Denning, New York
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| Denning | |
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 Table and Peekamoose mountains, the southernmost of the Catskill High Peaks, dominate the view in the town's higher ground.
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| Name origin: William Denning, early landowner and settler | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| County | Ulster |
| Landmark | Table Mountain, Peekamoose Mountain |
| River | Rondout Creek, Neversink River |
| Center | Town Hall |
| - elevation | 1,960 ft (597 m) |
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| Highest point | |
| - location | Table Mountain |
| - elevation | 3,847 ft (1,173 m) |
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| Lowest point | |
| - location | Rondout Creek at Sullivan County line |
| - elevation | 960 ft (293 m) |
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| Area | 105.3 sq mi (273 km²) |
| - land | 105.2 sq mi (272 km²) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Population | 516 (2000) |
| Density | 4.9 /sq mi (2 /km²) |
| Date | 1849 |
| Timezone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | 12782 |
| Area code | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-20247 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978897 |
  Location of Denning within the state of New York
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 Location of New York in the United States
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Denning is a town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 516 at the 2000 census. The name come from an early landowner, William Denning.
The Town of Denning is located in the western part of the county. The location of the town in the Catskill State Park accounts in part for its low population.
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[edit] History
The Town of Denning was established in 1849 from part of the Town of Shandaken. The region had been part of the Hardenburgh Patent granted to Johannes Hardenburgh in 1708. William Denning bought a tract of the original patent at a tax sale.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 105.3 square miles (272.6 km²), of which, 105.2 square miles (272.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.07%) is water.
The town is in the Catskill Mountains and borders Sullivan County, New York. It is rugged and heavily wooded. Most settlement is concentrated around the hamlet of Sundown on Rondout Creek, along the two branches of the Neversink River or in the plateau between the two valleys northeast of Red Hill, at elevations 2,500 feet (762 m) above sea level and higher.
Since the town is entirely within the Catskill Park, large tracts of land are owned by the state Department of Environmental Conservation as part of New York's Forest Preserve. These forests are either in the Sundown Wild Forest in the eastern parts of the town or the Slide Mountain Wilderness Area in its central regions. Within the former are the three southernmost Catskill High Peaks: Peekamoose, Table and Lone mountains. At 3,847 feet (1,173 m), Table's summit is the highest point in the town.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 516 people, 215 households, and 124 families residing in the town. The population density was 4.9 people per square mile (1.9/km²). There were 517 housing units at an average density of 4.9/sq mi (1.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.93% White, 0.97% Native American, 0.19% Asian, and 2.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population.
There were 215 households out of which 18.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the town the population was spread out with 17.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,893, and the median income for a family was $50,729. Males had a median income of $37,750 versus $25,179 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,846. About 5.7% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in Denning
- Branch -- A hamlet on Route 47, northeast of Frost Valley.
- Bull Run -- A hamlet north of Sundown on Route 42.
- Denning -- The hamlet of Denning is by the East Branch of the Neversink River.
- Frost Valley -- A hamlet on Route 47.
- Greenville -- A hamlet near the east town line on Route 46.
- Ladleton -- A hamlet by the East Branch of the Neversink River, southwest of Denning village.
- Peekamoose -- A hamlet near the east town line on Route 42.
- Sundown -- A hamlet near the south town line on Route 46.
[edit] References
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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