Neversink, New York Neversink, New York Location of Neversink in Sullivan County, New York Location of Neversink in Sullivan County, New York Neversink is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States.
The Town of Neversink is in the northeast corner of the county.
The Neversink River that flows through the town is claimed to be the place of birth of American fly fishing.
4 Communities and locations in Neversink The town was formed from the Town of Rochester in Ulster County, New York in 1798 before Sullivan County was formed.
The Town of Rockland was created from part of Neversink in 1809, and part of Neversink was used to make the newer Town of Fallsburg in 1826.
When the Neversink and Rondout reservoirs were built, as part of the New York City waterworks system, many communities were submerged.
The communities of Old Neversink and Bittersweet were lost to form the Neversink Reservoir, while Eureka, Montela, and Lackawack were lost to form the Rondout Reservoir.
In 1935, the town passed a dry law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages, which remained in effect despite repeated accomplishments to repeal it. The town partially lifted the ban in 2015, allowing alcohol in restaurants but retaining the ban on revenue in convenience stores. The northern and easterly town lines are on the border of Ulster County, New York.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 86.4 square miles (224 km2), of which, 82.9 square miles (215 km2) of it is territory and 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) of it (3.99%) is water.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $45,174, and the median income for a family was $55,075.
Aden A hamlet in the north part of the town.
Bittersweet A improve lost when the Neversink reservoir was constructed.
Bradley A hamlet on the southwest side of the Neversink Reservoir, on the border of the Town of Liberty.
Grahamsville A hamlet east of Neversink village, near the Rondout Reservoir.
Neversink The hamlet of Neversink was assembled above the reservoir after the initial community, also known as "Neversink Flats," was inundated by the Neversink Reservoir.
Neversink Reservoir A reservoir centrally positioned in the town.
Rondout Reservoir A reservoir partly in the easterly region of the town.
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