Editing Centerville, New York

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{{about|the town in Allegany County|the hamlet in Ulster County|Centerville, Ulster County, New York}}
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'''Centerville''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 822 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3600313475| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164010/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3600313475| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Centerville town, Allegany County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 24, 2014}}</ref> The town is in the northwest corner of Allegany County and is named after its principal settlement.

==History==
Centerville was first settled in April 1808 by Joseph Maxson. Minard describes this first settler in his ''History of Centerville'':

"He was only 18, and came from [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego Co]]. Two cents and a few articles of provisions and clothing constituted his wealth. At Pike he took from his feet a pair of new shoes, bartered them for an axe, and pushed on into the wilderness, and in the center of the township near a small stream erected the rudest kind of a hut. For a bed he peeled basswood bark, used some pieces as a floor and others for covering. Not long after he came snow fell six inches deep. He persevered in his labors and passed eight months alone."²

James Ward settled there in the fall of 1808, and a half dozen more families moved there in the following year. Centerville (then spelled "Centreville") was established on January 15, 1819, from part of the town of [[Pike (town), New York|Pike]] (a town in [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming County]]).<sup>1</sup>

In recent years many [[Amish]] farmers have bought land in the town.

The [[Centerville Town Hall]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2009.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|91.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|91.8|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.13%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The west town line is the border of [[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus County]], and the north town line is the border of [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming County]].

Sixtown Creek is an important stream in the town.

[[New York State Route 243]] passes through the community of Fairview.

===Adjacent towns and areas===
Centerville is west of the town of [[Hume, New York|Hume]] and north of the town of [[Rushford, New York|Rushford]]. The west town line is shared with the town of [[Freedom, New York|Freedom]] in Cattaraugus County, and the north town line is shared with the town of [[Eagle, New York|Eagle]] in Wyoming County.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 421
|1830= 1195
|1840= 1513
|1850= 1441
|1860= 1323
|1870= 1043
|1880= 956
|1890= 911
|1900= 833
|1910= 781
|1920= 668
|1930= 553
|1940= 559
|1950= 545
|1960= 491
|1970= 526
|1980= 696
|1990= 678
|2000= 762
|2010= 822
|estyear=2016
|estimate=814
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 762 people, 253 households, and 195 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|21.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 402 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.05% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.49% of the population.

There were 253 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,487, and the median income for a family was $31,058. Males had a median income of $25,208 versus $20,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,674. About 22.4% of families and 32.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 46.4% of those under age 18 and 31.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities and locations in Centerville==
[[File:Centerville Town Hall 2012-09-24 18-08-31.jpg|thumb|[[Centerville Town Hall]]]]
*'''Centerville''' &ndash; The [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] of Centerville is near the town center at the junction of Buffalo, Pike and Hill Roads.
*'''Fairview''' &ndash; A hamlet on the town line in the southwest corner of the town on Route 243.
*'''Higgins''' &ndash; The hamlet is southeast of Centerville.
*'''Welsh Settlement''' &ndash; A former designation for the southwest part of the town, settled in the 1840s by many natives of [[Wales]].

==Notable people==
*[[Ellen Palmer Allerton]] (1835&ndash;1893), poet<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zXEEAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22born+in+centerville%22+new+york&pg=PA21 Willard, Frances Elizabeth, Livermore Mary Ashton Rice -A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches, 1893, p. 21] accessed November 21, 2012</ref>
*[[Ezra Kendall]] (1861&ndash;1910), actor-comedian, humorist, playwright and author<ref>Ezra Kendall Dead. New York Times, January 24, 1910, p. 9</ref>
*[[Clifford Goldsmith]], playwright best known for creating ''[[The Aldrich Family]]'', which was set in a larger, fictionalized version of Centerville<ref name="oth">{{cite news|last1=Kellogg|first1=Richard L.|title=The Allegany County roots of Clifford Goldsmith|url=http://www.oleantimesherald.com/editorial/the-allegany-county-roots-of-clifford-goldsmith/article_5ae14369-39f6-58e4-bee8-97f40345b465.html|accessdate=May 27, 2017|work=Olean Times Herald|date=December 8, 2009|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170527022651/http://www.oleantimesherald.com/editorial/the-allegany-county-roots-of-clifford-goldsmith/article_5ae14369-39f6-58e4-bee8-97f40345b465.html|archivedate=May 27, 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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1. French, J. H., ''Gazetteer of the State of New York, Embracing a Comprehensive View of the Geography, Geology, and General History of the State...'', Syracuse: R. Pearsall Smith, 1860, view online at: https://books.google.com/books?id=R_zHwh4xByQC&dq=allegany+county+new+york+history&pg=PA1
2. Minard, John S., ''History of Centerville, New York'', Alfred, NY, J. A. Fergusson, 1896

==External links==
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* [http://centerville.wordpress.com/ Town of Centerville official website]


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