Horicon, New York

History

Horicon was first settled around 1800. The town was formed in 1838 from parts of the towns of Hague and Bolton.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 71.8 sqmi, of which 66.1 sqmi is land and 5.7 sqmi (7.98%) is water.

The northern town line is the border of Essex County, New York.

New York State Route 8 crosses the town, forming a major east–west highway.

The town is also the site of the Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation, a Boy Scout camp owned by the Westchester-Putnam Council of Hawthorne.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,479 people, 642 households, and 446 families residing in the town. The population density was 22.4 PD/sqmi. There were 1,767 housing units at an average density of 26.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.58% White, 0.20% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 642 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

As of 2015, the estimated median income per household was $65,804, and the median income for a family was $71,518. The per capita income for the town was $35,597. 5.3% of families and 9.5% of the population were estimated as below the poverty line, including 26% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

School district

The towns of Horicon and Chester together established North Warren Central School District, which serves residents of both towns.

Communities and locations in Horicon

• Adirondack – a hamlet in the northwestern part of the town, by Schroon Lake. This hamlet has ZIP code 12808.
• Brant Lake – a lake in the central part of the town
• Brant Lake – a hamlet at the western end of the lake, located on Route 8
• Island Pond – a lake located east of the hamlet of Brant Lake
• Long Pond – a lake located east of the hamlet of Brant Lake
• Pottersville – a hamlet near the western town line by Schroon Lake. The majority of this hamlet is located in the Town of Chester. This hamlet has ZIP code 12860
• Schroon Lake – a lake partly in the northwestern part of the town. This hamlet has ZIP code 12870.
• South Horicon – a hamlet in the southwestern part of the town
• Starbuckville – a hamlet west of Brant Lake hamlet

References

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. "Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1999, with FIPS Codes". US Census Bureau.
3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates".
4. [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywarren/countyhistory/smith/xxxiv.htm History of Warren County, H. P. Smith - Chapter XXXIV: History of the Horicon]
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
6. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
7. "Selected Economic Characteristics, 2015".
8. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160331134119/http://warrenny200.org/towns/chester/ "The Town of Chester"], Warren County Bicentennial, 2013.