Gainesville, New York
| Gainesville | |
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| Town | |
The ice age left rolling, but fertile land
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 Location within Wyoming County and New York |
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| Coordinates: 42°39′51″N 78°06′58″W / 42.66417°N 78.11611°WCoordinates: 42°39′51″N 78°06′58″W / 42.66417°N 78.11611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Wyoming |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.71 sq mi (92.48 km2) |
| • Land | 35.57 sq mi (92.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,660 ft (510 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,182 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,118 |
| • Density | 59.54/sq mi (22.99/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-27980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 978982 |
Gainesville is a town in Wyoming County, New York. The population was 2,333 at the 2000 census. The town is named after General Edmund P. Gaines.
The Town of Gainesville is on the eastern border of the county. Gainesville is also the name of a village in the town.
The Town of Gainesville was established in 1814 from part of the Town of Warsaw. The original name was "Hebe." The Town of Gainesville is the birthplace of David Starr Jordan, the first president of Stanford University; as well as Ella Hawley Crossett, prominent activist in the women's suffrage movement.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²), of which 35.6 square miles (92.2 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km²) (0.31%) is water.
This rural area has traditionally been one of dairy farms and forests. The soils are deep and fertile, though somewhat rolling and rocky, as they were left by the last continental ice sheet.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,333 people, 873 households, and 644 families residing in the town. The population density was 65.5 people per square mile (25.3/km²). There were 945 housing units at an average density of 26.5/sq mi (10.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.46% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.
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