Hastings, New York

This article is about the town in upstate New York. For the village just north of New York City, see Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation).

Hastings, New York
Town
Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°18′21″N 76°9′10″W / 43.30583°N 76.15278°W / 43.30583; -76.15278
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Oswego
Area
• Total	46.0 sq mi (119.2 km²)
• Land	45.8 sq mi (118.5 km²)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
Elevation	449 ft (137 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	9,450
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	13076
Area code(s)	315
FIPS code	36-32688
GNIS feature ID	0979057

Hastings is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 9,450 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Hastings Curtiss, a prominent citizen and member of the State Assembly in 1824.

The Town of Hastings is on the south border of the county. U.S. Route 11 and Interstate 81 pass through the town.

History

Hastings was the first town settled in Oswego County when Oliver Stevens built a rude house near the abandoned Fort Brewerton in 1789.^[1] Stevens used the location to trade with Indians and to provide a tavern-like establishment for the boatmen who frequented the nearby river and lake. The region was originally called "Breda." The town was formed in 1825 from Constantia. The early industry was lumbering and manufacturing of wooden products.

The Carley's Mills Schoolhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 46.0 square miles (119 km²), of which, 45.8 square miles (119 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (0.54%) is water.

The south town line is the Oneida River and the border of Onondaga County, New York. The south tip of the town is at the west end of Oneida Lake where it becomes the Oneida River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1820	741		—
1830	1,494		101.6%
1840	1,983		32.7%
1850	2,920		47.3%
1860	3,345		14.6%
1870	3,058		−8.6%
1880	2,856		−6.6%
1890	2,364		−17.2%
1900	2,303		−2.6%
1910	2,315		0.5%
1920	2,153		−7.0%
1930	2,149		−0.2%
1940	2,361		9.9%
1950	3,063		29.7%
1960	4,457		45.5%
1970	6,042		35.6%
1980	7,095		17.4%
1990	8,113		14.3%
2000	8,803		8.5%
2010	9,450		7.3%
Est. 2014	9,401	^[3]	−0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 8,803 people, 3,374 households, and 2,365 families residing in the town. The population density was 192.3 people per square mile (74.3/km²). There were 3,635 housing units at an average density of 79.4 per square mile (30.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.75% White, 0.32% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 3,374 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,085, and the median income for a family was $46,722. Males had a median income of $35,380 versus $24,958 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,931. About 6.2% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Hastings

Bardeen Corners – A hamlet south of Hastings village on Route 11.
Benders Corners – A location near the west town line.
Brewerton – A hamlet that is also located in Onondaga County.
Carley Mills – A hamlet east of Hastings village.
Caughdenoy – A hamlet by the west town line in the southwest corner of Hastings. It was first settled around 1797 and is by the Oneida River. It was a center for catching and smoking eels for market.
Central Square – The Village of Central Square is in the south part of the town on Route 11.
Emmons Siding – A location in the south part of the town near Oneida Lake.
Gardners Corners – A location west of Hastings village.
Hastings – The hamlet of Hastings is in the northern part of the town on U.S. Route 11.
Hastings Center – A hamlet north of Central Square at the intersection of County Route 4 and Perfield Road.
Little France – A hamlet on the east town line, which had early settlers from France and French Canada.
Mallory – A hamlet by the east town line.
Mallory Station – A location west of Mallory.
McMahon Corners – A location north of Caughdenoy on the west town line.
Morse – A hamlet east of Hastings village and south of Carley Mills.
Piquet Corners – A location south of Bardeen Corners on Route 11.

References

↑ "History of Oswego County, New York". Archive.org. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Oswego County, New York, United States

County seat: Oswego

Cities	Fulton Oswego

Towns	Albion Amboy Boylston Constantia Granby Hannibal Hastings Mexico Minetto New Haven Orwell Oswego Palermo Parish Redfield Richland Sandy Creek Schroeppel Scriba Volney West Monroe Williamstown

Villages	Central Square Cleveland Hannibal Lacona Mexico Parish Phoenix Pulaski Sandy Creek

CDPs	Brewerton‡ Constantia Minetto Sand Ridge Cayuga Community College SUNY Oswego

Other hamlets	Albion Center Altmar Bardeen Corners Beecherville Bernhards Bay Boylston Center Bundy Crossing Butterfly Corners Cains Corners Carley Mills Carterville Catfish Caughdenoy Clifford Cribbs Corners Cummings Bridge Demster Demster Beach Dexterville Doris Park Drakes Corner Dugway Dutcherville East Amboy East Boylston East Palermo Fairdale Farley Corners Fruit Valley Furmiss Gayville Gilbert Mills Graftons Square Greenboro Hannibal Center Happy Valley Hastings Center Hinmansville Howardville Ingalls Crossing Kasoag Little France Loomis Corner Lycoming Mallory Mallory Station Maple Hill McMahon Corners Morse Mosher Corners Mud Hill Mungers Corners New Scriba Nicholsville North Amboy North Boylston North Constantia North Church Corner North Hannibal North Scriba North Shores North Volney Oswego Beach Oswego Center Panther Lake Peacock Corners Peat Corners Pennellville Pineville Plantz Corners Pleasant Point Crossing Prattham Red Mill Ricard Roosevelt Corners Russ Mills Sala Sandy Pond Shephard Corners Smartville South Hannibal South New Haven South Scriba Stewart Corners Texas The Elms Toad Harbor Upson Corner Vermillion Vorea Vorhees Corners West Amboy

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°22′26″N 76°09′09″W / 43.37389°N 76.15250°W / 43.37389; -76.15250

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