Hurley (town), New York

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Hurley is a town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 6,564 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Hurley is in the northeast part of the county, west of the City of Kingston. Much of the town is inside the Catskill State Park.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Communities and locations in Hurley 5 External links

[edit] History

The town was first settled around 1662 by directive of Peter Stuyvesant. Hurley was a settlement founded in 1669 on the site of Nieuw Dorp, a village burned by the Esopus Indians 1663. In 1708, the town was defined by land patents defined the new boundaries. During the American Revolution, Hurley was a military headquarters and a temporary state capital.

Parts of Hurley have been used to form the Towns of New Paltz (1809), Esopus (1818), Olive (1823), Rosendale (1844), and Woodstock (1853).

The construction of the Ashokan Reservoir inundated many communities in 1912.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 93.2 km² (36.0 mi²). 77.6 km² (30.0 mi²) of it is land and 15.6 km² (6.0 mi²) of it (16.74%) is water.

Esopus Creek, a tributary of the Hudson River, flows through the town. The eastern part of the reservoir is in the northern part of the town.

US Route 209 passes through the eastern part of the town. NY 28 crosses it east to west.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 6,564 people, 2,694 households, and 1,872 families residing in the town. The population density was 84.6/km² (219.2/mi²). There were 2,946 housing units at an average density of 38.0/km² (98.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.64% White, 1.40% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population.

There were 2,694 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,055, and the median income for a family was $59,487. Males had a median income of $39,565 versus $27,238 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,864. About 4.4% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Communities and locations in Hurley

• Ashton -- A former community, lost by the construction of the Ashokan Reservoir.
• Ashokan Reservoir -- A reservoir formed in 1917 within the Catskill State Park. It is partly within the northwest part of the town.
• Hurley -- The hamlet of Hurley is in the eastern part of the town. It was temporarily the capital of New York.
• Creeklocks -- A location formerly called "Wagondale."
• Glenford -- A hamlet on the north shore of the Ashokan Reservoir, on Route 28 west of West Hurley.
• Morgan Hill -- A hamlet inside the Catskill State Park, northwest of Hurley village.
• Old Hurley -- A location in the central part of the town.
• Riverside Park -- A hamlet south of Hurley village.
• Rolling Meadows -- A suburban community bordering Kingston.
• Southside -- A location in the town.
• West Hurley -- A hamlet on the north shore of the reservoir, on Route 28.

[edit] External links

• The Hurley Town web site
• Hurley's Library web site