Munnsville is a

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in the town of Stockbridge in Madison County,

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, United States. The population was 454 at the 2020 census. The village is named for an early settler, Asa Munn, and is located on

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History

Asa Munn opened a mercantile business in the community ''circa'' 1817. In 1990 the village received national media attention and interviews by

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when a local dairy farmer, Delbert Ward, allegedly murdered his brother William Ward by

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. Delbert was found not guilty at trial. In 1992, this incident was examined in the documentary '' Brother's Keeper''. Munnsville became a popular racing location for

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because of the Madison County Gravity Festival, which began in 2002. Skateboarders from all over North America and Europe descend on the village for the last weekend of July and race their skateboards at speeds up to . The former Munnsville depot of the defunct (March 29, 1957) New York, Ontario & Western Railway is now a private residence, occupied by NYO&W historian and author John Taibi.https://www.biblio.com/book/hojack-remembering-rw-railroad-division-peter/d/1461931958

Geography

Munnsville is located in eastern Madison County at (42.976597, -75.588236), in the center of the town of Stockbridge.

passes through the village as Main Street, leading north to

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. The village of

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is to the south via NY 46 and NY 12B. According to the

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, the village of Munnsville has a total area of , all of it recorded as land.

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passes through the center of the village, flowing northwards toward

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at the northern edge of Madison County. The creek flows through the center of the Stockbridge Valley, with the valley sides rising to the west of Munnsville and more than to the east. Oneida Creek flows over Stockbridge Falls southwest of Munnsville as it enters the valley.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 437 people, 166 households, and 118 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 176 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.40%

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, 0.46%

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, 0.23% Native American, and 0.92% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population. There were 166 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were

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living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the village was $16,657. About 9.7% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the

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, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Munnsville was the final home of poet

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. Munnsville is the birthplace of Bill Horr, who won silver and bronze at the

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References

External links

Village of Munnsville
at Madison County official website {{authority control Villages in New York (state) Syracuse metropolitan area Populated places established in 1817 Villages in Madison County, New York 1817 establishments in New York (state)