Hartsville, New York
The Hamlet of Mycenae in Onondaga County was also historically sometimes known as "Hartsville".Hartsville is a
town in
Steuben County,
New York,
United States. The population was 585 at the 2000 census. The town is named after a prominent early settler, Reuben Hart.
The
Town of Hartsville is on the county's western border and is south of
Hornell, New York.
The first permanent settler arrived around 1810. The early lumber industry gradually converted to raising dairy cows as land was cleared. The town was formed from the
Town of Hornellsville in
1844.
Windmills and Controversy
In the fall of 2005, it was publicly revealed that Irish windmill company
Airtricity was planning to build several windmills in Hartsville, and had signed contracts with several landowners for the use of land on which to put these windmills. This has proved controversial. The project would bring in welcome revenue streams, both to the town board and the landowners. However, the opposition points out that the project would likely reduce the values of the neighbouring properties. They also contend that the town board has been overly timid in using its position to negotiate a better deal and that the town board has negligent in bringing certain things to the public attention, especially, (A.) the fact that Airtricity was planning the development, which was not revealed until well after the company had begun contacting landowners, and (B.) that the town board did not suitably mention that it would be voting on whether to involve the Steuben County Industrial Development Board at its December meeting, in what the opponents say is an attemopt to force things through. The opposition also says that the board members have been biased in favour of Airtricity, pointing to various supporting statements by certain members of the board and the fact that the town supervisor is the daughtor of one of the landowners signed up with Airtricity.
The board defends itself by saying that it was as aware as anyone else of what Airtricity was up to prior to when the project was announced, and that it considered itself not to be sppeding the project through. Another point in favour of the project is that it is, at any rate, unfair to shut it down completely and deny the landowners needed money.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 93.7
km² (36.2
mi²). 93.7 km² (36.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.06%) is water.
The western town line is the border of
Allegany County, New York.
Neighboring towns and areas
To the west is the
Town of Alfred in Allegany County. To the north is the
Town of Hornellsville and to the south is the
Town of Greenwood. The eastern town line is shared with the
Town of Canisteo.
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 585 people, 233 households, and 170 families residing in the town. The
population density was 6.2/km² (16.2/mi²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 4.0/km² (10.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.49%
White, 0.17%
Native American, 0.17% from
other races, and 0.17% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.
There were 233 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were
married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 115.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,568, and the median income for a family was $42,656. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $18,654 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $17,667. About 8.3% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
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Hartsville -- The
hamlet of Hartsville, located on County Road 28 near the center of the town, is the only community in the town. It was also previously known as "Hartsville Center."
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Purdy Creek -- A stream flowing through the town and Hartsville village. It was named after an early settler and eventually flows into the
Canisteo River.
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Webb Hollow -- A valley northwest of Hartsville village.
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