Munnsville, New York

Munnsville, New York
—  Village  —
Stockbridge Falls, June 2011
Munnsville, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°58′36″N 75°35′18″W / 42.97667°N 75.58833°W / 42.97667; -75.58833Coordinates: 42°58′36″N 75°35′18″W / 42.97667°N 75.58833°W / 42.97667; -75.58833
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 (2000)
– Total	437
– Density	506.6/sq mi (195.6/km2)
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	0958162

Munnsville is a village located in the Town of Stockbridge in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 437 at the 2000 census. The name is from an early settler.

The Village of Munnsville is centrally located in the town at the junction of Routes 35 and 40.

History

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. Adelbert 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 was the former home of Colonel Darryl W. Hensley, (born March 15, 1960) who retired after 27 1/2 years of service (1983 to 2011) from the United States Army. The majority of his career was spent in the Information Warfare career field. His OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM combat awards include the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, and two Joint Meritorious Unit Awards. Colonel Hensley attended Stockbridge Valley High School before transferring to a private Baptist High School in Southeastern Kentucky. Colonel Hensley's father Carl Hensley worked at the General Electric Radar Design and Engineering Department in Syracuse and retired from General Electric as a Radar Technician after 32 years of service. Carl Hensley was featured in the Air and Space Magazine for his innovative field engineer work on the Over-the-Horizon Backscatter (OTH-B) radar transmit sites in Moscow, Maine and Christmas Valley, Oregon.

Geography

Munnsville is located at 42°58′36″N 75°35′18″W / 42.97667°N 75.58833°W / 42.97667; -75.58833 (42.976597, -75.588236)^[1].

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.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] 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.

There were 166 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,657. About 9.7% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.