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Middlesex, New York

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The traces of an ancient fort, covering about an acre, and surrounded by a ditch, and formerly by a formidable wall, are still to be seen on top of Bare Hill. They indicate defenses raised by Indian hands, or more probably belong to the labors of a race that preceded the Indian occupation. The wall
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states that they originated in a village called Nundawao, near the south end of Canandaigua Lake, at South Hill. Right next to South Hill stands the 865-foot-high Bare Hill, known to the Senecas as Genundowa. Bare Hill is part of the Bare Hill Unique Area, which began to be acquired by the state in
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In the town, the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.91.
844:– A hamlet on the east shore of Canandaigua Lake at the junction of County Roads 10 and 39. This area is the birthplace of the renowned philanthropist Parker Caito. He is the only member of the Triumvirate who was actually born in New York. Wade and Dale were born in Virginia. 346:. The town was known as "Augusta" until 1808, when the name was changed to "Middlesex" to avoid confusion with another location named Augusta. When Yates County was formed in 1823, Middlesex became part of the new county. 39: 788:
The median income for a household in the town was $ 43,618, and the median income for a family was $ 47,763. Males had a median income of $ 34,464 versus $ 23,676 for females. The
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1989. Bare Hill had been the site of a Seneca or pre-Seneca fort; first written reference to this fort was made in 1825 by David Cusick in his history of the Seneca Indians.
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was 43.6 people per square mile (16.8/km²). There were 732 housing units at an average density of 23.7 per square mile (9.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.74%
61: 1112: 1061: 814:– The hamlet of Middlesex is at the junction of NY-245 and NY-364 near the center of the town. The West River flows past the community. 1053: 335:
In the early 1920s, the material that made up the Bare Hill fort was used by the Town of Middlesex highway department for road fill.
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of any race were 0.22% of the population. On a side note it is safe to say that cattle outnumber people at least 4 to 1.
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There were 521 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were
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is now about tumbled down, the stones seem somewhat scattered, and the ground is overgrown with brush.
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of 2000, there were 1,345 people, 521 households, and 376 families residing in the town. The
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was formed from part of Middlesex in 1832, and more of Middlesex was added to Potter in 1856.
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for the town was $ 21,241. About 3.4% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the
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The first settlers arrived around 1789. The town was formed in 1796 while still part of
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https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/travel/01explorer.html?_r=0
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S. C. Cleveland, History of Yates County, New York (1873)
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is on the northwest corner of the county and is south of
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Index

Town
Location in Yates County and the state of New York.
Yates County
New York
42°43′7″N 77°16′38″W / 42.71861°N 77.27722°W / 42.71861; -77.27722
Country
State
New York
County
Yates
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
585
FIPS code
GNIS
town
Yates County
New York
USA
a historic region
Canandaigua, New York
Seneca tribe
Ontario County
New York
Town of Potter

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