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Country
  
United States

County
  
Steuben

FIPS code
  
36-82843

Elevation
  
460 m

Zip code
  
14898

Local time
  
Wednesday 9:16 AM

State
  
New York

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
0979654

Area
  
143.5 km²

Population
  
1,524 (2000)

Area code
  
607

Woodhull, New York

Weather
  
5°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 75% Humidity

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Woodhull is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,524 at the 2000 census.

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Map of Woodhull, NY, USA

The Town of Woodhull is in the south part of the county, west of Corning, New York.

History

The first settlers arrived around 1804. Among the first settlers were Caleb Smith who built the town's first three houses. The town was formed from the Towns of Troupsburg and Addison in 1828. In 1856, part of Woodhull was taken for the Town of Rathbone.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 55.4 square miles (143 km2), of which, 55.4 square miles (143 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.04%) is water.

The south town line is the border of Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

New York State Route 417 is a major east-west highway in the town.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,524 people, 550 households, and 409 families residing in the town. The population density was 27.5 people per square mile (10.6/km²). There were 671 housing units at an average density of 12.1 per square mile (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.18% White, 0.59% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 550 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town, the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,031, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $27,228 versus $22,150 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,674. About 12.7% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Woodhull

  • Borden – A hamlet near the east town line on County Road 101.
  • East Woodhull – A hamlet east of Woodhull hamlet on NY-417 at County Road 81.
  • Hedgesville – A hamlet in the north part of the town on County Road 102. It is one of the oldest communities in the town.
  • Tuscarora Creek – A stream flowing eastward from the town past Woodhull and East Woodhull.
  • Woodhull – The hamlet of Woodhull is south of NY-417 in the north part of the town. The village was at the junction of County Roads 82, 99, and 129 and is on Tuscarora Creek. Woodhull became an incorporated village in 1899, abandoned its village status in 1987.
  • Woodhull Raceway – The Woodhull Raceway was opened in 1964 by George Williams who with his two sons, Jim and Bob designed and constructed the track.
  • References

    Woodhull, New York Wikipedia