Esperance (town), New York
| Esperance, New York | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Location in Schoharie County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 42°44′50″N 74°18′19″W / 42.74722°N 74.30528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Schoharie |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Earl Van Wormer III |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.04 sq mi (51.90 km2) |
| • Land | 19.67 sq mi (50.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,076 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,985 |
| • Density | 100.94/sq mi (38.97/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-24724 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978945 |
| Website | Town of Esperance |
Esperance is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 2,043 at the 2000 census. The town was given the name of the principal village, which was named for "hope" in French.
The Town of Esperance contains a village called Esperance. The town is in the northeast part of Schoharie County and is west of Schenectady.
The town was first settled around 1729.
Esperance village was incorporated in 1818 and rechartered in 1835, before the Town of Esperance was established.
The town was formed in 1846 from the Town of Schoharie.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.0 square miles (51.9 km²), of which, 19.6 square miles (50.7 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²) of it (2.29%) is water.
The east town line, partly marked by the Schoharie Creek, is the border of Schenectady County, and the north town line is the border of Montgomery County. Cripplebush Creek flows into Schoharie Creek south of Sloansville.
US Route 20 is an east-west highway through the town. New York State Route 30A is a north-south highway, intersecting US-20 at Sloansville. New York State Route 162 intersects NY-30A near Dwelly Corners.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,043 people, 776 households, and 571 families residing in the town. The population density was 104.3 people per square mile (40.3/km²). There were 856 housing units at an average density of 43.7 per square mile (16.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.14% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.
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