403.2 /sqmi; a total of 8.4% of housing units were vacant.

There were 702 occupied housing units in the village; 415 were owner-occupied units (59.1%), while 287 were renter-occupied (40.9%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.7% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 6.2%.

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Markup (business)

Markup (or price spread) is the difference between the selling price of a good or service and its cost. It is often expressed as a percentage over the cost. A markup is added into the total cost incurred by the producer of a good or service in order to cover the costs of doing business and create a profit. The total cost reflects the total amount of both fixed and variable expenses to produce and distribute a product. Markup can be expressed as the fixed amount or as a percentage of the total cost or selling price. Retail markup is commonly calculated as the difference between wholesale price and retail price, as a percentage of wholesale. Other methods are also used.

Profit

 * Assume: Sale price is 2500, Product cost is 1800
 * Profit = Sale price − Cost
 * 700 = 2500 − 1800

Markup
Below shows markup as a percentage of the cost added to the cost to create a new total (i.e. cost plus).

 * Cost × (1 + Markup) = Sale price
 * or solved for Markup = (Sale price / Cost) − 1
 * or solved for Markup = (Sale price − Cost) / Cost

 * Assume the sale price is $1.99 and the cost is $1.40
 * Markup = ($1.99 / 1.40) − 1 = 42%
 * or Markup = ($1.99 − $1.40) / $1.40 = 42%

 * To convert from markup to profit margin:
 * Sale price − Cost = Sale price × Profit margin
 * therefore Profit Margin = (Sale price − Cost) / Sale price
 * Margin = 1 − (1 / (Markup + 1))
 * or Margin = Markup/(Markup + 1)
 * Margin = 1 − (1 / (1 + 0.42)) = 29.5%
 * or Margin = ($1.99 − $1.40) / $1.99 = 29.6%

A different method of calculating markup is based on percentage of selling price. This method eliminates the two-step process above and incorporates the ability of discount pricing.

 * For instance cost of an item is 75.00 with 25% markup discount.
 * 75.00/(1 − .25) = 75.00/.75 = 100.00

Comparing the two methods for discounting:
 * 75.00 × (1 + .25) = 93.75 sale price with a 25% discount
 * 93.75 × (1 − .25) = 93.75 × .75 = 70.31(25)
 * cost was 75.00 and if sold for 70.31 both the markup and the discount is 25%

 * 75.00 /(1 − .25) = 100.00 sale price with a 25% discount
 * 100.00 × (1 − .25) = 100.00 × .75 = 75.00
 * cost was 75.00 and if sold for 75.00 both the profit margin and the discount is 25%

These examples show the difference between adding a percentage of a number to a number and asking of what number is this number X% of. If the markup has to include more than just profit, such as overhead, it can be included as such:
 * cost × 1.25 = sale price

or

 * cost / .75 = sale price

Aggregate supply framework
P = (1+μ) W. Where μ is the markup over costs. This is the pricing equation.

W = F(u,z) Pe. This is the wage setting relation. u is unemployment which negatively affects wages and z the catch all variable positively affects wages.

 * Sub the wage setting into the price setting to get the aggregate supply curve.

P = Pe(1+μ) F(u,z). This is the aggregate supply curve. Where the price is determined by expected price, unemployment and z the catch all variable.

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Wolcott, New York

Wolcott is a town in the north-eastern corner of Wayne County, New York, United States. The population of the town was 4,453 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Governor Oliver Wolcott of Connecticut.

The Town of Wolcott is in the northeast corner of the county. There are two villages within the town: Wolcott and Red Creek. The town lies west of Syracuse.

History
The first white colonist settlement began around 1807. Native Americans settled the land many years before. The Town of Wolcott was formed 1807 from the Town of Junius in Seneca County, New York before the creation of Wayne County, but the town was not completely organized until 1810. The land on which the town was formed on was previously inhabited by Cayuga and Onondaga Native Americans, who were exiled for siding with the British by Revolutionary War troops led by General Anthony Wayne and subsequently displaced by white European colonists, but who have been free to return for well over a century.

The town was later reduced in size by the formation of new towns in the county: Butler, Huron, and Rose, all in 1826.

The discovery of iron ore in the county led to the smelting operation at Wolcott furnace north of Wolcott village from 1821 to 1869.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.2 square miles (104.0 km2), of which, 39.3 square miles (101.8 km2) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.2 km2) of it (2.14%) is water.

The town's north border is Lake Ontario, and the east town line is Cayuga County.

The Clinton Formation of red hematite led to the early iron production industry in the town and county.

At Red Creek, east–west highway New York State Route 104 splits off New York State Route 104A, which becomes a north–south highway near the east town line. New York State Route 370 is in the southeast part of the town.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,453 people, 1,732 households, and 1,123 families residing in the town. The population density was 110.8 PD/sqmi. There were 2,273 housing units at an average density of 56.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 93.1% White, 3.7% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.9% of the population.

There were 1,732 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 20, 5.2% from 20 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,194, and the median income for a family was $46,509. Males had a median income of $39,350 versus $38,587 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,306. About 9.1% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Housing
There were 2,273 housing units at an average density of 56.5 /sqmi. 23.8% of housing units were vacant.

There were 1,732 occupied housing units in the town. 1,265 were owner-occupied units (73.0%), while 467 were renter-occupied (27.0%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 8.7%.

''NOTE: It is common for resort communities to have higher than normal vacant house counts. Many are vacation homes which are seasonal and not regularly occupied.''

Government

 * Town Supervisor: Lynn Chatfield
 * Town Clerk: Jessica Freer
 * Town Justice: Roger Misso
 * Town Justice: Larry Mattle
 * Councilman: Adam Ellis Jr.
 * Councilman: Dan Youngman
 * Councilman: Ray Hauss
 * Councilman: Jorden Brown
 * Assessor: Amber Roberts
 * Superintendent of Highways: Zachary Decker

Communities and locations in the Town of Wolcott

 * Blind Sodus Bay – A bay of Lake Ontario in the northeast part of the town. The bay is not open to the lake due to a spit of land that closes it off, forming a fresh water lagoon.
 * Desbrough Park – A hamlet near Lake Ontario on the east side of Port Bay.
 * Duncans Corners – A location near the east town line on County Road 167.
 * Furnace Village – A hamlet on the west town line north of Wolcott village. This community was important in the production of iron in the 19th century.
 * Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area – Three conservation areas in the north part of the town.
 * North Wolcott – A hamlet in the north central part of the town.
 * Port Bay – A bay of Lake Ontario north of Wolcott village.
 * Red Creek – The Village of Red Creek is at the east town line on NY-104.
 * Wolcott – The Village of Wolcott is near the west town line.
 * Wolcott Creek – A stream flowing past Wolcott village and Furnace Village into Port Bay.
 * Yellow Red Corners – A location in the southeast part of the town, now at the present intersection of NY-370 and Ridge Road (County Road 163).

Notable people

 * Al Lewis, Actor who played Grandpa on TV's "The Munsters"

title: Wolcott, New York


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Bedford (CDP), New York

Bedford is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Bedford in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 1,834 at the 2010 census.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 9.2 sqkm, of which 9.1 sqkm is land and 0.1 sqkm, or 1.35%, is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,724 people, 577 households, and 492 families residing in the community. The population density was 468.0 PD/sqmi. There were 600 housing units at an average density of 162.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the community was 96.75% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 1.86% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.32% of the population.

There were 577 households, out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.5% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 10.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the community, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $120,325, and the median income for a family was $118,848. Males had a median income of $81,898 versus $52,375 for females. The per capita income for the community was $56,868. About 1.3% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

title: Bedford (CDP), New York


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Bedford (town), New York

Bedford is an incorporated town in Westchester County, New York. The population was 17,309 at the 2020 census.

Bedford is located in the northeastern part of Westchester County and contains the three hamlets of Bedford Hills, Bedford, and Katonah.

History
The town of Bedford was founded on December 23, 1680, when 22 Puritans from Stamford, Connecticut, purchased a tract of land three miles square known as the "Hopp Ground" from Chief Katonah and several other Native Americans for coats, blankets, wampum and cloth.

Bedford was made a part of Connecticut in 1697 when a patent fixed the boundaries as a six-mile square. Only when King William III of England issued a royal decree in 1700 settling a boundary dispute did Bedford become part of New York.

The town served as the county seat of Westchester County during the American Revolutionary War after the Battle of White Plains, until Bedford was burned by the British in July 1779. British forces led by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton burned the town leaving only one structure standing in the town. After the Revolution, Bedford was made one of two seats of county government, alternating with White Plains, until 1870. Westchester County's oldest government building is the Court House in Bedford village, which was built in 1787 and renovated in the 1960s.

Stepping Stones - Historic Home of Bill & Lois Wilson (respective cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon Family Groups), Bedford Village Historic District, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Palmer-Lewis Estate and The Woodpile are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 102.1 sqkm, of which 96.3 sqkm is land and 5.8 sqkm, or 5.70%, is water. The town is bordered to the west by Mount Kisco and the town of New Castle, to the south by Armonk in the town of North Castle, to the north by Lewisboro and to the east by Pound Ridge.

The Cross River Reservoir is situated on the northern portion of the town. The town is part of the Croton River watershed. The northern portion of the Byram Lake Reservoir is situated on the southern limits of the town.

The Mianus River runs throughout the town of Bedford. The northernmost point of the river is also located in the town. The river originates in a series of small ponds in Armonk and flows north into the town of Bedford. The river flows north along Greenwich Road and begins to turn just south of the Bedford Village Town Park before crossing Greenwich Road. The river reaches its northernmost point at the entrance of Middle Patent Road. The river then runs south and enters the Mianus River Gorge Preserve which is located in the town of Bedford. The river flows south through the entirety of the Mianus River Gorge Preserve and eventually leaves the town and enters Stamford, Connecticut.

Landmarks
In the hamlet of Katonah are two national historic landmarks, which are "Stepping Stones - Historic Home of Bill & Lois Wilson" (home of the Alcoholics Anonymous co-founders; "Bill W.", who died in 1971 and "Lois W.", who died in 1988 and "John Jay Homestead", home of one of the United States Founding Fathers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Some minor landmarks are centered on Bedford Green in the Town of Bedford's Hamlet of "Bedford", a small patch of green space at the center of the Bedford Village Historic District (along Route 22), including the former court house, the oldest government building in Westchester County and now a museum. There is a small graveyard dating back to the founding of the town; the old one-room stone schoolhouse; and a few colonial-era houses, still lived in, which are kept painted white with black or green shutters.

The Bedford Free Library is located in Bedford on the village green. Along with the branches in Bedford Hills and Katonah, the Bedford Free Library is part of the Westchester Library System.

Along Route 22, at Hook Road, there is a large 500-plus-year-old white oak known as the Bedford Oak.

The Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women is located in the town.

Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there were 18,133 people, 5,731 households and 4,395 families residing in the town. The population density was 486.9 PD/sqmi. There were 6,020 housing units at an average density of 161.6 /mi2. The racial/ethnic makeup of the town was 87.5% white, 7.12% black, 1.98% Asian and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.57% of the population. 0.09% ethnic Native American. .08% ethnic Pacific Islander and 1.88% from other ethnicities.

There were 5,731 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.3% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64 and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $100,053 and the median income for a family was $118,820. Males had a median income of $88,561 versus $47,468 for females. The per capita income for the town was $53,046. About 2.4% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those of age 65 or over.

Local media
The Record-Review, a weekly newspaper, reports on local issues in Bedford and Pound Ridge. The newspaper began publishing in 1995.

Communities and locations in Bedford

 * Bedford Corners – A neighborhood bordering the village of Mount Kisco in the southern part of town.
 * Bedford Hills – A hamlet in the western part of the town, just south of Katonah. The historic Richard H. Mandel House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
 * Bedford – A hamlet in the southeastern part of the town, commonly known as Bedford Village. The Bedford Village Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
 * Katonah – A hamlet at the northern town line.

Notable people who were born or resided in Bedford
Captain William Dutcher, Revolutionary War Patriot and Intelligence Operative for the New York militia and Continental Army
 * Joseph Abboud, fashion designer
 * Bea Arthur, actress, comedian and singer
 * Billy Baldwin, actor
 * Carter Bays, television producer, writer and showrunner
 * Roger Bennett, Men in Blazers
 * Gertrude Berg, actress and writer
 * Chris Burdick, politician
 * Mariah Carey, singer
 * Chevy Chase, comedian, writer, and television and film actor; owns a home in Bedford
 * Glenn Close, actress
 * Henry Davis (baseball), baseball player
 * Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, actor
 * Brendan Fraser, actor
 * Richard Gere, actor
 * J. B. Gunn, physicist, lived on Guard Hill Road in Bedford, but with a Mt. Kisco mailing address
 * Lasse Hallström, director
 * Florence Jaffray Harriman, socialite, suffragist, and diplomat. The Harriman family estate in Bedford Corners has traditionally had a Mt. Kisco mailing address
 * Robert A. Harris, film preservationist and producer
 * Jim Henson, puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, composer, and screenwriter
 * Felicity Huffman, actress
 * Carl Icahn, American business magnate
 * Connor Ives, fashion designer
 * John Jay, diplomat, Founding Father of the United States
 * Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, activist
 * Michael J. Knowles, political commentator, podcaster and author
 * Ralph Lauren, fashion designer
 * Blake Lively, actress
 * Joseph L. Mankiewicz, director, screenwriter, producer
 * Kate Mara, actress
 * Rooney Mara, actress
 * E. G. Marshall, actor
 * Collin McLoughlin, singer and music producer
 * Lena Olin, actress
 * Jennifer O'Neill, actress and author
 * Chazz Palminteri, actor and writer
 * Nelson Peltz, billionaire financier
 * Nicola Peltz, actress
 * Lily Rabe, actress
 * Phil Ramone, music producer
 * Claudio Reyna, former professional soccer player
 * Giovanni Reyna, professional soccer player
 * Ryan Reynolds, actor
 * Paul Shaffer, musician
 * Alex Shoumatoff, writer who profiled Bedford in 1999 for Vanity Fair, and in his 1978 book, Westchester.
 * Ted Sorel, actor who resided in the hamlet of Katonah
 * George Soros, billionaire investor, philanthropist and hedge fund manager
 * Michael Steinhardt, billionaire investor, founder of Taglit Birthright
 * Martha Stewart, television show host
 * Rob Thomas, lead singer of Matchbox Twenty
 * Donald Trump, former President of the United States
 * Melania Trump, former First Lady of the United States
 * Loudon Wainwright III, singer, songwriter, actor
 * Bruce Willis, actor
 * Yasmeen Ghauri, former supermodel
 * Trevor Zegras, professional hockey player

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Eastchester (CDP), New York

Eastchester is a census-designated place (CDP) in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 19,554 at the 2010 census. The Eastchester CDP consists of the Town of Eastchester excluding the villages of Bronxville and Tuckahoe.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 sqmi, of which 3.3 sqmi is land and 0.1 sqmi, or 2.90%, is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 19,554 people, 7,687 households, and 5,127 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 5,542.4 PD/sqmi. There were 7,919 housing units at an average density of 2,364.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.22% White, 0.94% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 6.58% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.56% of the population.

According to the 2010 population 24.26% are under the age of 18, 56.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $75,117, and the median income for a family was $96,179. Males had a median income of $66,684 versus $49,117 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $42,067. About 2.5% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

title: Eastchester (CDP), New York


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Eastchester, New York

Eastchester is a town in southern Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was over 34,641 at the 2020 United States census over 32,363 at the 2010 census. There are two villages within the town: Bronxville and Tuckahoe. The town contains a census-designated place also named Eastchester, which is the whole town of Eastchester excluding Bronxville and Tuckahoe.

History
The town that is now called Eastchester began settlement in 1664 when ten families migrated from Fairfield, Connecticut. Thomas Pell, who at that time also owned the territory that is now New Rochelle and Pelham, granted a deed to the group to "settle down at Hutchinsons'," where the home of Anne Hutchinson had stood some twenty years before. The ten original families were shortly joined by another 26.

Laws for the region were established the following year, in 1665, under an agreement called the "Eastchester Covenant". The covenant was a rare document for this period. It contained 26 provisions, including such items as education of children, disposition and upkeep of property, and support of a minister.

Confirmation of their 1664 land patent was granted by Governor Richard Nicolls in 1666 after the occupation of the area by the English. A controversy arose in 1700 when the settlers signed a deed with the Native Americans. The tract of land involved was known as "Long Reach" because of its odd geographical makeup. The sites included are the present Bronxville, Tuckahoe, and a section of northwest Mount Vernon. The dispute over the ownership of the land involved the towns of New Rochelle, Westchester and the Pell family. When a decision was reached in favor of Eastchester, England's Queen Anne granted a second patent in 1708.

Eastchester was a farming community at the outbreak of the American Revolution. Although no major battles were fought here, as the heart of the Neutral Ground it saw constant fighting for over 13 years, being harassed by both sides as well as by the cowboys and skinners (the guerrillas of the day). Eastchester's rural makeup began to change with the coming of the railroad in the 1840s. An area of 370 acre of land was incorporated as the village of Mount Vernon in 1853 by a group of New York businessmen; the village of Bronxville was incorporated in 1898; and the village of Tuckahoe in 1903. Today, Eastchester is bounded by Scarsdale on the north, New Rochelle on the east, Yonkers on the west, and Mount Vernon on the south. The town covers approximately five square miles, including Bronxville and Tuckahoe.

Babe Ruth was a member of Leewood Country Club. The Marble Schoolhouse and Tuckahoe High School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 1899, the University system of New York State granted a charter to the Waverly Union School, located in present day Eastchester (called Upper Tuckahoe at the time), which housed grades kindergarten through twelve. This charter marks the beginnings of the Eastchester Union Free District. Waverly was the center of the Eastchester educational community, until Eastchester High School was completed in 1927. Waverly continued to serve as an elementary school until 1983. In 1990, it was refurbished and opened as the Waverly Early Childhood Center.

The Wilmot School near the corner of White Plains Road and Wilmot Road was a K-8 school that serviced the north end of town after 1909. When the Greenvale elementary school was erected in 1936, the Wilmot School was converted into Eastchester's Town Hall. In 1964, the clubhouse of the Oak Ridge Country Club was converted into the present Town Hall, and the Wilmot School was torn down. The Cooper School, located in the northern end of town, was an elementary school built in the 1920s. It was demolished in 1980 and the land sold to a private housing developer. The original schoolyard lives on as Cooper Field, leased to the town of Eastchester at the rate of one dollar per year. The park is also referred to as Vaccaro Park, as it was originally donated by Carmela Vaccaro the matriarch of one of the largest and longest standing families in Eastchester. The Anne Hutchinson School, another elementary school, was built in 1953, and additional classrooms constructed several years later. A primary wing was built at the Greenvale School in the 1950s.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.0 sqmi, of which 4.9 sqmi is land and 0.1 sqmi, or 2.00%, is water.

Communities in Eastchester
Village of Bronxville:

 * Bronxville Heights
 * Lawrence Park

Village of Tuckahoe:

 * Waverly
 * Bronxville Manor
 * Crestwood

Eastchester, unincorporated hamlet:

 * Lake Isle (sections also in New Rochelle)
 * Twin Lakes
 * California Ridge
 * Hickory Hills
 * Huntley Estates
 * Chester Heights (sections also in New Rochelle)
 * The North End
 * The Industrial Sector
 * Green Knolls
 * Garth Road
 * Waverly Heights
 * Bronxville Manor

Demographics
, there were 31,318 people, 12,626 households, and 8,408 families residing in the town. The population density was 6,376.3 PD/sqmi. There were 13,035 housing units at an average density of 2,653.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 87.35% White, 5.80% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 3.85% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.40% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.48% of the population.

There were 12,626 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $101,425, and the median income for a family was $137,663. Males had a median income of $71,420 versus $47,725 for females. The per capita income for the town was $49,941. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

On July 1, 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population at 32,964. There were 12,748 households and the racial makeup was 79.3% non-Hispanic white, 1.9% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 8.0% Asian, 3.9% from two or more races, and 8.0% Hispanic or Latino of any race. 19.1% of the town was foreign-born and 24.1% spoke another language other than English at home.

The median income from 2014-2018 was $120,867 and the per capita income was $74,393. 4.1% of the population lived below the poverty line in 2018.

Notable locations

 * Hotel Gramatan, built in 1905 to accommodate the burgeoning artist community of Lawrence Park in Bronxville. The hotel was demolished in 1972.
 * Lake Isle Country Club - opened before 1920 and was known as the Mount Vernon Country Club.
 * Marble Schoolhouse - one-room schoolhouse built in 1835; constructed of Tuckahoe Marble
 * Twin Lakes County Park - operated by the Westchester County Department of Parks with many trails, wildlife, Twin Lakes Farms horse stables, and a lake.
 * Town Hall - the site was originally a farm, later a country club and golf club. Dedicated in 1957 and converted to Pennsylvania style utilizing the existing stonework and slate roof. Town Hall is the only town center in Westchester County to house a wide variety of town departments and local civic functions.
 * Vernon Hills Shopping Center - constructed in the 1950s, it is the main shopping center in the town of Eastchester.
 * Westchester Funeral Home - founded in 1832, the home arranged the funeral for US President James A. Garfield in 1881.

Education
Eastchester Union Free School District serves a portion.
 * Eastchester High School
 * Eastchester Middle School
 * Anne Hutchinson Elementary
 * Greenvale Elementary
 * Waverly School

Tuckahoe Union Free School District serves a portion
 * Tuckahoe High School
 * Tuckahoe Middle School
 * Cottle Elementary

Bronxville Union Free School District (one K-12 school) also serves a portion

Private:
 * Immaculate Conception School of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
 * Chapel School
 * St. Joseph School

Notable people

 * Harrison Bader (born 1994), Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals.
 * Betty Broderick, high-profile murderer convicted of the killing of her ex-husband and his new wife
 * Aaron Burr, third Vice President of the United States under President Thomas Jefferson
 * Tom Creavy, PGA golfer who won the 1931 PGA Championship
 * John Doherty, former MLB pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox
 * Johnny Farrell, PGA golfer who won the 1928 U.S. Open
 * Jimmy Fink, New York radio personality
 * Nick Fotiu, NHL Forward who lived on the shores of Lake Innisfree during his tenure with the NY Rangers
 * Mario Gabelli, stock investor who lived on the shores of Lake Innisfree
 * Anne Hutchinson, early advocate of religious freedom
 * Willie Macfarlane, PGA golfer who won the U.S. Open in 1925
 * Bobby Moynihan, actor & comedian from Saturday Night Live
 * Eric Naposki, NFL player, convicted of "love triangle" murder for financial gain
 * Kenneth Posner, Tony Award-winning theatrical lighting designer
 * Tony Sayegh, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for the U. S. Department of the Treasury
 * T. F. Secor (1808–1901), marine engineer and co-founder of T. F. Secor & Co.
 * Jess Sweetser, golfer who won the British Amateur Championship in 1926
 * Ed Ward, writer and music critic
 * John Peter Zenger, defendant in a landmark legal case that laid the foundation for press freedom

In popular culture

 * The World According to Garp (1982). The film starred Robin Williams.
 * Main Street in Tuckahoe was used for a scene in the film Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

title: Eastchester, New York