Editing Richburg, New York

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'''Richburg''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] in [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 450 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3661434| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191617/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3661434| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Richburg village, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 27, 2014}}</ref> The village is partly within the boundaries of the towns of [[Wirt, New York|Wirt]] and [[Bolivar, New York|Bolivar]]. The community is east of [[Olean, New York|Olean]].

== History ==
Richburg was incorporated in 1881 and was for a time a [[petroleum]] "boom town".  [[L. Frank Baum]], later the author of ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' and other stories, was manager of a theater, Baum's Opera House, in Richburg from 1881 to 1882. Baum's Opera House was built by Baum's father, an oil executive. Unfortunately, the theater burned in March 1882.<ref>"L. Frank Baum." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Literature Resource Center. Web. February 18, 2014.</ref><ref>Hearn, Michael Patrick. "L(yman) Frank Baum." American Writers for Children, 1900-1960. Ed. John Cech. Detroit: Gale Research, 1983. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 22. Literature Resource Center. Web. February 18, 2014.</ref>

==Geography==
Richburg is located in the southern part of [[Wirt, New York|Wirt]] and the northern part of [[Bolivar, New York|Bolivar]] in southwestern Allegany County, at {{Coord|42|5|14|N|78|9|22|W|type:city}} (42.087226, -78.156080).<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>

Little Genesee Creek, part of the [[Allegheny River]] watershed, flows through the village, which is located at the junction of [[New York State Route 275]] and County Road 40.

Richburg was served (1881–1890 and c.1906-1946) by the Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad (PS&N) and predecessors, and (1881–1885) by the Bradford, Eldred & Cuba Railroad System (BE&C). The early PS&N predecessors and the BE&C were {{convert|36|in|adj=on}} narrow-gauge railroads, while the PS&N was a standard-gauge railroad. The Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad embargoed operation through Richburg in 1946 and was abandoned by order of the [[Interstate Commerce Commission]] in 1946 to further promote highway motor truck transportation.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.33|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 374
|1900= 343
|1910= 451
|1920= 351
|1930= 580
|1940= 564
|1950= 514
|1960= 493
|1970= 482
|1980= 494
|1990= 494
|2000= 448
|2010= 450
|2020= 401
|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]]<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 448 people, 161 households, and 121 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|484.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 191 housing units at an average density of {{convert|206.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.22% from two or more races. There are no [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]s or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]s of any race.

There were 161 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $21,750, and the median income for a family was $26,875. Males had a median income of $30,156 versus $15,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $10,515. About 16.9% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Schools==
Richburg is home to the Elementary Campus of the Bolivar-Richburg Central School District. Enrolling students in grades K - 5, the Bolivar-Richburg Elementary School provides an education for all students.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://richburgny.org Village of Richburg official website]
* [http://www.crookedlakereview.com/articles/136_167/142springsummer2007/142palmer1.html Rise and Fall of Richburg: Story of an Oil Boom]
* [http://www.crookedlakereview.com/articles/136_167/142springsummer2007/142palmer5.html Rise and Fall of Richburg: Ups and Downs of Oildom in Western New York]

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