Hector is positioned in New York Hector - Hector Hector is a town in the northeastern corner of Schuyler County, New York, United States.
The populace was 4,854 at the 2000 census. The town is titled after Hector Ely, who at the time was the firstborn son of the town founders.
The town of Hector was formed in Cayuga County in 1802 from part of the town of Ovid.
However, Hector (including the hamlet of Reynoldsville) was part of the adjoining Seneca County from 1804 to 1817. Hector became part of Tompkins County when the county was created in 1817, and then became part of Schuyler County in 1854 in the part contributed by Tompkins County.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 112.5 square miles (291 km2), of which, 102.5 square miles (265 km2) of it is territory and 10.0 square miles (26 km2) of it (8.88%) is water.
The east town line is the border of Tompkins County.
The north town line is the border of Seneca County, and the west town line, marked by Seneca Lake is the border of Yates County.
Hector is a town in the Finger Lakes region.
New York State Route 414 is a north-south highway the alongsides the east shore of Seneca Lake.
New York State Route 79 is an east-west highway in the town.
New York State Route 227 and New York State Route 228 intersect in the northeast part of the town at the hamlet of Perry City.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $39,380, and the median income for a family was $44,184.
Bennettsburg A hamlet on NY Route 79 in the south part of the town.
Cat Elbow Corner A hamlet at the north town line.
Cayutaville A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town on County Road 6.
East Steamburg A hamlet near the north town line on County Road 1.
Finger Lakes National Forest A nationwide forest in the north-central part of the town.
Logan A hamlet at the junction of County Roads 2 and 4 in the part of Hector.
Mc - Intyre Settlement A former hamlet along County Road 6 between Strong and Culver roads about 1 mile south of Mecklenburg.
Mecklenburg A hamlet at the junction of County Road 6 and NY-79 near the east town line.
Perry City A hamlet near the easterly town line by Routes NY-227 and NY-228.
Searsburg A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town on County Road 1.
Smith Valley A hamlet on NY-228 in the southeast part of the town.
Town of Hector, NY Municipalities and communities of Schuyler County, New York, United States
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