Groveland, New York

Groveland, New York
Town
Groveland, New York

Location of Groveland in New York

Coordinates: 42°39′53″N 77°46′11″W / 42.66472°N 77.76972°W / 42.66472; -77.76972
Country United States
State New York
County Livingston
Settled 1792
Incorporated 1789
Government
 • Type Town Council
 • Town Supervisor William E. Carman (R)
 • Town Council
Area
 • Total 39.9 sq mi (103.3 km2)
 • Land 39.2 sq mi (101.4 km2)
 • Water 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
Elevation 1,053 ft (321 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,249
 • Density 81/sq mi (31/km2)
Time zone EDT (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 14462, 14545
Area code(s) 585
FIPS code 36-31016
GNIS feature ID 0979029

Groveland is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 3,249 at the 2010 census.

The Town of Groveland is centrally located in the county, south of Geneseo.

History

The Sullivan Expedition (1779) reached its farthest extent here. Groveland was the site of the Boyd and Parker ambush.

The first settlement occurred in 1792 and was called "Willamsburgh." The town was formed in 1789 before the creation of Livingston County. Part of Groveland was used to form parts of the Towns of Conesus (1819) and Sparta (1856).

There was formerly the Groveland Shaker Village settlement near present-day Sonyea, the buildings and land are now part of the Groveland Correctional Facility. The Craig Colony for Epileptics at Sonyea was a former Shaker colony.[1]

The Claud No. 1 Archeological Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[2]

Notable people

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.9 square miles (103 km2), of which, 39.2 square miles (102 km2) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it (1.85%) is water.

Groveland Town Hall

Conesus Lake, one of the Finger Lakes, forms part of the eastern boundary.

Interstate 390 passes north-to-south through the town. New York State Route 36, New York State Route 63, and New York State Route 256 are north-south highways through the town. New York State Route 408 is a highway terminating in the western part of the town at NY-63.

Groveland is on the Rochester-to-Dansville line of the Rochester & Southern Railroad. From 1882-1963, Groveland was on the Main Line of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) and successor Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. In 1963, the Main Line over Dansville Hill from Groveland to Wayland was abandoned by order of the U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission to promote highway usage. That portion of today's R&S line west and north of Groveland was originally part of the DL&W, while that portion between Groveland and Dansville was part of the Dansville & Mount Morris Railroad and predecessors.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18201,273—
18301,70333.8%
18402,00017.4%
18501,724−13.8%
18601,565−9.2%
18701,455−7.0%
18801,342−7.8%
18901,307−2.6%
19001,94949.1%
19102,82044.7%
19202,9203.5%
19303,29512.8%
19404,13525.5%
19503,381−18.2%
19603,373−0.2%
19703,004−10.9%
19802,140−28.8%
19903,19049.1%
20003,85320.8%
20103,249−15.7%
Est. 20143,342[5]2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 3,853 people, 555 households, and 396 families residing in the town. The population density was 98.4 people per square mile (38.0/km²). There were 649 housing units at an average density of 16.6 per square mile (6.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 60.06% White, 32.44% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 6.46% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.23% of the population.

There were 555 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town the population was spread out with 9.9% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 54.2% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 411.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 529.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,797, and the median income for a family was $48,828. Males had a median income of $24,353 versus $26,477 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,433. About 7.7% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Groveland

References

  1. ↑ Trompeter, Grace (2012). "New York's Craig Colony for Epileptics tracing the deepest roots of deinstitutionalization" (PDF). Middle States Geographer. 45: 76–83. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "Charles A. Goheen". Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Armer Kelly". Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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