Munnsville, New York
| Munnsville, New York | |
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 Munnsville, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°58′36″N 75°35′18″W / 42.97667°N 75.58833°WCoordinates: 42°58′36″N 75°35′18″W / 42.97667°N 75.58833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Madison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 474 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13409 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-49220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2391001 |
Munnsville is a village located in the in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 474 at the 2010 census. The village is named for an early settler, Asa Munn.
The Village of Munnsville is located on Route 46.
Asa Munn opened a mercantile business in the community around 1817.
In 1990 the village received national media attention and interviews by Connie Chung when a local dairy farmer, Delbert Ward, allegedly murdered his brother William Ward by suffocation. Delbert was found not guilty at trial. In 1992 this incident was examined in the documentary Brother's Keeper.
Munnsville became a world-renowned racing location for skateboarding because of the Madison County Gravity Festival which began in 2002. Skateboarders from all over North America and Europe descend on the town for the last weekend of July and race their skateboards at speeds up to 95 km/h.
Munnsville was the final home of poet Hayden Carruth.
The former Munnsville depot of the defunct (March 29, 1957) New York, Ontario & Western Railway is now a private residence, occupied by noted NYO&W historian and author John Taibi.
Munnsville is the birthplace of Bill Horr, who won silver and bronze at the Olympics.
Munnsville is located at 42°58′36″N 75°35′18″W / 42.97667°N 75.58833°W (42.976597, -75.588236).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 437 people, 166 households, and 118 families residing in the village. The population density was 506.6 people per square mile (196.2/km²). There were 176 housing units at an average density of 204.0 per square mile (79.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.40% White, 0.46% African American, 0.23% Native American, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.
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