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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Munnsville, New York |settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |pushpin_map = New York#USA |pushpin_label = Munnsville |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[New York (state)|New York]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Madison County, New York|Madison]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Town (New York)|Town]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Stockbridge, New York|Stockbridge]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024">{{cite web |title=2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New York|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_place_36.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=February 4, 2025}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 2.27 |area_land_km2 = 2.27 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.88 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.88 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=&g=160XX00US3649220| title=P1. Race β Munnsville village, New York: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=February 4, 2025}}</ref> |population_total = 454 |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |population_density_km2 = 200.19 |population_density_sq_mi = 518.26 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 201 |elevation_ft = 659 |coordinates = {{coord|42|58|36|N|75|35|18|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]] |postal_code = 13409 |area_code = [[Area code 315|315]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 36-49220 |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 2391001 |website = |footnotes = }} '''Munnsville''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] in the town of [[Stockbridge, New York|Stockbridge]] in [[Madison County, New York|Madison County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 454 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> The village is named for an early settler, Asa Munn, and is located on [[New York State Route 46]]. == History == Asa Munn opened a mercantile business in the community ''circa'' 1817.{{cn|date=February 2025}} In 1990 the village received national media attention and interviews by [[Connie Chung]] when a local dairy farmer, Delbert Ward, allegedly murdered his brother William Ward by [[Asphyxia|suffocation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ward Boys of Madison County NYS |url=http://www.northofseveycorners.com/slcnys/thewards.htm |access-date=July 16, 2023 |website=www.northofseveycorners.com}}</ref> Delbert was found not guilty at trial. In 1992, this incident was examined in the documentary ''[[Brother's Keeper (1992 film)|Brother's Keeper]]''. Munnsville became a popular racing location for [[skateboarding]] because of the Madison County Gravity Festival, which began in 2002. Skateboarders from all over North America and Europe descend on the village for the last weekend of July and race their skateboards at speeds up to {{convert|95|kph|mph|-1|order=flip}}.{{cn|date=February 2025}} The former Munnsville depot of the defunct (March 29, 1957) New York, Ontario & Western Railway is now a private residence, occupied by NYO&W historian and author John Taibi.<ref>https://www.biblio.com/book/hojack-remembering-rw-railroad-division-peter/d/1461931958 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> ==Geography== Munnsville is located in eastern Madison County at {{Coord|42|58|36|N|75|35|18|W|type:city}} (42.976597, -75.588236),<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the center of the town of Stockbridge. [[New York State Route 46]] passes through the village as Main Street, leading north {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Oneida, New York|Oneida]]. The village of [[Hamilton (village), New York|Hamilton]] is {{convert|11|mi|0}} to the south via NY 46 and [[New York State Route 12B|NY 12B]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the village of Munnsville has a total area of {{convert|0.88|sqmi|2}}, all of it recorded as land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> [[Oneida Creek]] passes through the center of the village, flowing northwards toward [[Oneida Lake]] at the northern edge of Madison County. The creek flows through the center of the Stockbridge Valley, with the valley sides rising {{convert|600|ft}} to the west of Munnsville and more than {{convert|900|ft}} to the east. Oneida Creek flows over [[Stockbridge Falls]] {{convert|2|mi|0}} southwest of Munnsville as it enters the valley. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1870= 313 |1880= 329 |1920= 377 |1930= 345 |1940= 357 |1950= 412 |1960= 391 |1970= 435 |1980= 499 |1990= 438 |2000= 437 |2010= 474 |2020= 454 |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> }} As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 437 people, 166 households, and 118 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|506.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 176 housing units at an average density of {{convert|204.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population. There were 166 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,657. About 9.7% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over. ==Notable people== Munnsville was the final home of poet [[Hayden Carruth]]. Munnsville is the birthplace of [[Bill Horr]], who won silver and bronze at the [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908 Olympics]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/1660/Village-of-Munnsville Village of Munnsville] at Madison County official website {{Madison County, New York}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in New York (state)]] [[Category:Syracuse metropolitan area]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1817]] [[Category:Villages in Madison County, New York]] [[Category:1817 establishments in New York (state)]]
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