Conesville is a
town
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in
Schoharie County,
New York, United States. The population was 687 at the 2020 census.
[Conesville town, Greene County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Conesville%20town,%20Schoharie%20County,%20New%20York Accessed, November 6, 2022] The town is named after Jonathan Cone, an early resident.
The Town of Conesville is in the southeastern corner of the county and is approximately southwest of
Albany.
History
Conesville was first settled ''circa'' 1764 on a patent issued in 1754.
The town was formed in 1836 from the
Town of Durham (now in
Greene County) and the
Town of Broome.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.00%) is water.
The southern town line is the border of
Greene County. Part of the eastern town line borders Greene County; the northern section borders
Albany County.
The Manor Kill is a stream, fed by the Bear Kill, flowing westward into the
Schoharie Reservoir near West Conesville.
New York State Route 990V is an east–west highway running from the community of Conesville to the western town line at the Schoharie Reservoir.
Demographics
2000
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 726 people, 304 households, and 214 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 777 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.38%
White
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, 0.28%
African American
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, 0.28% from
other races, and 2.07% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population.
There were 304 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were
married couples
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living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,417, and the median income for a family was $37,344. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,964 for females. The
per capita income
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for the town was $16,236. About 5.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in Conesville
*Conesville – The
hamlet
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of Conesville is on the Manor Kill at the junction of County Roads 3 and 18 and NY-990V.
*
Manor Kill – A stream running through the town to the Schoharie Reservoir.
*Manorkill – A hamlet in the eastern part of the town on County Road 3 and the Manor Kill.
*
Schoharie Reservoir – a
reservoir
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located at the western town line, constructed in 1926.
*West Conesville – A hamlet in the western part of the town on State Route 990v near the Schoharie Reservoir.
References
External links
ConesvilleNY.com website Conesville, Schoharie County website Regional information
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Towns in Schoharie County, New York
Towns in New York (state)