Editing Neversink, New York

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'''Neversink''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 3,366 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census2020"/>

The '''Town of Neversink''' is in the northeastern corner of the county. The [[Neversink River]] that flows through the town is claimed to be the birthplace of American [[fly fishing]].

== History ==
The town was formed in 1798 from the [[Rochester, Ulster County, New York|Town of Rochester]] in [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster County]], [[New York (state)|New York]] before Sullivan County was formed, on the site of the [[Neversink Reservoir]].<ref name="hawk" /> The [[Rockland, New York|Town of Rockland]] was created from part of Neversink in 1809, and part of Neversink was used to make the newer [[Fallsburg, New York|Town of Fallsburg]] in 1826.

In 1941, the New York City Board of Water Supply selected the site to meet the city's growing demand for drinking water. The town was [[Eminent domain|condemned]], along with nearby Bittersweet, to make way for a [[reservoir]]. At the time the town had a population of about 2,000. It featured a main street, a church, a post office, a covered bridge, and a two-room schoolhouse. The town had relocated a couple of miles by the time the reservoir was completed and put to use in 1953, turning the name of the old town [[ironic]] in the process.<ref name="hawk" >{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Traci |date=2022-08-03 |title=Neversink – The Town in New York That Literally Sank |url=https://981thehawk.com/neversink-new-york/ |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=98.1 The Hawk |language=en}}</ref>

In 2015 the town partially lifted its [[Prohibition|ban on the sale of alcohol]] in restaurants but retaining the ban on sales in convenience stores.<ref>[http://www.recordonline.com/article/20151104/NEWS/151109758 Neversink partially lifts 80-year ban on alcohol]</ref><ref>[http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2015/11/8581848/pop-corks-neversink-no-longer-dry Pop the corks: Neversink no longer is dry]</ref> A [[Dry county|total ban]] had been in effect since 1935.<ref>[http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060822/NEWS/608220316 Neversink takes on booze ban - RecordOnline.com - The Times Herald Record<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://archive.recordonline.com/archive/2003/03/16/hyneverd.htm Neversink: The town stays dry<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121107/NEWS/121119666/-1/NEWS04 2012 Election Results]</ref>

==Geography==
Part of the town is in the [[Catskill Park]]. The northern and eastern town lines are on the border of [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster County]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|86.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|82.9|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|3.5|sqmi|km2}}  (3.99%) is water.

==Demographics==

=== 2020 ===
As of the 2020 [[census]],<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Census.gov |url=https://www.census.gov/en.html |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=Census.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref> there were 3,366 people, 1,472 households, and 854 families residing in the town.{{US Census population
|1820= 1380
|1830= 1258
|1840= 1681
|1850= 2281
|1860= 2486
|1870= 2458
|1880= 2152
|1890= 2013
|1900= 2039
|1910= 1743
|1920= 1609
|1930= 1256
|1940= 1494
|1950= 1465
|1960= 1565
|1970= 2055
|1980= 2840
|1990= 2951
|2000= 3556
|2010= 3557
|2020= 3336
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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>{{failed verification|reason=No mention of Neversink at this link|date=November 2022}} 2020<ref name="Census2020"/>
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===2000===
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,553 people, 1,346 households, and 1,008 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|42.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,960 housing units at an average density of {{convert|23.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.56% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.20% of the population.

There were 1,346 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,174, and the median income for a family was $55,075. Males had a median income of $40,744 versus $22,031 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,260. About 8.7% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Neversink ==
[[File:Sullivan 19 at Claryville.jpg|right|thumb|Entering the hamlet of Claryville as seen from northbound County Route&nbsp;19]]
*'''Aden''' &ndash; A [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the northern part of the town.
*'''Bittersweet''' &ndash; A community lost when the Neversink reservoir was constructed.
*'''Bradley''' &ndash; A hamlet on the southwestern side of the Neversink Reservoir, on the border of the [[Liberty (town), New York|Town of Liberty]].
*'''Claryville''' &ndash; A hamlet by the northern town line.
*'''Curry''' &ndash; A hamlet west of Unionville.
*'''Eureka''' &ndash; A community now covered by the Rondout Reservoir.
*'''[[Grahamsville, New York|Grahamsville]]''' &ndash; A hamlet east of Neversink village, near the Rondout Reservoir.
*'''Lowes Corners''' &ndash; A location north of the Rondout Reservoir.
*'''Neversink''' &ndash; The hamlet of Neversink was built above the reservoir after the original community, also known as "Neversink Flats", was  inundated by the Neversink Reservoir. The community is on Route 55.
*'''[[Neversink Reservoir]]''' &ndash; A [[reservoir (water)|reservoir]] centrally located in the town.
*'''[[Rondout Reservoir]]''' &ndash; A reservoir partly in the eastern area of the town.
*'''Unionville''' &ndash; A hamlet west of Grahamsville.
*'''Willowemoc''' &ndash; A hamlet, formerly called "Willowcanoe", near the western town line.

==Notable person==
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*[[Conor Crickmore]] (born 1970), American farmer, educator, and tool designer

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.townofneversink.org/ Town website]
* [http://www.betweenthelakes.com/neversink.htm  Neversink information and history]

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