Horicon is a

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in Warren County,

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, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Horicon's population was 1,389 at the 2010 census. Horicon is on the county's northern border and is located inside the

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History

Horicon was first settled around 1800. The town was formed in 1838 from parts of the towns of Hague and

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.History of Warren County, H. P. Smith - Chapter XXXIV: History of the Horicon
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Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (7.98%) is water. The northern town line is the border of Essex County,

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crosses the town, forming a major east-west highway. The town is also the site of the Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation, a

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camp owned by the Westchester-Putnam Council of Hawthorne.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,479 people, 642 households, and 446 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,767 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.58%

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, 0.20%

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, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population. There were 642 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were

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living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.74. In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males. As of 2015, the estimated median income per household was $65,804, and the median income for a family was $71,518. The

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for the town was $35,597. 5.3% of families and 9.5% of the population were estimated as below the

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, including 26% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

School district

The towns of Horicon and

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together established North Warren Central School District, which serves residents of both towns."The Town of Chester"
Warren County Bicentennial, 2013.

Communities and locations in Horicon

* Adirondack – a

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in the northwestern part of the town, by Schroon Lake. This hamlet has ZIP code 12808. * Brant Lake – a

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in the central part of the town * Brant Lake – a hamlet at the western end of the lake, located on Route 8 * Island Pond – a lake located east of the hamlet of Brant Lake * Long Pond – a lake located east of the hamlet of Brant Lake *Pottersville – a hamlet near the western town line by Schroon Lake. The majority of this hamlet is located in the Town of

. This hamlet has ZIP code 12860 * Schroon Lake – a lake partly in the northwestern part of the town. This hamlet has ZIP code 12870. *South Horicon – a hamlet in the southwestern part of the town *Starbuckville – a hamlet west of Brant Lake hamlet

References

External links

Horicon, NY - Official Site

Information about the Town of Horicon by North Warren Chamber of Commerce
{{authority control Glens Falls metropolitan area Towns in Warren County, New York Towns in New York (state) Populated places established in 1800 1800 establishments in New York (state)