Hartland is a

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, United States. The population was 4,117 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Hartland,

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, the homeplace of some early settlers. The Town of Hartland is on the eastern border of the county.

History

The town was founded when Zebulon Barnum, Isaac Southwell, and John Morrison settled in the area in 1803. The Town of Hartland was created in 1812 from an eastern section of the Town of Cambria. Subsequently, the other towns were formed from its territory by cutting out, in whole or part, the towns of

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, Royalton, and Newfane by 1824. Upon the completion of the

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in 1824, the town lost its commercial prominence to Lockport, which was centered on the canal. The following are listed on the

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Constant Riley W. Bixby House The Constant Riley W. Bixby House is a historic house located at 2888 Carmen Road in Hartland, New York, Hartland, Niagara County, New York. Description and history It is a two-story, Cobblestone architecture, cobblestone structure built in 18 ...

, Amzi Bradley Farmstead, District#10 Schoolhouse, Harrington Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex, and Philo Newton Cobblestone House.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.08%) is water. The east town line is the border of Orleans County,

, partly marked by

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. Ridge Road,

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is a major route across the town.

Notable people

* Henry H. Bickford,

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veteran and

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recipient * S. Wallace Dempsey, former US Congressman * Newton Edmunds, second Governor of

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Adjacent towns and areas

Hartland is south of the Town of Somerset and north of the Town of Royalton and a small part of the Town of Lockport. To the west is the Town of Newfane. The eastern border is the Town of Ridgeway in Orleans County. * Orleans County, Town of Ridgeway - east * Town of Royalton - south * Town of Lockport - southwest * Town of Newfane - west * Town of Somerset - north

Major highways in the Town of Hartland

(Ridge Rd.), East-West highway across the town from the Newfane town line to the Niagara-Orleans County line on into the Town of Ridgeway. * New York State Route 148 (Quaker Rd.) North-South roadway through the central part of town from its south end at Ridge Rd. (NY 104) north to the Town of Somerset. *

(County Line Rd.), North-South roadway that makes up the eastern town line, as well as the Niagara-Orleans County Line. This route runs from its southern end at Ridge Rd. (NY 104) north into the Town of Somerset. *

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(Stone Rd., Main St.(Middleport)), North-South Highway in the southeastern part of town its northern end at Ridge Rd. (NY 104) south into Middleport where it has its southern terminus at Telegraph Rd. (NY 31).

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,165 people, 1,526 households, and 1,167 families residing in the town. The

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was 79.6 people per square mile (30.7/km²). There were 1,583 housing units at an average density of 30.2 per square mile (11.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.79%

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, 0.53%

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, 0.31% Native American, 0.14%

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, 0.05%

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, 0.22% from

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, and 0.96% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.72% of the population. There were 1,526 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were

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living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 19.0% 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 2.73 and the average family size was 3.10. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% 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 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,281, and the median income for a family was $43,218. Males had a median income of $32,813 versus $21,356 for females. The

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for the town was $17,253. About 6.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the

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, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Hartland

*Eighteen Mile Creek (East Branch) – A stream that flows westward through the south part of the town. * Hartland – The

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of Hartland is in the south part of the town on Ridge Road (Route 104). Hartland in on the north side of the East Branch Eighteen Mile Creek. *

Hartland Swamp Wildlife Management Area The Hartland Swamp Wildlife Management Area is a wildlife management area (WMA) located in western New York, US. Hartland Swamp WMA is located northeast of Lockport in the Town of Hartland in northeastern Niagara County. It is managed by the Ne ...

– A conservation area in the northern part of Harland. *Jeddo – A hamlet near the eastern town line on Ridge Road (Route 104). * Johnson Creek – A hamlet east of Hartland on Ridge Road (Route 104). * Middleport – A small part of the Village of Middleport is in the southeast corner of the town. * North Hartland – A hamlet in the northwest corner of the town on Hosmer Road. *North Ridgeway – A location near the eastern town line on Route 269.

References

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Town of Hartland

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