Huron is a

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in Wayne County,

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, United States. The population was 2,118 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the

Huron Huron may refer to: People * Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America * Wyandot language, spoken by them * Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec * Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi ...

Indians. The Town of Huron is in the northeastern part of the county and is east of

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. It has a

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, also called

. Government offices for the town are located just east of there at Rice Mill.Town of Huron
Retrieved Jan. 20, 2015 There is no post office in the Town of Huron. Primary postal districts covering the area include ZIP Code 14590 for Wolcott and ZIP Code 14516 for North Rose.United States Postal Service (North Rose, New York Post Office)
Retrieved Jun. 4, 2015.United States Postal Service (Wolcott, New York Post Office)
Retrieved Jun. 4, 2015.

History

The town was part of the Pulteney Purchase. It was first settled ''circa'' 1796. The Town of Huron was created from the Town of Wolcott in 1826 as the "Town of Port Bay." In 1834, the town's name was changed to honor the Huron tribe. From 1826 to 1837, a Shaker community known today as

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was partially located in the town. Because the Shakers believed that too many worldly influences were appearing in Huron, they moved to the Town of Groveland and established the

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, which is now where the

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is located.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (8.54%) is water. The northern town line is

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Sodus Bay Sodus Bay is a bay on the south shore of Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes. Sodus Bay is located in Wayne County, New York, USA. Most of the bay is in the Town of Huron, however, the western part is in the Town of Sodus. Sodus Bay has som ...

, a large inlet of Lake Ontario, is an important feature of the town.

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passes across the south part of the town.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,118 people, 855 households, and 590 families residing in the town. The

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was 49.0 people per square mile (18.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.5%

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, 2.1%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.3%

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, 0.0%

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, 3.1% from

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, and 0.7% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.5% of the population. There were 855 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were

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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 23.0% 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 2.42 and the average family size was 2.82. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 20, 5.4% from 20 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $67,765, and the median income for a family was $71,944. Males had a median income of $42,969 versus $36,193 for females. The

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for the town was $27,861. About 6.6% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the

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, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Housing

There were 1,617 housing units at an average density of 37.4 per square mile (14.5/km²); a total of 47.1% of housing units were vacant. There were 855 occupied housing units in the town, of which 702 were owner-occupied units (82.1%), while 153 were renter-occupied (17.9%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 8.4%. ''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.''

Communities and locations in the Town of Huron

*Bonnie Castle — A hamlet on east shore of Sodus Bay. *Charles Point — A series of bars and islands extending from the mainland along Sodus Bay and Lake Ontario towards Sodus Point. *

Chimney Bluffs State Park Chimney Bluffs State Park is a state park in the town of Huron in Wayne County, New York. The park is situated on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, east of Sodus Bay. From the park's hiking trails, visitors can view the large clay formatio ...

— A

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bordering northeast Sodus Bay. It contains the highest point in Huron: Chimney Bluff, 175 feet above Lake Ontario. *Eagle Island (also called "Big Island") — An

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in Sodus Bay southwest of LeRoy Island. *East Bay — A small bay of Lake Ontario east of Sodus Bay. *East Bay Park — A

near the shore of Lake Ontario on the western shore of East Bay. *Furnace Village — A hamlet at the east town line. *

— The hamlet of Huron, once called "South Huron," at County Roads 155 and 156. *Lake Bluff — A hamlet by the northeast part of Sodus Bay on County Road 154. *LeRoy Island (also called "Long Island") — An island in eastern part of Sodus Bay near the mainland. *Lummisville — A hamlet northwest of Huron village on County Road 155. *Mudge Creek — An important stream flowing northward to Lake Ontario, ending in East Bay. *Newark Island (also called "Little Island") — An island in Sodus Bay by the west town line. *North Huron — A hamlet north of Huron village at County Road 156, adjacent to a wide part of Mudge Creek. *Port Bay — A small bay partly in the northeast corner of the town. *Resort — A hamlet on Sodus Bay and County Road 143, formerly called "Port Glasgow." *Rice Mill (formerly "Rices Settlement") — A hamlet southeast of Huron village on County Road 155 by Mudge Creek. *

— A community on the southwest shore of Sodus Bay. *Sunset View — A hamlet on the east shore of Sodus Bay. *York — A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town. *York Settlement — A location by the south town line, east of York.

References

External links

Town of Huron (Official Website)

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