Warsaw, New York

Warsaw, New York
Town
Wyoming County's location in the state of New York
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Wyoming County
Founded	1804
Area
• Total	35.5 sq mi (92 km2)
• Land	35.4 sq mi (92 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.14%
Elevation	1,020 ft (310 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	5,423
• Density	153.1/sq mi (59.1/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	14569
Area code(s)	585

Monument Circle Historic District

Wyoming County Courthouse

Augustus Frank House

Warsaw is a town in Wyoming County, New York. The population was 5,423 at the 2000 census. It is located approximately 37 miles east southeast of Buffalo and approximately 37 miles southwest of Rochester. The town may have been named after Warsaw, Poland.

The Town of Warsaw is centrally located in the county and contains a village, also called Warsaw. The village is the county seat of Wyoming County.

History

The Town of Warsaw was founded in 1803 from the Town of Batavia (in Genesee County). In 1812, part of Warsaw was used to form the new town of Town of Middlebury. Again in 1814, Warsaw was reduced to form the Town of Gainesville.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.5 square miles (91.9 km²), of which 35.4 square miles (91.7 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.14%) is water.

Oatka Creek flows northward through the Wyoming Valley in the town. U.S. Route 20A crosses the town.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 5,423 people, 2,113 households, and 1,354 families residing in the town. The population density was 153.1 people per square mile (59.1/km²). There were 2,232 housing units at an average density of 63.0 per square mile (24.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.29% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 2,113 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,699, and the median income for a family was $42,647. Males had a median income of $31,672 versus $21,691 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,279. About 8.5% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Warsaw

• East Warsaw – A location east of the village.
• Rock Glen – A hamlet south of Warsaw village on Route 19.
• Newburg – A hamlet near the south town line on Route 19.
• Oatka – A hamlet southeast of Warsaw village.
• Perry - Warsaw Municipal Airport ( 01G ) – A general aviation airport east of the Village of Warsaw on Route 20A.
• Pierce Corners – A location in the northwest part of the town.
• South Warsaw – A hamlet south of Warsaw on Route 19.
• Thompsons Crossing – A hamlet in the northwest part of the town.
• Warsaw – The Village of Warsaw on Route 20A.
• Seth M. Gates House – An historic house within walking distance of Main Street in Warsaw.^[4]
• Monument Circle Historic District – is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Notable people

• James C. Adamson, former NASA astronaut and retired Colonel of the United States Army^[6]
• Edward J. Boomer, former Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[7]
• Earl Alonzo Brininstool, cowboy poet^[8]
• Barber Conable (1922 - 2003) - Ten-term United States Congressman and later World Bank President.^[9]
• Ice Box Chamberlain, former MLB pitcher^[10]
• Ben Doller, poet, writer^[11]
• James Rood Doolittle, former US Senator from Wisconsin^[12]
• Sydney Nettleton Fisher, Middle East historian^[13]
• Augustus Frank (1826 – 1895) was a United States Representative from New York during the American Civil War^[14]
• Merrill Edward Gates, ninth President of Rutgers College (now Rutgers University), sixth President of Amherst College^[15]
• Seth M. Gates, former US Congressman^[16]
• Lester H. Humphrey, former New York State Senator^[17]
• John Warwick Montgomery (born 1931) - Emeritus Professor of Law and Humanities, writer, lecturer, and public debater in the field of Christian apologetics^[18]
• William Patterson, former US Congressman^[19]
• Diann Roffe, former World Cup alpine ski racer^[20]
• Martin Smallwood, former football coach
• Zera Luther Tanner, former naval commander, inventor^[21]
• Richard W. Ziolkowski, prominent member of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society
• Howard Miller, Former Warsaw Town Justice and Town Supervisor.^[22][23]

References

External links

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Municipalities and communities of Wyoming County, New York, United States County seat: Warsaw Towns Arcade Attica Bennington Castile Covington Eagle Gainesville Genesee Falls Java Middlebury Orangeville Perry Pike Sheldon Warsaw Wethersfield Villages Arcade Attica‡ Castile Gainesville Perry Silver Springs Warsaw Wyoming CDPs Bliss Pike Strykersville Other hamlets Portageville Silver Lake Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 42°44′24″N 78°07′59″W / 42.74000°N 78.13306°W / 42.74000; -78.13306