Hartsville is a

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Steuben County, New York Steuben County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,584. Its county seat is Bath. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a Prussian general who fought on the American si ...

, United States. The population was 561 at the 2020 census. The town is named after a prominent early settler, Reuben Hart. The Town of Hartsville is on the county's western border and is south of

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History

The first permanent settler arrived ''circa'' 1810. The early lumber industry gradually converted to raising dairy cows as land was cleared. The town was formed from the Town of Hornellsville in 1844.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.06%) is water. The western town line is the border of Allegany County.

Neighboring towns and areas

To the west is the Town of Alfred in Allegany County. To the north is the Town of Hornellsville and to the south is the Town of Greenwood. The eastern town line is shared with the Town of Canisteo.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 585 people, 233 households, and 170 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 377 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 99.49%

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, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population. There were 233 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were

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living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.95. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,568, and the median income for a family was $42,656. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $18,654 for females. The

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for the town was $17,667. About 8.3% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the

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, including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Hartsville

*Hartsville – The

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of Hartsville, located on County Road 28 near the center of the town, is the only community in the town. It was also previously known as "Hartsville Center." *Purdy Creek – A stream flowing through the town and Hartsville village. It was named after an early settler and eventually flows into the

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. *Webb Hollow – A valley northwest of Hartsville hamlet.

References

http://www.garyabraham.com/files/wind/Hartsville/E_On_in_Hartsville.html

External links

Hartsville information

{{authority control Populated places established in 1810 Towns in Steuben County, New York Towns in New York (state) 1810 establishments in New York (state)