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Hounsfield, New York
Hounsfield, New York (New York)
Hounsfield, New York
Hounsfield, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 43°56′46″N 76°4′45″W / 43.94611, -76.07917
Country United States
State New York
County Jefferson
Area
 - Total 120. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous There are 62 counties in the State of New York. The first twelve counties in New York were created immediately after the British annexation of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam Jefferson County is a County located in the US state of New York. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 4 sq mi (311. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²)
 - Land 49. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi (127. 6 km²)
 - Water 71. 2 sq mi (184. 3 km²)
Elevation 253 ft (77 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 3,323
 - Density 67. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi (26. 0/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 13685
Area code(s) 315
FIPS code 36-35782
GNIS feature ID 0979081

Hounsfield is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 315 is a Telephone Area code in Upstate New York. It Stretches from west of Syracuse to Little Falls, north to the Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Jefferson County is a County located in the US state of New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 3,323 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is from Ezra Hounsfield, a land agent and land owner.

The Town of Hounsfield is in the western part of the county and is southwest of Watertown. Watertown (town New York Watertown is a city in the State of New York and the County seat of Jefferson County

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History

The first settler within the town arrived around 1800.

The land comprising the town was purchased by Augustus Sackett in 1801 from a foreclosure of two prior landowners. He took an active part in develping the town and increasing its population.

Hounsfield was formed from the Town of Watertown in 1806. Watertown is a Town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The town and its citizens were deeply involved in the War of 1812, primarily due to the two battles that took place at Sackets Harbor. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies Sackets Harbor is a Village in Jefferson County, New York, United States.

In 1814, the community of Sackets Harbor, by Black River Bay, set itself off from the town be becoming and incorporated village.

Notable people from Hounsfield

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 120. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (311. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²), of which, 49. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 square miles (127. 6 km²) of it is land and 71. 2 square miles (184. 3 km²) of it (59. 09%) is water.

The northern boundary is the Black River and the western boundary is Lake Ontario. The Black River is a blackwater River that empties into the eastern end of Lake Ontario on the shore of Jefferson County New York in the Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Mill Creek enters Black River Bay near Sackets Harbor.

New York State Route 3 is a north-south highway in the western part of Hounsfield. New York State Route 3 is a major east-west State highway in the U Interstate 81 crosses the southeast part of Hounsfield. Interstate 81 (abbreviated I-81) is an Interstate highway in the eastern part of the United States.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,323 people, 1,350 households, and 908 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 67. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 people per square mile (26. 0/km²). There were 1,839 housing units at an average density of 37. 3/sq mi (14. 4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97. 53% White, 0. 57% African American, 0. 39% Native American, 0. 30% Asian, 0. 18% from other races, and 1. 02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 14% of the population.

There were 1,350 households out of which 31. 0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55. 2% were married couples living together, 7. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32. 7% were non-families. 26. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 45 and the average family size was 2. 98.

In the town the population was spread out with 23. 7% under the age of 18, 8. 8% from 18 to 24, 33. 0% from 25 to 44, 22. 6% from 45 to 64, and 11. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 106. 9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107. 4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,011, and the median income for a family was $47,742. Males had a median income of $32,464 versus $26,406 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,806. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 7. 6% of families and 10. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 3. 6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and location in Hounsfield

Communities and inhabited places

Geographical features and other locations

References

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