Richmondville is a

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, United States. The population was 918 at the 2010 census. The Village of Richmondville is in the center of the Town of Richmondville and is northeast of Oneonta.

History

The early village was the location of many mills and small factories. The village was incorporated in 1881. The

Bunn–Tillapaugh Feed Mill Bunn–Tillapaugh Feed Mill is a historic feed mill located at Richmondville in Schoharie County, New York. The main portion of the mill building is a 40 foot by 60 foot, rectangular, four story heavy timber-framed building sheathed in narrow clap ...

and

Richmondville United Methodist Church Richmondville United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church at 266 Main Street in Richmondville, New York, Richmondville, Schoharie County, New York. It is a nearly square building with an engaged entrance / bell tower built ab ...

are listed on the

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Geography

Richmondville is located at (42.633838, -74.566627). According to the

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, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all land. Interstate 88 passes through the village. State routes 7 (Main Street) and 10, along with County Road 22, intersect in the village.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 786 people, 314 households, and 212 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 344 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.42%

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, 1.15%

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, 1.02% Native American, 0.76%

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, 1.15% from

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, and 0.51% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.04% of the population. There were 314 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were

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living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% 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 3.00. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $35,714, and the median income for a family was $40,577. Males had a median income of $31,538 versus $25,208 for females. The

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for the village was $17,512. About 5.4% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the

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, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Richmondville has historically been dominated by Republicans. However, in recent decades democrats like Betsy Bernocco (fmr. Town Supervisor) and Kevin Neary (Mayor) have made significant inroads winning elections in both the town and village of Richmondville. During the 2009 elections on November 3, local Republicans regained control of the Richmondville Town Board, and Supervisor John Barlow (R) defeated his Democratic opponent by one vote. On March 16, 2010 – Village Trustees George Konta and William Lape were re-elected without opposition to the Village Board. John Barlow resigned as Supervisor in late 2010, and was replaced by Richard Lape. In 2013, Mayor Kevin Neary ran unopposed. In 2011, Mayor Neary faced write-in candidate Timothy Knight. Neary won 106-9 (92-8%).

References

External links

Village of Richmondville, NY
{{authority control Villages in New York (state) Villages in Schoharie County, New York