Portageville, New York

Portageville is a hamlet located in the Town of Genesee Falls in Wyoming County, New York. A hamlet is (usually&mdashsee below a Rural community — that is a small settlement — which is too small to be considered a Village. Genesee Falls is a Town in Wyoming County, New York, United States. Wyoming County is a County located in the US state of New York. The population was 859 at the 2000 census. Its name derives from the Native American canoists who would withdraw their craft from the river to avoid going over three waterfalls in the Genesee River gorge. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States A canoe is a small narrow Boat, typically human-powered though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors The Genesee River's ( Čunehstí•yu• in Tuscarora) name is derived from the Seneca tribe word meaning good valley or pleasant valley They had to portage several miles to the site of present day Mount Morris where they could embark for the rest of the journey downriver. Mount Morris New York refers to two locations in Livingston County New York, both named after Robert Morris, the financier of the American Revolution,

Portageville is the only named community in the Town of Genesee Falls.

The Genesee River Gorge with its scenic waterfalls was formed after the original valley was buried in glacial debris from the last ice age and the river had to cut a new valley though the Devonian sedimentary rock of the area. A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era spanning from to million years ago. Sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock types (the others being igneous and Metamorphic rock) It has also been called The Grand Canyon of the East. The site has now been designated Letchworth State Park and is a major tourist attraction, with the upper entrance at Portage. Letchworth State Park is a New York state park located 35 miles (56 km south of Rochester and 60 miles (95 km east of Buffalo in Livingston

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 26. 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 6 square miles (69. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²), of which, 26. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 square miles (68. 3 km²) of it is land and 0. 2 square miles (0. 6 km²) of it (0. 94%) is water.

The Genesee River passes by the community on the east side.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 859 people, 308 households, and 232 families residing in the community. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 32. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6 per square mile (12. 6/km²). There were 352 housing units at an average density of 13. 3/sq mi (5. 2/km²). The racial makeup of the area was 97. 09% White, 0. 12% African American, 0. 23% Native American, 0. 35% Asian, 0. 00% from other races, and 2. 21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 81% of the population.

There were 308 households out of which 40. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56. 2% were married couples living together, 10. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24. 4% were non-families. 16. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 79 and the average family size was 3. 11.

In the hamlet, the population was spread out with 30. 7% under the age of 18, 6. 9% from 18 to 24, 28. 4% from 25 to 44, 23. 2% from 45 to 64, and 10. 8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100. 3 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $18,846 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,717. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 14. 0% of the population and 9. 2% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16. 3% are under the age of 18 and 14. 1% are 65 or older.

Geography

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