Editing Herrings, New York

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|subdivision_name3        = [[Wilna, New York|Wilna]]
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|established_date         = 1921<ref name="CARTHAGE">Elaine M. Avallone, [http://www.carthagerepublicantribune.com/crt01/herrings-moves-forward-with-dissolution-process-20150903?gallerydate=2017-05-16Z "Herrings moves forward with dissolution process"], ''Carthage Republican Tribune'', September 3, 2015. Retrieved Jul. 6, 2017.</ref>
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|established_date1        = March 31, 2017<ref name="DISSOLVE">Elaine M. Avallone, [http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/town-moving-forward-with-dissolution-of-village-of-herrings-20161003 "Town moving forward with dissolution of village of Herrings"], ''Watertown Daily Times'', October 3, 2016. Retrieved Jul. 6, 2017.</ref>

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'''Herrings''' is a [[hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and former [[Village (New York)|village]] in [[Jefferson County, New York|Jefferson County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 90 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3634220| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Herrings CDP, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=October 3, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213092501/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3634220| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 129 in  2000. The hamlet is named after two brothers who owned a paper mill in the area.

Herrings is at the western edge of the town of [[Wilna, New York|Wilna]] and is east of [[Watertown (city), New York|Watertown]].

== History ==
The community was an important stagecoach stop.

Herrings was incorporated as a village in 1921, but dissolved that status in 2017.<ref name="CARTHAGE" /><ref name="DISSOLVE" />

==Geography==
Herrings is located in eastern Jefferson County at {{Coord|44|1|26|N|75|39|35|W|type:city}} (44.023868, -75.659709),<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the southwestern edge of the town of Wilna. The community lies on the north bank of the [[Black River (New York)|Black River]], which forms the boundary between Wilna and the town of [[Champion, New York|Champion]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.86|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.73|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.13|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 14.79%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

[[New York State Route 3]] passes through the community, leading west {{convert|14|mi}} to Watertown, the [[county seat]], and southeast {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Carthage, New York|Carthage]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 274
|1940= 232
|1950= 192
|1960= 171
|1970= 137
|1980= 170
|1990= 140
|2000= 129
|2010= 90
|2020= 116
|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=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 129 people, 42 households, and 30 families residing in what was then a village. The population density was {{convert|446.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 44 housing units at an average density of {{convert|152.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 86.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.78% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.55% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.33% of the population.

There were 42 households, out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 34.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $9,674. There were 13.5% of families and 18.8% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 21.3% of under eighteens and 22.2% of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Jefferson County, New York}}

[[Category:1921 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Former villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Jefferson County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:2017 disestablishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2017]]