Dansville, Livingston County, New York

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Dansville, New York
Dansville, New York (New York)
Dansville, New York
Dansville, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°33′43″N 77°41′46″W / 42.56194, -77.69611
Country United States
State New York
County Livingston
Area
 - Total 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²)
 - Land 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 705 ft (215 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 4,832
 - Density 2,042.4/sq mi (788.6/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 14437
Area code(s) 585
FIPS code 36-19664
GNIS feature ID 0948024

Dansville is a village in Livingston County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 4,832. The village is named after Daniel Faulkner, an early settler.

The Village of Dansville is within the Town of North Dansville in the eastern part of the county. Interstate 390 passes next to the west side of the village.

ZIP code 14437.

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[edit] History

Daniel Faulkner founded the village in 1795. When Livingston County was created, the village was in the Town of Sparta. Dansville became an incorporated village in 1845.

A spa, which opened in 1854, drew many prominent people for the water cure. Located in the "Castle on the Hill," the spa operated for many years under several owners.

[edit] Past residents of note

Dr. James Caleb Jackson, James Hathaway Jackson, James Arthur Jackson

[edit] Geography

Dansville is located at 42°33′43″N, 77°41′46″W (42.561828, -77.696037)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²), all of it land.

The Town of Dansville is located south of the village and is in Steuben County.

Besides Interstate 390, New York State Route 36, New York State Route 63 New York State Route 256, and New York State Route 436 pass through the village.

The village of Dansville is located in a glacially formed valley common throughout Western New York.

The village is north of Stony Brook State Park.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 4,832 people, 1,912 households, and 1,246 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,042.4 people per square mile (787.2/km²). There were 2,090 housing units at an average density of 883.4/sq mi (340.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.78% White, 1.26% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 1.30% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.

There were 1,912 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,903, and the median income for a family was $41,519. Males had a median income of $31,699 versus $25,256 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,994. About 12.3% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Additional facts about Dansville

Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV) is a general aviation airport located north of the village. The airport was opened in 1927, primarily by the efforts of World War I aviator Lynn Pickard. A Balloon Festival is held at the airport in early September.

Dansville is at the northern edge of the range of the American dogwood (Cornus florida), and celebrates this with a Dogwood Festival each spring.

Castle on the Hill--a former water cure facility that resembles a castle overlooking Dansville from the hillside. Founded in 1858 by Dr. James Caleb Jackson as the "Our Home on the Hillside", the original building burned in 1882. The present building opened in 1883. It has changed hands several times, becoming a physical fitness hotel (the Physical Culture Hotel) where the rich and famous came from New York City and Philadelphia to "get away from it all". The building now stands vacant.

The First Breakfast Cereal - In 1863, Granula may have been a healthier morning option than pork, but it wasn't particularly tasty or easy to eat. The world's first breakfast cereal was comprised of dense bran nuggets that had to be soaked overnight in order to be chewable. Their inventor Dr. James Caleb Jackson operated the Dansville Sanitarium in Dansville, New York. His staunch vegetarian heart was in the right place when he served his old-school health spa patrons Granula. But the cereal was destined not to last.

One of the patrons of Dr. Jackson's sanitarium was a woman named Ellen G. White. Led by a vision from God in which she was told human beings should reject meat, she went on to form the Seventh Day Adventist religion. She never created a breakfast cereal, but as destiny would have it, one of the members of Sister White's new church was a man named John Kellogg.

A grant from NYS for $2.5 million was approved in Jan. 2008 to renovate the former "Jackson Health Resort"

A branch of Genesee Community College is located in Dansville.

A small yet respectable library does minimal business lending free books, while the Home Video and Blockbuster movie rentals do outstanding business.

Clara Barton--resided in Dansville. Located on 57 Elizabeth Street in the village of Dansville. More interesting though, is the first chapter of the American Red Cross was created in Dansville.

[edit] Shopping

  • Tops plaza is Location Franklin St store are Tops Market, Radio Shack, Blockbuster Video, Ho Ho Buffet Close, Liberty Tax Service, Cutting Crew, B & B Liquor, Rent a Center,
  • Airport Plaza is Location Airport Rd store are Save A Lot, Pizza Hut, Arby, Dunkin Donuts, Tobacco Outlet USA,
  • There is an agway, a Meaty Marty, which sells Nunda mustard.
  • Tractor Supply Plaza, Coming Soon Tractor Supply, CVS/Pharmacy, Silver Cleaners,
  • TravelCenters of America operates a truck stop here, complete with restaurant and small motel. But Logan's Inn is perhaps the best motel in town. It even has an indoor pool.


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Municipalities and communities of
Livingston County, New York
County seat: Geneseo
Villages
Map of New York highlighting Livingston County
Towns

[edit] References

  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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