Hancock (village), New York

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Hancock, New York
settlement_type = Village
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = New York
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Delaware
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1189
population_density_km2 = 291.6
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 13783
area_code = 607
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Hancock is a village in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,189 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Hancock is in the west part of the Town of Hancock at the junction of NY Routes 17 and 97.

Hancock is located at the confluence of the East and West branches of the Delaware River.

Hancock owes its former importance mainly to its role as a division point of the Erie Railroad from 1848, especially in the days of steam locomotives. Its importance declined with the replacement of steam with diesel locomotives in the early 1950's; the division point was removed with the merger of the Erie into the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad in 1960. The railroad still exists as the Southern Tier main of the Norfolk Southern Railway.

The Scranton branch of the New York, Ontario and Western Railway bridged the West branch just west of the village until 1957; this railway's main activity in the area was at Cadosia junction, a few miles up the East branch.

Geography

Hancock is situated at the convergence of the East and West Branch of the Delaware River bordering Pennsylvania. The village is located at coor dms|41|57|17|N|75|16|59|W|city (41.954764, -75.283326)GR|1. Hancock is approximately 40 miles east of Binghamton, New York with easy access via New York State Route 17. To many, Hancock is considered part of the Southern Tier region while others regard it a part of the Catskills region. Nevertheless, it is rarely disputed as being located within Upstate New York.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), of which, 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (7.65%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,189 people, 505 households, and 311 families residing in the village. The population density was 755.4 people per square mile (292.4/km²). There were 594 housing units at an average density of 377.4/sq mi (146.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.89% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.28% of the population.

There were 505 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,419, and the median income for a family was $36,083. Males had a median income of $27,455 versus $17,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,616. About 7.9% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

Current Status

A group called [http://www.hancocknewyork.com/ Hancock Partners] is heading up an effort to revitalize the town and village by spurring new growth in an attempt to attract new residents, retain current ones especially in the younger age groups, increase tourism, and generally improve the quality of life in the area. A [http://www.esf.edu/for/kuehn/complete%20Hancock%20Plan.pdf tourism plan] was recently created by the [http://www.esf.edu SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry] to serve as a guidepost for this effort.

References

External links

* [http://www.hancockny.org/ Hancock, NY Official Site]
* [http://www.hancockareachamber.com/ Hancock Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.delawarecounty.org/hancock Town/Village of Hancock (from Delaware County website)]
* [http://www.hancocknewyork.com/ Hancock Partners]

chools

* [http://hancock.stier.org/ Hancock Central School]

Publications

* [http://www.hancockherald.com/ The Hancock Herald]