Editing Wyoming, New York

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'''Wyoming''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] in [[Wyoming County, New York]], United States. As of the 2010 census, the village has a total population of 434.

The Village of Wyoming lies within the [[Middlebury, New York|Town of Middlebury]] by the eastern town line. Wyoming is located on [[New York State Route 19]].

== History ==
The Village of ''Newell's Settlement'' was founded in 1809 by [[Silas Newell]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.middleburyny.com/index.php/history |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=www.middleburyny.com}}</ref> It was later renamed to ''Wyoming'' in 1829, to be incorporated in 1875 {{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}. However, on Revolutionary War muster roll taken for March, April, May, and June 1779, of Lieutenant Colonel William Smith's company, a regiment of foot it states the regiment was mustered in Wyoming {{clarify|date=October 2017}} {{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}. Signed and dated by Nehemiah Wade, D.C.M.{{clarify|date=October 2017}} on June 30, 1779 {{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}. 
It was one of the earliest locations where [[natural gas]] was developed {{citation needed|date=October 2017}}. While the field was never a large producer, it still provides gas for the village streetlights and some homes to this day. The downtown historic district is known as the "Gaslight Village."

[[Middlebury Academy (Wyoming, New York)|Middlebury Academy]] was built in 1817 and was chartered by the NY Regents in 1819, and is believed {{by whom|date=October 2017}} to be the first institution of higher education west of the [[Genesee River|Genesee]] in New York. It still stands in downtown Wyoming, maintained as a museum by the Middlebury Historical Society. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as of 1980.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>  Also on the National Register of Historic Places are the [[Bryant Fleming House]] and [[Wyoming Village Historic District (Wyoming, New York)|Wyoming Village Historic District]].<ref name="nris"/>

Another historic place is Hillside Inn, a classic Greek revival mansion built by Dr. Pliny Hayes as a Water Cure establishment in 1851.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Village of Wyoming – The Gaslight Village |url=http://villageofwyoming.org/ |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=villageofwyoming.org}}</ref> It overlooks the Village of Wyoming, and until 2012, was a bed and breakfast inn. It also has been a [[destination spa|spa]] (with mineral springs) and has hosted many famous people including [[Susan B. Anthony]], [[John Muir]], and Presidents [[Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore]] and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] {{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}.

==Geography==
Wyoming is located at {{Coord|42|49|31|N|78|5|7|W|type:city}} (42.825204, -78.085227).<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>

[[Oatka Creek]] flows northward past the east side of the village.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Climate===
{{Weather box  
| location    = Wyoming, New York (1991–2020)
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<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =30.0
| Feb high F  =31.3
| Mar high F  =38.4
| Apr high F  =53.2
| May high F  =65.3
| Jun high F  =73.1
| Jul high F  =76.5
| Aug high F  =75.2
| Sep high F  =68.1
| Oct high F  =56.6
| Nov high F  =45.2
| Dec high F  =34.9
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =22.6
| Feb mean F  =23.0
| Mar mean F  =30.4
| Apr mean F  =42.8
| May mean F  =55.3
| Jun mean F  =64.3
| Jul mean F  =67.8
| Aug mean F  =66.4
| Sep mean F  =59.6
| Oct mean F  =48.4
| Nov mean F  =37.7
| Dec mean F  =28.2
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =15.2
| Feb low F  =14.6
| Mar low F  =22.4
| Apr low F  =32.3
| May low F  =45.2
| Jun low F  =55.5
| Jul low F  =59.1
| Aug low F  =57.6
| Sep low F  =51.0
| Oct low F  =40.2
| Nov low F  =30.1
| Dec low F  =21.4
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| precipitation colour=green
| Jan precipitation inch  =3.53
| Feb precipitation inch  =2.72
| Mar precipitation inch  =3.09
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.39
| May precipitation inch  =3.35
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.00
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.76
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.60
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.40
| Oct precipitation inch  =3.75
| Nov precipitation inch  =3.38
| Dec precipitation inch  =2.81
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 338
|1880= 387
|1890= 525
|1920= 386
|1930= 376
|1940= 430
|1950= 508
|1960= 526
|1970= 514
|1980= 507
|1990= 478
|2000= 513
|2010= 434
|2020= 377
|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" /> of 2000, there were 513 people, 176 households, and 133 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|763.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 179 housing units at an average density of {{convert|266.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.58% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.97% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 176 households, out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $46,875. Males had a median income of $34,643 versus $25,357 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,925. About 6.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Wyoming, New York}}
*{{Official website|http://villageofwyoming.org//}}

{{Wyoming County, New York}}

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[[Category:1875 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1875]]
[[Category:Villages in Wyoming County, New York]]
[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]