Editing Deposit (village), New York

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Deposit, New York
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|settlement_type          = [[Village]]
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|motto                    = "Where nature blesses, there man progresses."

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|image_caption            = Entrance to Deposit along [[New York State Route 10]]
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|subdivision_name1        = [[New York (state)|New York]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Broome County, New York|Broome]], [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of towns in New York|Towns]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Sanford, New York|Sanford]], [[Deposit (town), New York|Deposit]]
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|area_total_km2           = 3.41
|area_land_km2            = 3.27
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|population_total         = 1387
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|elevation_ft             = 991
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]] 
|postal_code              = 13754
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|blank_info               = 36-20346
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|website                  = {{URL|villageofdeposit.org}}
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'''Deposit''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] in [[Broome County, New York|Broome]] and [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]. The population was 1,663 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3620346| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212193432/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3620346| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Deposit village, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 4, 2014}}</ref>

The village, on the county line, is half within the town of [[Sanford, New York|Sanford]] (Broome County) and half within the town of [[Deposit (town), New York|Deposit]] (Delaware County). The Broome County portion of Deposit is part of the [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]] [[Binghamton metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

== History ==
[[File:Deposit, N.Y. 1887. LOC 75694764.tif|thumb|left|[[Perspective map]] and list of landmarks from 1887 by [[L.R. Burleigh]]]]
The position of the village is at the boundary of White and Indian territory, as imposed by the 1763 [[Fort Stanwix]] Treaty. The village was incorporated in 1811 in Delaware County. Deposit is one of only twelve villages in New York still incorporated under a [[Municipal charter|charter]], the other villages having incorporated or re-incorporated under the provisions of [[Village (New York)|Village Law]].<ref name="villagehist">{{cite web|url=http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lgss/pdfs/Handbook.pdf#page=72 |title=Local Government Handbook - Village Government: Historical Development |format=PDF |pages=PDF page 72 |year=2008 |edition=5th |publisher=New York State Department of State |access-date=June 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326101146/http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lgss/pdfs/Handbook.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2009 }}</ref>

While the [[dairy industry]] is now important, the name of the town is said to derive from its status as a [[lumber]] center, when it was the place at which logs were "deposited" for [[timber rafting]] south on the Delaware River.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=37|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=33}}</ref>

==Geography==
The village is located by the [[West Branch Delaware River|West Branch]] of the [[Delaware River]] and the Southern Tier Expressway ([[New York Route 17]]). The village is {{convert|30|mi}} east of [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]] and {{convert|3|mi|0}} north of the [[Pennsylvania]] border.

Deposit is located at {{coord|42|3|43|N|75|25|24|W|region:US_type:city}} (42.061856, -75.423358).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|3.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|3.3|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 4.04%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 1286
|1880= 1419
|1890= 1530
|1900= 2051
|1910= 1864
|1920= 1943
|1930= 1887
|1940= 2028
|1950= 2016
|1960= 2025
|1970= 2061
|1980= 1897
|1990= 1936
|2000= 1699
|2010= 1663
|2020= 1387
|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|access-date=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]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,699 people, 716 households, and 436 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,350.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 823 housing units at an average density of {{convert|654.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.94% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.82% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.94% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.71% of the population.

There were 716 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,702, and the median income for a family was $32,016. Males had a median income of $27,202 versus $19,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,390. About 15.0% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://villageofdeposit.org Official village website]
* [http://www.depositchamber.com Deposit Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://archive.today/20130201010828/http://history.rays-place.com/ny/sanford-ny.htm Early history of Deposit and surrounding area]

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[[Category:Villages in Broome County, New York]]
[[Category:Villages in Delaware County, New York]]
[[Category:Binghamton metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1811]]
[[Category:1811 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]