Hemlock, New York Explained

Official Name:Hemlock, New York
Pushpin Map:New York#USA
Pushpin Label:Hemlock
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Livingston
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Livonia
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.82
Area Land Km2:4.82
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.86
Area Land Sq Mi:1.86
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:455
Population Density Km2:94.31
Population Density Sq Mi:244.23
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:633
Coordinates:42.7939°N -77.6064°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:14466
Area Code:585
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:952553
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:36-33128

Hemlock is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Livonia, Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 557 as of the 2010 census.[2]

The Hemlock post office has a ZIP Code of 14466 and serves the southeast part of the town of Livonia as well as parts of the towns of Richmond and Canadice in Ontario County.

Geography

The Hemlock CDP is in eastern Livingston County. U.S. Route 20A passes through the hamlet, leading north and then west 5miles to Livonia village, and east the same distance to Honeoye. New York State Route 15A joins US 20A in Hemlock, running north out of the hamlet with it but leading north to Lima. To the south NY 15A leads to Springwater.

The CDP extends south to include the hamlet of Glenville, near the north end of Hemlock Lake, one of the Finger Lakes of New York.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 4.8sqkm, all land.[3] Hemlock Outlet, flowing north from Hemlock Lake, passes through the center of the CDP and leads northeast to Honeoye Creek, part of the Genesee River watershed.

The Hemlock Fairground is on the western side of the hamlet and is the site of the Hemlock "Little World's" Fair.[4] The fairground buildings and racetrack were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Climate

Hemlock has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Hemlock CDP, New York. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. June 18, 2020.
  3. Web site: U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New York. U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. June 18, 2020.
  4. Web site: The Hemlock 'Little World's' Fair. Hemlock Fair. June 18, 2020.