Editing Hinsdale, New York

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 |1           = • Clerk: Ann Carr
 |2           = • Assessor: Bobbi Elderkin
 |3           = • Highway Supt.: Jeremy Guthrie
 |4           = • Code Enforcement: Ryan Reed
 |5           = • Dog Control Officer: Cynthia Nupp
 |6           = • Historian: Stephen Clute
 |7           = • Water Supt.: Gregory Church
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'''Hinsdale''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,119 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The town was named after [[Hinsdale, New Hampshire|Hinsdale]] in [[New Hampshire]].

Hinsdale is at the eastern border of Cattaraugus County, north-northeast of [[Olean (city), New York|Olean]].

== History ==
Hinsdale was formed in 1820, bordering the town of [[Olean (town), New York|Olean]]. It was named after the town of [[Hinsdale, New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=858|title=Profile for Hinsdale, New York|publisher=[[ePodunk]]|access-date=May 23, 2010|archive-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515072645/http://epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=858|url-status=dead}}</ref> The town of [[Ischua, New York|Ischua]] was created in 1846, as separate from Hinsdale, although the two towns share a zip code.

In 1820, the local community congregated and came to the decision that they no longer wanted to be part of the town known as Hamilton (now [[Olean, New York|Olean]]). They contacted their representative in [[Albany, New York|Albany]], [[Elial Todd Foote]], a resident of [[Jamestown, New York|Jamestown]]. They asked Foote to deliver to the legislature in Albany a resolution that would allow them to form their own community, which they would attempt to name "Fayette". Because of conflicting names ([[Fayette, New York|Fayette]] and [[Fayetteville, New York|Fayetteville]]) the resolution ultimately failed. The legislature informed Foote that he would be given until the next day to decide on a new name, or be forced to wait until the legislature's next session in the fall of that year. With no way to communicate with the locals back in Hamilton, who sought to create a new town, it was up to Foote to submit a new name. After spending a sleepless night attempting to derive a new name for the town, Foote decided to settle on [[Hinsdale, New Hampshire]], the birthplace of his mother, Debbie Doolittle Foote. Thus, on April 14, 1820, the town of Hinsdale, New York, was born.

In 1846, those who resided in the present town of [[Ischua, New York|Ischua]] decided that they no longer wanted to be part of the Hinsdale community, thus creating their own town.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|100.4|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|100.3|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.11%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3600934946| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163708/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3600934946| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hinsdale town, Cattaraugus County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref>

The Southern Tier Expressway ([[Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania–New York)|Interstate 86]] and [[New York State Route 17]]) passes across the town. [[New York State Route 16]] is a major trunk road in the town and partially follows the same path as the Expressway. [[New York State Route 446]] crosses the northeast part of the town and has its western terminus in the community of Maplehurst.

The eastern town line is the border of [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany County]].

=== Adjacent towns and areas ===
Hinsdale is south of the town of [[Ischua, New York|Ischua]] and north of the towns of [[Olean (town), New York|Olean]] and [[Portville, New York|Portville]]. The west border is formed by the towns of [[Humphrey, New York|Humphrey]] and [[Allegany (town), New York|Allegany]]. The east border is formed by the towns of [[Cuba, New York|Cuba]] and [[Clarksville, Allegany County, New York|Clarksville]] in Allegany County.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1830= 919
|1840= 1937
|1850= 1302
|1860= 1708
|1870= 1491
|1880= 1594
|1890= 1312
|1900= 1218
|1910= 1125
|1920= 972
|1930= 969
|1940= 1079
|1950= 1240
|1960= 1538
|1970= 1781
|1980= 2182
|1990= 2095
|2000= 2270
|2010= 2168
|2020= 2119
|estyear=2021
|estimate=2110
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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 2,270 people, 861 households, and 625 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|58.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,134 housing units at an average density of {{convert|29.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.57% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 861 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,110, and the median income for a family was $36,949. Males had a median income of $27,008 versus $20,645 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,985.  About 9.6% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Hinsdale ==
*'''Haskell Flats''' &ndash; A [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the southeast corner of the town.
*'''Hinsdale''' &ndash; The hamlet of Hinsdale, where Ischua Creek and Oil Creek join to become Olean Creek. The community is located on NY Route 16, east of the Southern Tier Expressway. The first house was built in 1821.
*'''Maplehurst'''  &ndash; A hamlet in the northern part of the town on [[New York State Route 16|NY 16]] and north of the Southern Tier Expressway.
*'''Scotts Corner''' &ndash; A former community north of Hinsdale village.
*'''Jollytown''' &ndash; A former farming community in the eastern part of the town.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://hinsdaleny.org/ Town of Hinsdale official website]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enycattar/1879history/hinsdale.htm  Early history of Hinsdale]
* [http://www.hinsdalebobcats.org/ Hinsdale Central School]

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[[Category:Towns in Cattaraugus County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]