Munnsville, New York

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Munnsville is a village located in the Town of Stockbridge in Madison County, New York, USA. The population was 437 at the 2000 census. The name is from an early settler.

The Village of Munnsville is centrally located in the town at the junction of Routes 35 and 40.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Asa Munn opened a mercantile business in the community around 1817.

In 1990 the village received national media attention and interviews by Connie Chung when a local dairy farmer, Adelbert Ward, allegedly murdered his brother William Ward by suffocation. In 1992 this incident was examined in the documentary Brother's Keeper.

[edit] Geography

Munnsville is located at 42°58′36″N, 75°35′18″W (42.976597, -75.588236)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 437 people, 166 households, and 118 families residing in the village. The population density was 196.2/km² (506.6/mi²). There were 176 housing units at an average density of 79.0/km² (204.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.40% White, 0.46% African American, 0.23% Native American, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 166 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,657. About 9.7% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.