Town in New York, United States
Huron is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 2,118 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the Huron Indians.
The Town of Huron is in the northeastern part of the county and is east of Rochester, New York. It has a hamlet, also called Huron. Government offices for the town are located just east of there at Rice Mill.[5]
There is no post office in the Town of Huron. Primary postal districts covering the area include ZIP Code 14590 for Wolcott and ZIP Code 14516 for North Rose.[6][7]
History
The town was part of the Pulteney Purchase. It was first settled circa 1796.
The Town of Huron was created from the Town of Wolcott in 1826 as the "Town of Port Bay." In 1834, the town's name was changed to honor the Huron tribe.
From 1826 to 1837, a Shaker community known today as Shaker Heights was partially located in the town. Because the Shakers believed that too many worldly influences were appearing in Huron, they moved to the Town of Groveland and established the Groveland Shaker Village, which is now where the Groveland Correctional Facility is located.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.2 square miles (112 km2), of which 39.5 square miles (102 km2) is land and 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2) (8.54%) is water.
The northern town line is Lake Ontario. Sodus Bay, a large inlet of Lake Ontario, is an important feature of the town.
New York State Route 104 passes across the south part of the town.
Demographics
Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1830 | 1,082 | | — |
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| 1840 | 1,943 | | 79.6% |
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| 1850 | 1,966 | | 1.2% |
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| 1860 | 1,966 | | 0.0% |
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| 1870 | 2,060 | | 4.8% |
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| 1880 | 2,036 | | −1.2% |
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| 1890 | 1,793 | | −11.9% |
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| 1900 | 1,667 | | −7.0% |
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| 1910 | 1,531 | | −8.2% |
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| 1920 | 1,416 | | −7.5% |
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| 1930 | 1,313 | | −7.3% |
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| 1940 | 1,412 | | 7.5% |
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| 1950 | 1,409 | | −0.2% |
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| 1960 | 1,356 | | −3.8% |
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| 1970 | 1,739 | | 28.2% |
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| 1980 | 1,820 | | 4.7% |
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| 1990 | 2,025 | | 11.3% |
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| 2000 | 2,117 | | 4.5% |
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| 2010 | 2,118 | | 0.0% |
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| 2016 (est.) | 2,036 | [4] | −3.9% |
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As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 2,118 people, 855 households, and 590 families residing in the town. The population density was 49.0 inhabitants per square mile (18.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.5% White, 2.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the population.
There were 855 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 20, 5.4% from 20 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $67,765, and the median income for a family was $71,944. Males had a median income of $42,969 versus $36,193 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,861. About 6.6% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
Housing
There were 1,617 housing units at an average density of 37.4 per square mile (14.4/km2); a total of 47.1% of housing units were vacant.
There were 855 occupied housing units in the town, of which 702 were owner-occupied units (82.1%), while 153 were renter-occupied (17.9%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 8.4%.[9]
NOTE: It is common for resort communities to have higher than normal vacant house counts. Many are vacation homes which are seasonal and not regularly occupied.
