Margaretville, New York Margaretville, New York State New York County Delaware River East Branch Delaware River Location of Margaretville inside New York Margaretville is a village in Delaware County, New York, United States.
The populace was 596 at the 2010 census. The village is in the town of Middletown, on the border of the Catskill Park.
Margaretville is positioned near the geographic center of the town of Middletown at 42 8 51 N 74 39 4 W (42.147496, -74.651090). It is near the easterly end of Delaware County, in the valley of the East Branch Delaware River.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the village has a total region of 0.70 square miles (1.82 km2), of which 0.68 square miles (1.77 km2) is territory and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 2.63%, is water. New York State Route 30 runs through the center of the village, dominant northeast 19 miles (31 km) to Grand Gorge and west 26 miles (42 km) to Downsville.
NY 28 passes through the southern part of the village, dominant east 45 miles (72 km) to Kingston and northwest 24 miles (39 km) to Delhi.
In 1763 Harmanus Du - Mond was deeded 75 acres (30 ha) "opposite Margaretville" by Chancellor Livingston. A 1765 map by Will Cockburn shows a road from Marbletown to Pakatakan (near present-day Margaretville and Arkville). In the 1770s, the initial settlers paid "one hundred forty-nine pounds and 19 shillings" to American Indians for the land.
In 1778, the East Branch of the Delaware River valley's pioneer were removed from by the American Indians.
In June 1778, a combined force of Tories and Indians led by Joseph Brant raided the valley, including the Margaretville area. On August 26, 1778, a general evacuation was ordered, assisted by guard from Great Shandaken. Before the pioneer were driven from their homes, they were given a timely and friendly warning by an Indian titled Tunis and returned to the Hudson Valley.
Until then, it had been known as "Middletown Center", which took its name from its location, equidistant from the Hudson, Delaware and Susquehanna rivers.
It is one of the earliest suburbs in Delaware County.
Sanford bought the Margaretville Messenger and changed the name to the Catskill Mountain News.
In 1905, the Delaware and Eastern Railroad (later changed to the Delaware and Northern Railroad) was built.
Margaretville was the hometown of Dr.
On April 24, 2007, Travis Trim of North Lawrence, New York, shot a state trooper, who was saved by his bulletproof vest.
As of the census of 2010, there were 596 citizens , 276 homeholds, and 129 families residing in the village.
The ethnic makeup of the village was 92.3% White, 0.8% African American, 1.2% Native American, 4.7% Asian, and 1% from two or more competitions.
In the village, the populace was spread out with 10.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 15.3% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 37.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the village was $45,625, and the median income for a family was $63,125.
The village and its encircling area have been a recording locale for scenes from Julian Po (1997), the major locale for You Can Count on Me (2000), music video of "Sugar, We're Goin Down" by Fall Out Boy (2005), and a secondary locale for Stake Land (2010). a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Margaretville village, New York".
Margaretville: History and Stories of Margaretville and Surrounding Area.
Delaware County, New York: History of the Century, 1797-1897.
History of Delaware County.
(1949), Chapters in the History of Delaware County, New York (PDF), Delaware County Historical Association, p.
Affidavit of Barnabas Kelly, iii, Albany: State of New York, 1900, pp.
(1949), Chapters in the History of Delaware County, New York (PDF), Delaware County Historical Association, p.
Hess, Who Developed Fetal Heart Monitor, Dies at 96", The New York Times, archived from the initial on March 5, 2016, retrieved 15 October 2009 pictures from the village's website "Delaware County Irene update".
New York Times.
New York Daily News.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
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