Jerusalem (New York)

Yates County

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Jerusalem is a town in Yates County in the U.S. state of New York in the United States. It was named after the city of Jerusalem in Israel.

Jerusalem is located on State Route 54A and is 169 square kilometers in size. 9.97 % of this water areas because the city including parts of Keuka Lake. The town has 4,469 inhabitants ( census 2010).

Jerusalem is the birthplace of Congressman Thomas B. Jackson ( 1797-1881 ).

History

The area of Jerusalem was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase land purchase. The settlement was founded in 1789 and was part of Ontario County.

Among the first settlers were mainly followers of Jemima Wilkinson (1753-1819), a religious Eifererin, who came from Cumberland, Providence County. She gave the settlement in 1789 and the name "Jerusalem".

In 1823 the city became part of the newly founded Yates County.

Branchport, a hamlet (English Hamlet) in Jerusalem, is considered one of the alleged birthplace of the legendary Chief Red Jacket of the people of Seneca.

Demography

Jerusalem is one of 4,525 inhabitants ( 2000 census ), 1,606 households, and 1,117 families. The population density is 29.7 / km ².

The composition of the population of Jerusalem is relatively homogeneous. The largest group with 98.39 % non- Hispanic White, 0.55 % African American are, 0.11 % Native American or Native American, 0.29 % Asian, 0.66 % Hispanics / Latinos and the rest is owned by two or more groups.