Perrysburg is a hamlet,

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, and former

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, United States. The population was 401 at the 2010 census. It is named after Commodore

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. The community is in the south-central part of the town of Perrysburg. The hamlet is west of Gowanda.

History

A settlement has been located in the general area of the current village since the early 19th century. Early settlers included veterans of the War for American Independence and the

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, who had used their pensions to buy farmland through the

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. The village of Perrysburg was incorporated in 1916. Both the village and the town have been spelled "Perrysburgh" in the past. By 1880, the population of the village of Perrysburg was about 400, with many more living in the surrounding town. It was also a station stop on the New York & Erie Railroad.Perrysburgh, Cattaraugus County, N
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/ref> In 1910, the city of Buffalo, beset by the public scourge of

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, purchased almost of land adjacent to the village using proceeds from Mayor James Noble Adam's personal fortune, for the purpose of establishing the Buffalo Municipal Hospital for Incipient Tuberculosis.Buffalo's Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Perrysburg
Larry Behan, July, 2005A Tuberculosis Directory Containing a List of Institutions, Associations and Other Agencies Dealing with Tuberculosis in the United States and Canada
page 55 The facility opened in 1912 and later became the J. N. Adam Memorial Hospital. The presence of the hospital led to a dramatic increase in the local population with the arrival of medical professionals, hospital workers and people visiting patients at the facility. Since the hospital closed its doors, a popular local legend holds that a stained glass dome in the Hall Rotunda was salvaged from the Temple of Music at Buffalo's

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. However, a visual comparison between the surviving dome and this renderingArt Nouveau and Other Expressions: Rediscovering the Architecture of Esenwein & Johnson. Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 2007
/ref> shows no resemblance between the two. On March 16, 2010, voters approved, by a 60-9 margin, a referendum to dissolve the village into the town of Perrysburg. The dissolution took effect at the end of 2011. Perrysburg joined Randolph, East Randolph and

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among Cattaraugus County villages that voted to dissolve within a six-month span, with all but Limestone having approved their dissolutions on March 16.

Geography

Perrysburg is located at (42.457801, -79.000855). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land. The village is at the junction of NY State Route 39 and County Road 58, the former northern terminus of NY 353.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 408 people, 146 households, and 96 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 162 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.87%

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, 0.98%

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, 3.68% Native American, 0.74% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population. There were 146 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were

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living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.88. In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $37,045, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $36,406 versus $24,219 for females. The

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for the village was $17,190. About 7.9% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the

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, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 42.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Friends of J.N. Adam Historic Landmark and Forest

Abandoned Planet: JN Adam Tuberculosis Sanatorium
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