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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Wellsburg, New York |settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = First Baptist Church Wellsburg.JPG |imagesize = |image_caption = The First [[Baptist]] Church in Wellsburg, built by settlers in the 1790s |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |pushpin_map = New York |pushpin_label = Wellsburg |pushpin_label_position = bottom <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of New York |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 = [[Chemung County, New York|Chemung]] |subdivision_type3 = [[List of towns in New York|Town]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Ashland, Chemung County, New York|Ashland]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 1.49 |area_land_km2 = 1.47 |area_water_km2 = 0.02 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.58 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.57 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.01 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 490 |population_density_km2 = 333.02 |population_density_sq_mi = 862.68 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 252 |elevation_ft = 827 |coordinates = {{coord|42|0|40|N|76|43|40|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 14894 |area_code = [[Area code 607|607]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 36-79081<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> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0969051<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |website = {{URL|villageofwellsburg.com}} |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Wellsburg''' is a [[Village (New York)|village]] in [[Chemung County, New York|Chemung County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 580 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3679081| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212192349/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3679081| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wellsburg village, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=November 4, 2014}}</ref> The village is named after the pioneer family of Abner Wells (1737β1797) who came from [[Southold (town), New York|Southold]] on [[Long Island]]. Wellsburg is located in the southeast part of the town of [[Ashland, Chemung County, New York|Ashland]]. It is southeast of the city of [[Elmira, New York|Elmira]] and is part of the Elmira [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. == History == The area was settled around 1788. The village was incorporated in 1872. [[Christ Episcopal Church (Wellsburg, New York)|Christ Episcopal Church]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2000.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> In the 1930s, there were also a Methodist and a Baptist church. Catholics attended services in a church about {{convert|18|mi}} across the [[Pennsylvania]] border (Centerville or Bentley Creek). The village contained two bars, two grocery stores (Aber and Stanton), Dalton's meat market, two gas stations, a "creamery", an Erie Railroad depot, Dalton's coal yard, a deteriorated Hotel Alcazar, a post office, and Schuyler's Feed, Grain & Lumber Yard. A four-story school served grades 1β12, with a small playground and a ballfield. Some students were bussed in from surrounding areas. One day in 1939, an "[[autogyro]]" landed on that ballfield and remained a short time. Wellsburg had a mayor and a constable; the latter being rather "adept" at catching those who overturned outhouses during Halloween.{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} Occasionally the Chemung River would overflow, usually flooding the short road between Wellsburg and [[Lowman, New York|Lowman]], but it once flooded Wellsburg to the extent that rowboats could enter the Methodist church. Local farmers hired kids to do farm chores, usually at $0.50 per-day. Youngsters driving tractors into town (for gas) were a familiar sight. During the WWII years, students aged 14 and up were allowed days off from school to help local farmers harvest their crops. There was also an "airplane spotter's shack" on the side of a hill, during the war; teens often served as "spotters".{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} ==Geography== Wellsburg is located in southern Chemung County at {{Coord|42|0|40|N|76|43|40|W|type:city}} (42.011211, -76.727753).<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> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 1.52%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Wellsburg is on the south bank of the [[Chemung River]], a tributary of the [[Susquehanna River]], and is adjacent to the [[Pennsylvania]] border. Bentley Creek flows northward through the village to the Chemung River and was a power source to early pioneers. [[New York State Route 367|NY-367]] (Main Street) intersects [[New York State Route 427|NY-427]] in the village. County Road 8 enters the village from the north. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1870= 542 |1880= 634 |1900= 536 |1910= 432 |1920= 465 |1930= 581 |1940= 560 |1950= 638 |1960= 643 |1970= 779 |1980= 647 |1990= 617 |2000= 631 |2010= 580 |2020= 490 |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" /> of 2000, there were 631 people, 243 households, and 164 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,107.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 261 housing units at an average density of {{convert|457.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.73% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.48% of the population. There were 243 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.10. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $34,135, and the median income for a family was $40,750. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $18,594 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,426. About 10.9% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== It is in the [[Elmira City School District]]<!--UNI 10560-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36015_chemung/DC20SD_C36015.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chemung County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-23}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36015_chemung/DC20SD_C36015_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> {{As of|2004}} the zoned elementary school is Pine City School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gisfiles.wm.edu/sabins/storage_of_collected_sabins_data/images/2009_2010/New%20York/Elmira_City/elementarymap.pdf|title=Elementary School Attendance Boundaries|publisher=Elmira City School District|date=September 2004|access-date=2024-12-23}} - Boundary of Wellsburg indicated on the map.</ref> The zoned middle and high schools for the entire school district are [[Ernie Davis Academy]] (middle school) and [[Elmira High School (New York)|Elmira High School]]. Prior to 2014, the school district had two sets of middle and high schools, with students south of the Chemung River assigned to Broadway Middle School<!--Identified as the southside school at https://web.archive.org/web/20090209090106/http://elmiracityschools.com/schools.cfm--> and [[Southside High School (Elmira, New York)|Southside High School]].<ref name=Jamiesonsign>{{cite news|last=Jamieson|first=Bob|url=https://www.stargazette.com/story/news/education/2014/08/01/elmira-school-name-changes/13457863/|title=For Elmira schools, signs begin to reflect new names|newspaper=[[Star Gazette]]|date=2014-08-01|access-date=2024-12-25}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category-inline|Wellsburg, New York}} * [http://villageofwellsburg.com Village of Wellsburg official website] * [http://www.joycetice.com/towns/ashlandc.htm Tri-Counties Genealogy & History: Town of Ashland & Village of Wellsburg, Chemung County NY] <!--Navigation box--> {{Chemung County, New York}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in New York (state)]] [[Category:Villages in Chemung County, New York]]
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