Editing Genesee Falls, New York

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'''Genesee Falls''' is an incorporated [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming County]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. The population was 438 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

The '''Town of Genesee Falls''' is in the southeastern corner of the county.

== History ==
The Town of Genesee Falls was established in 1846. The town was created from part of the [[Pike (town), New York|Town of Pike]] and from part of the [[Portage, New York|Town of Portage]] in [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston County]], [[New York (state)|New York]].

In 1876 a violent [[tornado]] struck Portageville, destroying buildings and injuring inhabitants.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|15.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|15.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (1.08%) is water.

The east town line is the border of [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston County]], [[New York (state)|New York]] ([[Portage, New York|Town of Portage]]).  The south town line is the border of [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany County]] New York ([[Hume, New York|Town of Hume]]).

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1850= 1322
|1860= 1020
|1870= 979
|1880= 860
|1890= 740
|1900= 658
|1910= 615
|1920= 542
|1930= 509
|1940= 413
|1950= 436
|1960= 397
|1970= 397
|1980= 553
|1990= 488
|2000= 460
|2010= 438
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|estimate=423
|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 460 people, 170 households, and 126 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|29.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 194 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.74% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 170 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,250, and the median income for a family was $38,571. Males had a median income of $27,813 versus $25,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,080.  About 17.5% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.7% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in the Town of Genesee Falls ==
*'''Bigelow Corners''' &ndash; A location in the northwest part of the town.
*'''Bishop Corners''' &ndash; A location in the northeast part of the town.
*'''[[Genesee River]]''' &ndash; The river is the east border of the town.
*'''[[Letchworth State Park]]''' &ndash; The south end of the [[state park]] is in this town.
*'''[[Portageville, New York|Portageville]]''' &ndash; The [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Portageville, on Route 19A, is the only community in the town.

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[[Category:New York (state) populated places on the Genesee River]]
[[Category:Towns in Wyoming County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]