Warsaw, New York Explained

Official Name:Warsaw, New York
Settlement Type:Town
Coordinates:42.74°N -78.1331°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wyoming County
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1804
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:91.86
Area Land Km2:91.73
Area Water Km2:0.13
Area Total Sq Mi:35.47
Area Land Sq Mi:35.42
Area Water Sq Mi:0.05
Area Water Percent:0.14
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:5316
Population Density Km2:57.95
Population Density Sq Mi:150.10
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1020
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:14569
Area Code:585
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-121-78344

Warsaw is a town in Wyoming County, in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 5,316 at the 2020 census.[2] It is located approximately 37 miles east southeast of Buffalo and approximately 37 miles southwest of Rochester. The town may have been named after Warsaw, Poland.

The Town of Warsaw is centrally located in the county and contains a village, also called Warsaw. The village is the county seat of Wyoming County.

History

The Town of Warsaw was founded in 1803 from the Town of Batavia (in Genesee County). In 1812, part of Warsaw was used to form the new town of Town of Middlebury. Again in 1814, Warsaw was reduced to form the Town of Gainesville.

Abolitionism

In the decades before the American Civil War, Warsaw was a center of abolitionist sentiment and activity. Warsaw's local anti-slavery society was formed in 1833, the same year as the American Anti-Slavery Society. Several homes and churches are documented to have participated in the Underground Railroad. In November 1839 the anti-slavery Liberty Party was formed in a meeting at Warsaw's Presbyterian Church. The area sent abolitionists Seth M. Gates and Augustus Frank to serve in the United States Congress.[3] [4] An anti-slavery newspaper called The American Citizen was published in Warsaw.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which is land and 0.1 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.14%) is water.

Oatka Creek flows northward through the Wyoming Valley in the town. U.S. Route 20A crosses the town.

Climate

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 5,423 people, 2,113 households, and 1,354 families residing in the town. The population density was 153.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,232 housing units at an average density of 63sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 97.29% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 2,113 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,699, and the median income for a family was $42,647. Males had a median income of $31,672 versus $21,691 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,279. About 8.5% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The Town of Warsaw is governed by a town council elected by popular vote.

PositionOfficeholderTerm Length(in years)
MayorJoe Robinson
CouncilpersonShani Jones4
David Mateer
Chris Lonneville
Kevin B. Zeches
SupervisorRebecca Ryan4
Deputy SupervisorShani Jones
Clerk/Tax CollectorCathy Smith4
JusticeRobert Fusani
Ronald Errington
AssessorCountywide Real Property Tax Services
Supt. of HighwaysJeff Royce4
RegistrarCathy Smith
HistorianSally Smith
Zoning OfficerRobert Martin
Library Trustees Linda Wick3
Deborah N. Gillen

Communities and locations in the Town of Warsaw

Education

Most of the town is in Warsaw Central School District. Other parts of the town are in Wyoming Central School District, Perry Central School District, and Letchworth Central School District.[8]

Notable people

External links


Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 9, 2024.
  2. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Warsaw town, Wyoming County, New York . . March 9, 2024.
  3. Web site: The Abolitionist Tour . Warsaw NY History . November 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220409015315/https://warsawnyhistory.org/tours/tour2-The%20Abolitionist%20Tour.html. April 9, 2022.
  4. Web site: The Underground Railroad . Go Wyoming . Wyoming, NY Chamber of Commerce . November 30, 2022.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  6. Web site: Monument Circle Historic District . The Gombach Group . July 23, 2011 .
  7. Web site: The Gates House Museum . Warsaw Historical Society . 1968 . July 23, 2011 .
  8. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wyoming County, NY. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-07-21. - Text list
  9. Book: Ellis, Lee. Who's who of NASA Astronauts. 2004. Americana Group Publishing. 203. registration. James C. Adamson warsaw new york.. 9780966796148.
  10. Web site: Official Directory.. The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. June 11, 2015. 1874.
  11. Web site: A Guide to the Earl Alonzo Brininstool Collection, 1850-1945. The University of Texas at Austin. March 14, 2014.
  12. Web site: Barber Conable: 7th President of the World Bank Group, 1986 - 1991. July 23, 2011. The World Bank.
  13. Web site: Ice Box Chamberlain. SABR. March 14, 2014.
  14. Web site: Ben Doller. Poets.org. March 14, 2014.
  15. Web site: DOOLITTLE, James Rood, (1815 - 1897). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . March 14, 2014.
  16. Web site: RG 30/187 - Sydney Nettleton Fisher (1906-1987) . Oberlin College Archives . March 14, 2014.
  17. Wyoming County Historian . 1975 . Biography, Jabez G. Fitch . Historical Wyoming . 22-26 . Warsaw, NY . Wyoming County (NY) Historical Society . 7 . The article stated that in an early period of the Revolution Fitch entered naval service of his country and continued in the navy until the recognition of American independence. . . .
  18. 1980 . Newspaper Index, Entry for Jabez Fitch . Journal of the Western New York Genealogical Society . Buffalo, NY . Western New York Genealogical Society . . 55 . .
  19. Web site: FRANK, Augustus, (1826 - 1895). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. March 14, 2014.
  20. Web site: Merrill Edwards Gates. Rutgers . March 14, 2014.
  21. Web site: GATES, Seth Merrill (1800 - 1877) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. March 14, 2014.
  22. Book: Lyon, J.B.. Proceedings of the Senate and Assembly of the State of New York on the Life, Character and Public Services of Lester Hayden Humphrey: Albany. March 17, 1902. J.B. Lyon. 12.
  23. Web site: John Warwick Montgomery Web Site. JWM Web Site . December 3, 2010. July 23, 2011.
  24. Web site: PATTERSON, William, (1789 - 1838). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. March 12, 2014.
  25. Web site: Diann Roffe-Steinrotter . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044035/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/diann-roffe-steinrotter-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . Sports Reference LLC. . March 14, 2014.
  26. Book: Mooney, James L.. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 1976. Government Printing Office. 42. 9780160020384.

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