Editing Dresden, Yates County, New York

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|population_total         = 293
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'''Dresden''' is a [[Village (New York)|village]] in [[Yates County, New York|Yates County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 308 at the 2010 census. The village was named after [[Dresden]] in [[Germany]].

The '''Village of Dresden''' is located in the [[Torrey, New York|Town of Torrey]] and is twelve miles south of [[Geneva, New York|Geneva]].  Dresden is located in the [[Finger Lakes]] Region of New York.

== History ==
[[File:Christopher Willis House, Dresden NY 01.JPG|left|thumb|Historic [[Christopher Willis House]] on Seneca St. in Dresden.]]

The region was known as "Kashong" (or "Kashanquash") to the natives and was part of the [[Phelps and Gorham Purchase]].

At the end of the 18th century, followers of the [[Public Universal Friend]], a religious leader, began to settle in the area. They called the area "Jerusalem" and founded a community near the present site of Dresden.

Dresden was founded in 1811 as a planned community. The Village of Dresden was incorporated in 1867.

Dresden was the eastern terminus for the former [[Crooked Lake Canal]], which operated from 1833 to 1877. This canal linked the area through other lake canals to the [[Erie Canal]].

The [[Robert Ingersoll Birthplace]] and [[Christopher Willis House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Frederick Condit]], [[Wisconsin]] legislator
*[[Robert G. Ingersoll]], political leader and orator, born in Dresden

==Geography==
[[File:Mr Twistees, Dresden, Yates Co NY 02.JPG|left|thumb|View from [[New York State Route 14]].]]
Dresden is located at {{Coord|42|41|2|N|76|57|26|W|type:city}} (42.683857, -76.957296).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

The village on the west shore of [[Seneca Lake (New York)|Seneca Lake]]. '''Keuka Lake Outlet''' (known early as "Crooked Lake Outlet"), a stream connecting [[Keuka Lake]] with Seneca Lake, flows past the south side of the village.  At first the significant water drop made it an important location for [[watermill|mills]]. Later it was developed as a [[canal]] between the lakes.

[[New York State Route 14]] intersects [[New York State Route 54]] at Dresden.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 366
|1890= 348
|1900= 306
|1910= 345
|1920= 295
|1930= 276
|1940= 257
|1950= 373
|1960= 437
|1970= 450
|1980= 378
|1990= 339
|2000= 307
|2010= 308
|2020= 293
|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>
}}
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 307 people, 116 households, and 78 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,005.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 139 housing units at an average density of {{convert|455.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.77% of the population.

There were 116 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,500, and the median income for a family was $40,208. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $24,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $18,207.  About 4.8% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

== Additional information about Dresden ==
* The local history museum is the [[Robert Ingersoll Birthplace]].
* The Outlet Trail is used for hiking and kayaking, following the former canal and ruins of mills.
* Many [[winery|wineries]] are within a short distance of the village.
* A natural gas energy plant owned by [[Greenidge Generation power plant|Greenidge Generation]] generates electrical power and performs crypto currency mining (58%) and takes water for cooling from the lake.
* The NUWC Seneca Lake Sonar Test Facility is located in Dresden and operates an offshore platform in the middle of the lake.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=150>
File:Seneca Lake in Dresden, YatesCo NY 02.JPG|Seneca Lake in Dresden.
File:Dresden Ingerhut ext May 2004.JPG|[[Robert Ingersoll Birthplace|Robert Green Ingersoll Birthplace Museum]].
File:Post Office, Dresden, Yates Co NY.JPG|Dresden Post Office.
File:Dresden United Methodist Church, Yates Co NY.JPG|Dresden United Methodist Church.
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Dresden, Yates County, New York}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130101025030/http://www.dresdenny.org/ Village of Dresden, NY]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160414153255/http://www.footprintpress.com/FingerLakes/keuka.htm  Outlet Trail information]

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[[Category:Villages in Yates County, New York]]
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