Waverly, Tioga County, New York

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Another Waverly is a town in Franklin County, New York.

The Village of Waverly is the largest village located in Tioga County, New York, USA. It is located in the southwest part of the Town of Barton and is southeast of Elmira,NY. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 4,607. Waverly was named by "Uncle" Joe Hallett a local pillar of the community for his love of the Waverley Novels written by Sir Walter Scott with the "e" being dropped from the name. The Village of Waverly was incorporated in 1854.

1 History
- 1.1 Residents of note
2 Current Events
3 Geography
4 Employment
5 Demographics
6 Schools
7 External links

[edit] History

John Sheppard originally settled in this area in which he called Milltown in the early 1700's. The town was established near Sheppard's creek which provided water power for the flour and sawmills in the area. Originally the town was located in Pennsylvania until it was resurveyed and it was found to be mistakenly 1/4 of a mile north which moved the town into New York State. The town was then named Factoryville and a smaller town was also established named Villemont. The community began to thrive upon the arrival of the Erie Railroad and Broad St. flourished because of it's proximity to the railroad. Approximately forty-one trains entered the village per day and 6,000 people lived in the village in the early 1900's. The town possessed seven hotels during the railroading period along with grocery stores, restaurants, and bars. The largest celebration ever in the village was the August, 26th 1910 Old Home Celebration which lasted four hours and packed the streets with spectators. Several factories of note included the Hall-Lyons furniture factory which is located on Broad Street. The Manoil Manufacturing Co. which was prominent from 1937-1941. The toy company made Hollow-cast toy soldiers (sometimes called dime store soldiers) and toy airplanes and cars and is located on Providence Street. The 1940's and 50's was also the time of the famous J.E. (Jim Eskew) Rodeo the only rodeo ranch east of the Mississippi River. The rodeo traveled throughout the Mid Atlantic and New England states.

[edit] Residents of note

Herbert Smith was a local lawyer who became Attorney General of New York state. Elmer "Dare Devil" Bruffy was a local stunt artist that traveled extensively and met his death in 1945 when performing one of his famous hanging stunts. Ellsworth C. Cowles is a local archaeologist of note.

[edit] Current Events

Efforts are ongoing to try and persuade the State to transform the Waverly Reservoir property into a state park with river access and nearby golfing privileges. If successful, this would be a big boost for the local economy.

[edit] Geography

Waverly is located at 42°0'19" North, 76°32'16" West (42.005247, -76.537892)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²). 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.14% water.

The village is on the east side of the Chemung River and is north of the confluence of the Chemung with the Susquehanna River.

Waverly is so close to the state border that the village is part of a much larger community that runs into Bradford County, Pennsylvania, merging with the Borough of Sayre. Indeed, Waverly reseidents claim that part of their village is in Pennsylvania. Waverly is also a short distance from the border of Chemung County to the west.

The village is adjacent to NY Route 17, the Southern Tier Expressway. New York State Route 17C and New York State Route 34 intersect at the village. In the early 1970's route 17 was established and thirty-one houses were destroyed through eminent domain and this substantially hurt the tax base of the village.

[edit] Employment

The Leprino Cheese factory is the largest employer in Waverly. The plant is located half in New York and half in Pennsylvania due to the mostly unnoticeable border of its neighboring state. It specializes in mozzarella cheese produced from milk from local dairy farms. It currently is the largest supplier of cheese for pizza chains in eastern United States. The plant is especially odoriferous at times and has long been a source of local controversy. Sheppard's Hill Country Club has an impressive green and is also an employer in the area.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,607 people, 1,877 households, and 1,128 families residing in the village. The population density was 776.8/km² (2,013.3/mi²). There were 2,052 housing units at an average density of 346.0/km² (896.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.63% White, 0.63% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 1.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,877 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,958, and the median income for a family was $39,522. Males had a median income of $31,544 versus $24,492 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,945. 13.3% of the population and 9.5% of families were below the poverty line. 18.3% of those under the age of 18 and 5.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

[edit] Schools

The Waverly Central School District provides a quality educational program for approximately 2,200 students from kindergarten through grade 12.

Elementary students receive their program in one of three uniquely sized and situated elementary schools. The Elm Street School, with 650 students, and the Lincoln Street School, with 400 students, are located in the Village of Waverly. Chemung Elementary School, with 150 students, is located in a rural setting in the Town of Chemung.

Waverly Middle School is a school of approximately 350 grade 7 and 8 students located on the High School campus.

Waverly High School offers an outstanding program to approximately 700 students in grades 9-12.

The Waverly District takes great pride in offering a number of unique and challenging programs at both the elementary and secondary levels.