Editing Hume, New York

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 |1           = • Bryce Bower ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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'''Hume''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,094 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The town is on the northern border of [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany County]].

== History ==
Roger Mills, the first settler, arrived in 1806. The town of Hume was established in 1822 from part of the town of [[Pike, New York|Pike]] in [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming County]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Hume has a total area of {{convert|38.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|37.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} (1.07%) is water.

The [[Genesee River]] flows through the eastern part of the town. The north town line is the border of [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming County]]. The bridge crossing the [[Genesee River]] in [[Fillmore, New York|Fillmore]] was flooded in 1972.

[[New York State Route 19]] passes through the town (north-south) and joins [[New York State Route 19A]] at Fillmore.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1830= 951
|1840= 2302
|1850= 2159
|1860= 2142
|1870= 1920
|1880= 1905
|1890= 1913
|1900= 1749
|1910= 1736
|1920= 1701
|1930= 1574
|1940= 1577
|1950= 1660
|1960= 1729
|1970= 1838
|1980= 2040
|1990= 1970
|2000= 1987
|2010= 2071
|2020= 2094
|estyear=2021
|estimate=2074
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|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 1,987 people, 766 households, and 542 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|52.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 886 housing units at an average density of {{convert|23.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.35% of the population.

There were 766 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% 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 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,128, and the median income for a family was $37,366. Males had a median income of $27,976 versus $19,479 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,907.  About 12.9% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in the Town of Hume ==
*'''[[Fillmore, New York|Fillmore]]''' &ndash; The [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] of Fillmore is located at the junction of Routes 19 and 19A on the west bank of the [[Genesee River]].
*'''Hume''' &ndash; The [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] of Hume (also called '''Hume Village''' and formerly called "Cold Creek") is northwest of Fillmore on Route 19.
*'''Mills Mills''' &ndash; A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] north of Fillmore named after early settlers of the Mills family.
*'''Rossburg''' &ndash;  A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] northeast of Fillmore on Route 19A.
*'''Wiscoy''' &ndash;  A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] north of Fillmore on Route 19A.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.humetown.org  Town of Hume official website]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyallega/hume.html Brief history of Hume]

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[[Category:New York (state) populated places on the Genesee River]]
[[Category:Towns in Allegany County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]
[[Category:1822 establishments in New York (state)]]