Editing Horicon, New York

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'''Horicon''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Warren County, New York|Warren County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. It is part of the [[Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1999, with FIPS Codes |url= https://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro-city/99mfips.txt |accessdate= July 7, 2009 |publisher= US Census Bureau}}</ref> Horicon's population was 1,389 at the 2010 census.<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>

Horicon is on the county's northern border and is located inside the [[Adirondack Park]].

== History ==
Horicon was first settled around 1800.
The town was formed in 1838 from parts of the towns of [[Hague, New York|Hague]] and [[Bolton, New York|Bolton]].<ref name="smith">[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywarren/countyhistory/smith/xxxiv.htm History of Warren County, H. P. Smith - Chapter XXXIV: History of the Horicon]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|71.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|66.1|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|5.7|sqmi|km2}}  (7.98%) is water.

The northern town line is the border of [[Essex County, New York|Essex County]], [[New York (state)|New York]].

[[New York State Route 8]] crosses the town, forming a major east-west highway.

The town is also the site of the [[Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation]], a [[Boy Scout]] camp owned by the [[Westchester-Putnam Council]] of [[Hawthorne, New York|Hawthorne]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1840= 659
|1850= 1152
|1860= 1542
|1870= 1500
|1880= 1633
|1890= 1582
|1900= 1136
|1910= 1001
|1920= 754
|1930= 800
|1940= 850
|1950= 791
|1960= 833
|1970= 890
|1980= 1082
|1990= 1269
|2000= 1479
|2010= 1389
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1358
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016"/>
|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]] of 2000,<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> there were 1,479 people, 642 households, and 446 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|22.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,767 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.61% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 642 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

As of 2015, the estimated median income per household was $65,804, and the median income for a family was $71,518. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $35,597. 5.3% of families and 9.5% of the population were estimated as below the [[poverty line]], including 26% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="2015Census">{{cite web|title=Selected Economic Characteristics, 2015|url=https://www.census.gov|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=August 13, 2017}}</ref>

== School district ==
The towns of Horicon and [[Chester, Warren County, New York|Chester]] together established [[North Warren Central School]] District, which serves residents of both towns.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160331134119/http://warrenny200.org/towns/chester/ "The Town of Chester"], Warren County Bicentennial, 2013.</ref>

== Communities and locations in Horicon ==
*[[Adirondack, New York|Adirondack]] &ndash; a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] in the northwestern part of the town, by Schroon Lake. This hamlet has [[ZIP code]] 12808.
*[[Brant Lake (New York)|Brant Lake]] &ndash; a [[lake]] in the central part of the town
*[[Brant Lake, New York|Brant Lake]] &ndash; a hamlet at the western end of the lake, located on Route 8
*[[Island Pond (New York)|Island Pond]] &ndash; a lake located east of the hamlet of Brant Lake 
*[[Long Pond (Warren County, New York)|Long Pond]] &ndash; a lake located east of the hamlet of Brant Lake
*Pottersville &ndash; a hamlet near the western town line by Schroon Lake. The majority of this hamlet is located  in the Town of [[Chester, Warren County, New York|Chester]]. This hamlet has ZIP code 12860
*[[Schroon Lake (Lake)|Schroon Lake]] &ndash; a lake partly in the northwestern part of the town. This hamlet has ZIP code 12870.
*South Horicon &ndash; a hamlet in the southwestern part of the town
*Starbuckville &ndash; a hamlet west of Brant Lake hamlet

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.horiconny.gov/  Horicon, NY - Official Site]
* [http://northwarren.com/index/horicon  Information about the Town of Horicon by North Warren Chamber of Commerce]

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[[Category:Glens Falls metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Warren County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1800]]
[[Category:1800 establishments in New York (state)]]