Mamakating, New York
Sullivan County
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Mamakating is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. At the 2000 census Mamakating had 11,002 inhabitants. It is located in the southeastern part of the county.
History
The Town of Mamakating was statuiert on March 7, 1788 as the first administrative unit within the later Sullivan counties. The first county seat was located in the village of Bloomingburg incorporated in 1833. According to historical records acquired Johanis Hard Burgh from Kingston a large piece of land that included the present-day Sullivan County, but at that time was still part of the Ulster counties.
In the first half of the 18th century originated in the Old Mine Road (present-day U.S. Highway 209), a number of forts, with which the white settlers should be protected from hostile Indians. Fort West Brookville was built in 1750 to the present border between Sullivan and Orange County, 1757 was a fort north of Wurtsboro, which was named Fort Devan. Another fort was built in 1731 on the eastern flank of Bloomingburgh Mountain. This was called Fort Roosa. It still stands and is considered the oldest existing building in Sullivan County. A majority of the settlers who followed the road from Kingston ago settled here because they appeared the land fertile; Game and fish, and wood for building was available in abundance.
Mamakating was later reduced to its present size since 1788 Deerpark, 1798 Lumberland, 1803 Thompson and in 1837 a part of Forestburgh from this area have been extracted.
The first school in Sullivan County was built in 1788 in Bloomingburgh. The Bloomingburgh Reformed Church was built in 1820 and the Phillip Sports United Methodist Church 1823. Two brothers began in 1825 with the construction of the Delaware and Hudson Canals, coal from Pennsylvania to New York City brought. The first coal -laden ships arrived on the Hudson River in a November 1828. On the way back to the coal fields, they brought with them the goods that were needed in Sullivan County. The construction of the canal, thus contributing to the prosperity of Mamakating and the Sullivan County. The railroad was built in 1899 meant the end for sewer shipping.
Middle of the 19th century lived a great part of the city from the processing of leather; 1850 processed five driven by water power and working horses tanneries 27,000 skins.
The Historical Society Mamakatings has renovated old school building in Summitville and maintains therein an archive for documents and historical finds from the urban area.
Geography
The city comes close in the east to the border of Orange County and to the north by the Ulster County. U.S. Highway 209 leads in a north-south direction through the area of the city, New York State Route 17 ( future Interstate 86) crosses the east-west direction.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 254.5 km ², of which 248.4 km ² land and 6.0 km ² omitted ( = 2.37 %) to water.
The highest point in the city is about 503 m near the intersection of Mamakating Avenue and Park Road in Mamakating Park Historic District. The lowest point is the mouth of Bush Kill the Shawangunk Kill, meet at Sullivan, Orange and Ulster County.
Demography
At the time of the census of 2000, there were 11,002 people Mamakating. The population density was 44.3 people per km ². There were 5629 housing units at an average 22.7 per km ². The population consisted of Mamakatings 93.96 % White, 2.14 % African American, 0.33 % Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0 % Pacific Islander, 0.89 % reported from other races, and 1.66 % from two or more races. 4.77 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Residents Mamakatings distributed to 4153 households out of which 35.5% were living in children under 18 years. 56.6 % married couples living together, 9.1 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 8.1% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size is 3.14.
The population was spread out with 26.9 % under the, 6.9 % 18 -24- year-old, 30.4 % 25 -44- year-old, 24.8% 45-64 year olds and 10.9 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 97.2 men.
The median household income in Mamakating was 41 726 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 49 615 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 40 811 U.S. dollars, compared to 28 329 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 19,451 U.S. dollars. 10.3 % of the population and 7.2% of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 10.0 % of minors and 9.2 % of those age 65 or over.
Inhabited places and other geographical points in Mamakating
- Bashakill, a marsh in the south of the Town.
- Bloomingburg, a Village
- Burlingham, a hamlet in the East Mamakatings
- Culvertown, a hamlet in the west Mamakatings
- Haven, a settlement in the southeast of the urban area
- Highview, a locality in Bloomingburg
- Mamakating Park, a hamlet which was created as a holiday resort northeast of Wurtsboro in the 1890s and led the National Register of Historic Places is
- Mount Prosper, a hamlet west of Wurtsboro
- Phillip sport, a hamlet north of Wurtsboro on Highway 209
- Roosa Gap west of Burlingham
- Spring Glen, a hamlet on Highway 209, most of which lies in the neighboring Ulster County
- Summitville, a hamlet north of Wurtsboro on Highway 209
- West Brookville
- Winterton in the southeast Mamakatings
- Wurtsboro, a Village
- Wurtsboro Hills, a hamlet northwest of the Village of Wurtsboro
- Wurtsboro - Sullivan County Airport north of Wurtsboro
- Yankee Lake, a hamlet south of Wurtsboro, located on the eponymous Lake