Editing Springwater, New York

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'''Springwater''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,439 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0600000US3605170475&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Springwater town, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=June 9, 2020}}</ref> Springwater is in the southeast part of the county.

==History==
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The first settlers arrived around 1807. The town was established in 1816 from the towns of [[Sparta, New York|Sparta]] and [[Naples (town), New York|Naples]]. (Naples is a town in [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]].)

In 1866, a serious conflict between landowners and [[squatter]]s resulted in the wholesale eviction of many people who were not living on their own land.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|137.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.03%, are water.<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_36.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New York| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=June 9, 2020}}</ref>

The south town line is the border of [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben County]], and the east town line and part of the north town line is the border of [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]].

The southernmost part of [[Hemlock Lake]], one of the smaller [[Finger Lakes]], is in the north part of the town. The Springwater Valley through the center of the town terminates at the lake, and includes many streams that feed into Hemlock Lake, including Springwater Creek and Lime Kiln Creek. Hemlock Lake is part of the [[Genesee River]] watershed.

[[New York State Route 15]] and [[New York State Route 15A]] join at Springwater village.

From 1854 to 1956 Springwater was served by the New York ([[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]) to [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] Main Line of the [[Erie Railroad]]. The portion through Springwater was removed in 1956 by order of the [[Interstate Commerce Commission]] in order to promote highway transportation.

The headwaters of the [[Cohocton River]], which flows southward from the town and is part of the [[Susquehanna River]] watershed, are located in the eastern side of the town.

=== Adjacent towns and areas ===
([[Clockwise]])
*'''[[Conesus, New York|Conesus]]; [[Canadice, New York|Canadice]]; [[Richmond, New York|Richmond]] [[Image:North.svg]]'''
*'''[[Naples, New York|Naples]] [[Image:East.svg]]'''
*'''[[Cohocton, New York|Cohocton]]; [[Wayland, New York|Wayland]] [[Image:South.svg]]'''
*'''[[Sparta, New York|Sparta]] [[Image:West.svg]]'''

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1154
|1830= 2253
|1840= 2832
|1850= 2670
|1860= 2399
|1870= 2174
|1880= 2279
|1890= 2085
|1900= 2016
|1910= 1808
|1920= 1416
|1930= 1381
|1940= 1274
|1950= 1318
|1960= 1293
|1970= 1678
|1980= 2143
|1990= 2407
|2000= 2322
|2010= 2439
|estyear=2016
|estimate=2296
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|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 2,322 people, 873 households, and 636 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|43.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,001 housing units at an average density of {{convert|18.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.60% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.30% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 873 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 19.7% 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 2.63 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,059, and the median income for a family was $49,716. Males had a median income of $36,633 versus $22,472 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,783.  About 5.2% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[John Samuel Rowell]] (1825–1907), agricultural inventor and manufacturing industrialist
*[[Emily Maria Scott]] (1832–1915), artist

==Communities and locations in the Town of Springwater==
*'''East Springwater''' &ndash; A former community in the northeast part of the town.
*'''Liberty Pole''' &ndash; A hamlet northwest of Springwater village and south of Websters Crossing.
*'''[[Springwater (CDP), New York|Springwater Hamlet]]''' &ndash; The hamlet and [[census-designated place]] of Springwater is at the junction of NY-15 and NY-15A.
*'''Tabors Corners''' &ndash; A location in the northeast part of the town.
*'''[[Websters Crossing, New York|Websters Crossing]]''' &ndash; A hamlet and census-designated place in the northwest corner of the north town on NY-15.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|springwaterny.org}}
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyliving/town/springwater.htm  Brief early history of Springwater, NY]

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[[Category:Rochester metropolitan area, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in Livingston County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]