Editing South Bristol, New York

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'''South Bristol''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The name is derived from its separation from the Town of Bristol.

The '''Town of South Bristol''' is in the southwestern part of the county. It claims to be the smallest town (by population) in the county.

== History ==
South Bristol was part of the [[Phelps and Gorham Purchase]]. Settlement commenced in the year the county was formed, 1789.

The Town of South Bristol was established in 1838 from a partition of the [[Bristol, New York|Town of Bristol]].

The [[South Bristol Grange Hall 1107]] and [[Wilder Cemetery]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|42.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|39.1|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|3.0|sqmi|km2}}  (7.13%) is water.

The eastern town line, marked by [[Canandaigua Lake]], is the border of [[Yates County, New York|Yates County]].

North-south highways, [[New York State Route 21|NY 21]] and [[New York State Route 64|NY 64]] intersect in Bristol Springs.

Mud Creek and Mill Creek form deep north-south valleys in the town.

=== Adjacent towns and areas ===
The [[Richmond, New York|Town of Richmond]], containing [[Honeoye Lake]], shares South Bristol's west town line. The [[Naples (town), New York|Town of Naples]] is to the south. The [[Bristol, New York|Town of Bristol]] is on the north, and the [[Middlesex, New York|Town of Middlesex]] in Yates County is on the opposite shore of Canandaigua Lake.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 1375
|1850= 1129
|1860= 1216
|1870= 1218
|1880= 1327
|1890= 1225
|1900= 1104
|1910= 965
|1920= 696
|1930= 654
|1940= 581
|1950= 542
|1960= 617
|1970= 794
|1980= 1205
|1990= 1663
|2000= 1645
|2010= 1590
|2020= 1651
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1649
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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|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 1,645 people, 670 households, and 469 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|42.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,145 housing units at an average density of {{convert|29.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.61% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.67% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 670 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,313, and the median income for a family was $56,346. Males had a median income of $40,909 versus $29,853 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $26,590.  About 4.7% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in South Bristol ==
*'''Academy''' &ndash; A location by the north town line.
*'''Boswell Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet southwest of South Bristol village at the junction of County Roads 33 and 34.
*'''[[Bristol Mountain Ski Resort]]''' &ndash; A ski resort in the center of the town.
*'''Bristol Springs''' &ndash; A hamlet southeast of South Bristol village on NY-64. It was settled in 1812.
*'''Covel Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet in the northeast part of the town by NY-21.
*'''Gulick''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southwest part of the town.
*'''Seneca Point''' &ndash; A hamlet northeast of Boswell Corners.
*'''South Bristol''' &ndash; The hamlet of South Bristol is on NY-64 and Mud Creek-.
*'''Woodville''' &ndash; A lakeside hamlet by Canandaigua Lake at the south town line on NY-21.
*'''[[WNBL (FM)|WNBL]] Broadcast Tower''' &ndash; A historic broadcast tower that was used for the [[Rural Radio Network]] in the 1950s. Radio station WNBL is licensed to the town and uses the tower.

'''Parting of the Ways''' - Local Nickname for the area where Rt.21, Rt.64 meet in S. Bristol.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.southbristolny.org  Town of South Bristol]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/s-bristol-ny.htm  Early history of South Bristol]

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