Naples (town), New York
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Naples is a town in Ontario County, New York, USA. The population was 2,441 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Naples contains a village, also called Naples. The town is in the southwest corner of Ontario County.
The annual Grape Festival is held in September.
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[edit] History
Naples was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase.
The town was established in 1789 along with Ontario County, and settlement began the following year. The town, known at one time as "Watkinstown" and "Middletown," was finally given the name "Naples" in 1806. Naples was not quickly settled due to its hilly terrain. Part of the new town was used to form the Town of Italy in 1815, and another part was used to form part of the Town of Springwater in 1816.
Grapes, first planted in the 1840s, led to the modern grape and wine industry of the town.
Naples Academy was founded in 1860.
[edit] Notable past residents
- Myron Holley Clark, New York governor and Prohibitionist.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 102.3 km² (39.5 mi²), all land.
The very hilly land, once thought to be nearly worthless, was sold to the original settlers for twelve cents an acre.
The west town line is the border of Livingston County, and the south town line is the border of Steuben County. The east town line is the border of Yates County.
New York State Route 21 and New York State Route 245 intersect at Naples village. New York State Route 53 is a north-south highway in the south part of Naples.
The town is southwest of Canandaigua Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. Naples Creek flows past Naples village to the lake.
The town of Naples holds quite a distinction. Since the town is located just inside a 75-mile radius of Syracuse, New York, if the Buffalo Bills do not sell out an NFL game and it gets blacked out, the game is not shown in Syracuse on a count that the town is within both 75 miles of Orchard Park and Syracuse, which is the secondary market for the Bills. If a game does not sell out, it cannot be shown in the home city region as well as any secondary regions as long as that region's television signal goes within 75 miles of the home team's stadium.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,441 people, 986 households, and 674 families residing in the town. The population density was 23.9/km² (61.8/mi²). There were 1,112 housing units at an average density of 10.9/km² (28.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.91% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 986 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,813, and the median income for a family was $42,566. Males had a median income of $34,508 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,944. About 8.9% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in the Town of Naples
- Garlinghouse -- A hamlet in the west part of the town.
- High Tor Wildlife Management Area -- A conservation area partly in the east of Naples.
- Hunt Hollow -- A hamlet in the northwest corner of the town on County Road 36.
- Naples -- The Village of Naples, on NY-21.
- Semans Corners -- A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town, west of Woodville.
- Woodville -- A hamlet at the northeast corner of the town at the foot of Canandaigua lake on NY-21.
