Editing Hadley, New York

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'''Hadley''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Hadley.ogg|'|h|æ|d|l|iː|}}, {{respell|HAD|lee}})<ref name=MW-Pronounce-Hadley>{{cite web|title=Hadley|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hadley|website=[[Merriam-Webster]]|access-date=November 12, 2014}}</ref> is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States.  The population was 1,971 at the 2000 census.  The town was named after [[Hadley, Massachusetts|Hadley]], [[Massachusetts]].

The '''Town of Hadley''' is in the northern part of the county and is west of [[Glens Falls, New York|Glens Falls]].

== History ==
The first settler arrived around 1788.

[[File:Luzerne, N.Y. and Hadley. LOC 75694792.jpg|thumb|[[Perspective map]] of Luzerne (now [[Lake Luzerne, New York]]) and Hadley from 1888 with list of landmarks by [[L.R. Burleigh]]]]
The town was formed from parts of the Towns of [[Greenfield, New York|Greenfield]] and [[Northumberland, New York|Northumberland]] in 1801.  The [[Corinth (town), New York|Town of Corinth]] was taken from Hadley in 1818, and the [[Day, New York|Town of Day]] was removed in 1819, bringing the Town of Hadley to its current dimensions.

In 1930, the Conklingville [[Dam]] by the west town line helped create the Sacandaga Reservoir and controlled flooding.

The [[Hadley Mountain Fire Observation Station]] and [[Hadley Parabolic Bridge]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|41.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|39.8|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}}  (3.26%) is water.

The town is located within the [[Adirondack Park]].  The northern and eastern town lines are the border of [[Warren County, New York|Warren County]].

A small part of the eastern end of the [[Great Sacandaga Lake]] (formerly the "Sacandaga Reservoir") is by the western town line and the [[Sacandaga River]] divides the town laterally and enters the [[Hudson River]] by the eastern town boundary.

[[New York State Route 9N]] passes through the southeastern part of Hadley.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 1725
|1820= 798
|1830= 829
|1840= 865
|1850= 1003
|1860= 1017
|1870= 1039
|1880= 1095
|1890= 1103
|1900= 914
|1910= 672
|1920= 581
|1930= 841
|1940= 679
|1950= 801
|1960= 982
|1970= 1128
|1980= 1351
|1990= 1628
|2000= 1971
|2010= 2048
|2020= 1796
|estyear= 
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=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|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 1,971 people, 730 households, and 538 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|49.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 990 housing units at an average density of {{convert|24.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.01% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.15% of the population.

There were 730 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,150, and the median income for a family was $42,438. Males had a median income of $35,694 versus $21,810 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,560.  About 6.1% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census recap |url=http://www.saratoganygenweb.com/censusrecap.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=www.saratoganygenweb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer |url=https://maps.geo.census.gov/ddmv/map.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=maps.geo.census.gov}}</ref>

== Communities and locations in Hadley ==
*'''Bell Brook Pond''' &ndash; A small [[artificial lake]] by the western town line.
*[[Hadley (CDP), New York|Hadley]] &ndash; The [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Hadley is near the eastern town line and the mouth of the Sacandaga River at the junction of County Roads 1 and 4..
*'''Lynnwood''' &ndash; A hamlet in the western part of the town at the junction of County Roads 7 and 8.
*'''Mount Anthony''' &ndash; The highest peak in the town, in its southeastern corner.
*'''Rockwell Falls''' &ndash; A [[waterfall]] by Hadley village.
*'''Stewart Bridge Reservoir''' &ndash; A [[Reservoir (water)|reservoir]] on the Sacandaga River.
*'''Stewart's Dam''' &ndash; An earthen [[dam]] on the Sacandaga River, creating Stewart Bridge Reservoir.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20130104191901/http://history.rays-place.com/ny/hadley-ny.htm  Early history of Hadley]
* [http://www.greenfieldpress.com/VisitHadley.html  Hadley information]
* [http://townofhadley.org/content  Town of Hadley, NY]
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