Earlville, New York

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Earlville is a village in New York, United States. The population was 791 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Jonas Earl, a canal commissioner.

The Village of Earlville lies on the border between Madison County and Chenango County and is partly in each county. The village is in the Town of Sherburne and the Town of Hamilton. The east-west thoroughfare, Main Street, runs along the county line.

The Earville Opera House is regionally famous for its musical productions.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Photographs around Earlville
5 External links

[edit] History

The area was first settled around 1792 and was originally called "Forks" or "Madison Forks" until the current name was adopted around 1835 after development of the Chenango Canal. After canal transportation waned, railroad service helped community commerce.

Earlville became an incorporated village in 1887.

[edit] Geography

Earlville is located at 42°44′28″N, 75°32′38″W (42.741079, -75.543827)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

New York State Route 12B, a north-south highway, crosses in the center of the village.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 791 people, 298 households, and 219 families residing in the village. The population density was 282.8/km² (729.4/mi²). There were 329 housing units at an average density of 117.6/km² (303.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.99% White, 0.25% Asian, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 298 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $33,654. Males had a median income of $27,381 versus $24,038 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,383. About 9.0% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Photographs around Earlville

Earlville is known for its lovely historical Victorian homes and Second Empire Mansard roofs. Here is a well-known home in downtown Earlville, New York that is currently under revovation. Note the traditionally vibrant colors popular for "painted ladies" of the era.