Editing Harpersfield, New York

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| leader_name        = James E. Eisel ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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'''Harpersfield''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,442 at the 2020 census.<ref name="census.gov">United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Harpersfield town, Delaware County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Harpersfield%20town,%20Delaware%20County,%20New%20York</ref><ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3602532281| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Harpersfield town, Delaware County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 5, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213124235/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3602532281| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The town is on the northern border of the county.

== History ==

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The town was formed in 1768 by Colonel John Harper, who fought for the state of New York during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

==Geography==
The northern town line is the border of [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego County]], while the northeastern town boundary  is the border of [[Schoharie County, New York|Schoharie County]]. The village of [[Stamford (village), New York|Stamford]] is on the town's southeastern border.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|109.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|108.8|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.7|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.63%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The northern three-quarters of the town drains westward via Charlotte Creek and several tributaries to the [[Susquehanna River]] near [[Oneonta, New York|Oneonta]], while the remainder drains south to the [[West Branch Delaware River]], which forms the south town boundary.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1820= 1884
|1830= 1936
|1840= 1708
|1850= 1613
|1860= 1468
|1870= 1485
|1880= 1420
|1890= 1386
|1900= 1221
|1910= 1244
|1920= 1184
|1930= 1265
|1940= 1200
|1950= 1263
|1960= 1193
|1970= 1423
|1980= 1495
|1990= 1450
|2000= 1603
|2010= 1577
|2020= 1442
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|estimate= 
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=November 5, 2019}}</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><ref name="census.gov">United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Harpersfield town, Delaware County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Harpersfield%20town,%20Delaware%20County,%20New%20York</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 1,603 people, 591 households, and 416 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|38.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 913 housing units at an average density of {{convert|21.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.56% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.99% of the population.

There were 591 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,333, and the median income for a family was $37,446. Males had a median income of $27,237 versus $21,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,863.  About 12.5% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.0% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Harpersfield ==
*'''Harpersfield''' &ndash; The [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Harpersfield.
*'''North Harpersfield''' &ndash; A hamlet on [[List of county routes in Delaware County, New York|CR&nbsp;29]].
*'''West Harpersfield''' &ndash; A location at the intersection of [[NY 23]] and [[List of county routes in Delaware County, New York|CR&nbsp;33]].
*[[Stamford (village), New York|Stamford]] &ndash; Part of the Village of Stamford is in the northeastern corner of the town.
*'''Sturges Corners''' &ndash; A location on [[List of county routes in Delaware County, New York|CR&nbsp;29]] near its western terminus with [[NY 23]].

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==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.townofharpersfield.com/ Town of Harpersfield]
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