Randolph is a hamlet,

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(CDP) and former village in

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, United States. It is located within the town of Randolph. The population of the village was 1,286 at the 2010 census, out of 2,602 in the town as a whole. Randolph borders the community of East Randolph.

History

Randolph was the first location settled within the town, ''circa'' 1820. The village of Randolph was incorporated in 1867. Voters in the village approved the dissolution of the village into a hamlet within the town of Randolph on March 16, 2010, becoming one of four villages in the county to have approved a village dissolution plan within a six-month span. East Randolph and Perrysburg approved their dissolution plans on the same day;

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had done so in September 2009. At the time of dissolution, Howard MacLaughlin was mayor. Randolph was once the home of the Chamberlain Institute and Female College, a

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school, which closed after a fire. The site of the Chamberlain Institute is now the home of Randolph High School. The Randolph Historic District was listed on the

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in 2012.

Geography

Randolph is located at (42.159992, -78.983044). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.33%, is water. The village is at the junction of New York State routes

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and

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, plus County Road 9. County Road 8 enters the village from the west. The

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( Interstate 86 and

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) passes through the southwest corner of Randolph, with access from Exit 16.

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is to the east, and Jamestown is to the west. The principal stream of Randolph is Little Conewango Creek. Battle Creek flows into the Little Conewango just outside the hamlet. Little Conewango Creek flows into

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, a tributary of the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,316 people, 550 households, and 343 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 590 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.48%

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, 0.15%

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, 0.38% Native American, 0.08%

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, and 0.91% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.08% of the population. There were 550 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were

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living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $32,679, and the median income for a family was $39,861. Males had a median income of $30,750 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the village was $17,812. About 3.7% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the

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, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Churches of Randolph

The former village is home to an Episcopal church, a

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, a

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, a

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, a

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, and a

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Bible church. Lighthouse Free Methodist church and the local

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are located in nearby East Randolph.

Notable people

Harry Castlemon Charles Austin Fosdick (September 6, 1842 – August 22, 1915), better known by his ''nom de plume'' Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received ...

, writer * Rodney R. Crowley, former New York Inspector of State Prisons * Albert G. Dow, former New York state senator *

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, former professional football player; he attended school in Randolph but lived in nearby Red House * Kid McLaughlin, former Major League Baseball player * Martha Van Rensselaer, founding co-director of

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's New York State College of Home Economics, now the

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References

External links

Village of Randolph information

Little Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
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