Prattsburgh is a

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in Steuben County,

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, United States. The population was 1,985 at the 2020 census. It is situated in the northeast part of the county, north of

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History

Prattsburgh was formed from the town of Pulteney in 1813. The Prattsburgh community is named after early settler Joel Pratt, who arrived around 1799 to purchase land. Settlers arrived in 1801. Prattsburgh station

In Prattsburgh was the Franklin Institute, described as "old" about 1812. From c. 1889-1961 Prattsburgh was located on a railroad. The Kanona & Prattsburgh Railroad Company, the Kanona & Prattsburgh Railway Company, and the Prattsburgh Railway Corporation during the period operated an 11.44 single-track standard-gauge railroad from a connection with the Erie Railroad at Kanona to Prattsburgh. Intermediate stations included Wheeler, Beans, and Stickneys.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.06%) is water. The north town line is the border of Steuben County and Yates County. New York State Route 53 is an important north-south highway in the town. The town is at a higher altitude than most other parts of the county.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,064 people, 809 households, and 567 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,167 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.17%

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, 1.55%

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, 0.29% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population. There were 809 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were

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living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $32,150, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $28,421 versus $20,625 for females. The

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for the town was $15,008. About 12.9% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the

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, including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Prattsburgh

*Beans Station – A location at the south town line on NY-53. *Daball Corners – A location north of Prattsburgh hamlet on County Road 122. *Ingleside – A

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in the northwest part of the town on NY-53. * Prattsburgh – The hamlet of Prattsburgh is in the east-central part of the town on NY-53. Prattsburgh was incorporated as a village in 1848, but subsequently abandoned its village status in 1972. Its population was 656 in 2010.

Famous people from Prattsburgh

* Robert B. Van Valkenburgh, former US congressman and army officer * Narcissa Whitman (1808-1847), missionary in the American West. Together with Eliza Spalding became the 1st women to cross the continental divide.

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{{authority control Populated places established in 1801 Towns in Steuben County, New York Towns in New York (state) 1801 establishments in New York (state)