| Official Name: | Huron, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wayne |
| Government Type: | Town Board |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Phil Eygnor |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Tammy A. Vezzose |
| Leader Title2: | Court |
| Leader Name2: | Justice David Urban[1] Justice Kathy Wachtman |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1796 |
| Established Title1: | Established |
| Established Date1: | February 25, 1826[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 111.63 |
| Area Land Km2: | 102.02 |
| Area Water Km2: | 9.61 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 43.10 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 39.39 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.71 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 2118 |
| Population Density Km2: | 19.96 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 51.69 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 89 |
| Elevation Ft: | 292 |
| Coordinates: | 43.24°N -76.8942°W |
| Area Code: | 315 and 680 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-37165 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979089 |
| Website: | http://townofhuron.org/ |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 2036 |
Huron is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 2,118 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the Huron Indians.
The Town of Huron is in the northeastern part of the county and is east of Rochester, New York. It has a hamlet, also called Huron. Government offices for the town are located just east of there at Rice Mill.[4]
There is no post office in the Town of Huron. Primary postal districts covering the area include ZIP Code 14590 for Wolcott and ZIP Code 14516 for North Rose.[5] [6]
The town was part of the Pulteney Purchase. It was first settled circa 1796.
The Town of Huron was created from the Town of Wolcott in 1826 as the "Town of Port Bay." In 1834, the town's name was changed to honor the Huron tribe.
From 1826 to 1837, a Shaker community known today as Shaker Heights was partially located in the town. Because the Shakers believed that too many worldly influences were appearing in Huron, they moved to the Town of Groveland and established the Groveland Shaker Village, which is now where the Groveland Correctional Facility is located.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.2sqmi, of which 39.5sqmi is land and 3.7sqmi (8.54%) is water.
The northern town line is Lake Ontario. Sodus Bay, a large inlet of Lake Ontario, is an important feature of the town.
New York State Route 104 passes across the south part of the town.
As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 2,118 people, 855 households, and 590 families residing in the town. The population density was 49sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 93.5% White, 2.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the population.
There were 855 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 20, 5.4% from 20 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $67,765, and the median income for a family was $71,944. Males had a median income of $42,969 versus $36,193 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,861. About 6.6% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
There were 1,617 housing units at an average density of 37.4sp=usNaNsp=us; a total of 47.1% of housing units were vacant.
There were 855 occupied housing units in the town, of which 702 were owner-occupied units (82.1%), while 153 were renter-occupied (17.9%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 8.4%.
NOTE: It is common for resort communities to have higher than normal vacant house counts. Many are vacation homes which are seasonal and not regularly occupied.