| Prattsville, New York | |
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Prattsville, New York
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Greene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.7 sq mi (51.1 km2) |
| • Land | 19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,539 ft (469 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 700 |
| • Density | 35.5/sq mi (13.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12468 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-59751 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979396 |
Prattsville is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The Town of Prattsville is in the northwest part of the county. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 700.
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The town was first settled around 1763, and the region was then called "Schoharie Kill." An attempt during the American Revolution by the British and their Tory allies to drive the settlers out was thwarted when they were defeated by the settlers.
Prattsville was established in 1824 from the Town of Windham. Some of the town was lost to form the Town of Ashland in 1848.
Prattsville was later named after Zadock Pratt, a congressman and prominent citizen. Pratt built a tannery larger than any other in the world at the time, helping it become a major town in Upstate New York. His life is depicted through as series of stone carvings called Pratt Rock which he commissioned during his lifetime.
The 1830 population of the town was 830. When Pratt built his tannery, it created a vast number of jobs and the population grew to 1989 by 1850. However, by 1845 all of the Hemlock bark had been extracted from the forests for 10 miles around, and Pratt was forced to close the tannery. The jobs that were lost could not be replaced, and the town's population dwindled to 1,314 by 1875.[1] The Old Episcopal Manse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[2]
It is paradoxical that both the great American naturalist, John Burroughs, and Jay Gould, one of the richest men of history were both born and raised in Roxbury,New York, practically a stone's throw from Prattsville.
On August, 28. 2011, Hurricane Irene caused record flooding in the town by the Schoharie Creek, causing major damage and destroying large areas of the town. It received widespread national news coverage because the town had nearly been washed away. [3][4][5][6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 19.7 square miles (51 km2), of which, 19.6 square miles (51 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.51%) is water.
The town is in the Catskill Mountains. The north town line is the border of Schoharie County, New York, and the west town line is the border of Delaware County, New York.
The Schoharie Creek flows through the town past the community of Prattsville.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1990 | 774 |
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| 2000 | 665 | −14.1% | |
| 2010 | 700 | 5.3% | |
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As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 665 people, 253 households, and 182 families residing in the town. The population density was 33.9 people per square mile (13.1/km²). There were 406 housing units at an average density of 20.7 per square mile (8.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.95% White, 0.30% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.
There were 253 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,655, and the median income for a family was $33,571. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,962. About 4.9% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
A number of homes in the area are second/vacation homes owned by those wealthier than the average Prattsville resident.
| Climate data for Prattsville, New York | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 31 (−1) |
33 (1) |
41 (5) |
53 (12) |
65 (18) |
73 (23) |
78 (26) |
76 (24) |
68 (20) |
58 (14) |
46 (8) |
35 (2) |
55 (13) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 9 (−13) |
9 (−13) |
18 (−8) |
29 (−2) |
39 (4) |
47 (8) |
51 (11) |
50 (10) |
43 (6) |
33 (1) |
26 (−3) |
15 (−9) |
31 (−1) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 4.29 (109) |
2.87 (72.9) |
4.45 (113) |
4.67 (118.6) |
4.82 (122.4) |
4.29 (109) |
4.18 (106.2) |
3.50 (88.9) |
4.62 (117.3) |
4.46 (113.3) |
5.17 (131.3) |
4.09 (103.9) |
23.30 (591.8) |
| Source: Weather.com[8] | |||||||||||||
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