Addison is a village

Village

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 in Steuben County

Steuben County, New York

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, New York

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, United States

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. The population was 1,797 at the 2000 census. The village and the surrounding town are named after the author Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was a man of letters, eldest son of Lancelot Addison...

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The Village of Addison is in the southeast part of the Town of Addison

Addison (town), New York

Addison is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 2,640 at the 2000 census. The name was selected to honor the author Joseph Addison....

. The village is southwest of City of Corning

Corning (city), New York

Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,842 at the 2000 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community.- Overview :The city of...

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Pinnacle State Park and Golf Course

Pinnacle State Park and Golf Course

Pinnacle State Park and Golf Course is located in Steuben County, New York in the USA. The park is southwest of Corning, New York in the Town of Addison, east of Village of Addison.-List of facilities and programs:...

 is east of the village.

History

The village was first incorporated in 1854 and re-incorporated in 1873.
The population of Addison in 1990 was 1,842.

The Addison Village Hall

Addison Village Hall

Addison Village Hall was a historic village hall located at Addison in Steuben County, New York. It was built in 1906 and is a four story, greyish brown brick rectangular structure. The facade featured a projecting center pavilion that reaches five stories and is flanked by identical two story,...

, Church of the Redeemer

Church of the Redeemer

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, and William Wombough House

William Wombough House

William Wombough House is a historic home located at Addison in Steuben County, New York. It is an I-shaped, -story, side-gabled frame residence with interior ridge chimneys at each end of a metal clad roof. It was built about 1830 and is in the transitional late-Federal / early Greek Revial...

 are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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. Also listed are the national historic districts

Historic district (United States)

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: Main Street Historic District

Main Street Historic District (Addison, New York)

Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Addison in Steuben County, New York. The district contains 26 contributing buildings. The buildings are largely commercial in use, with apartments, offices, and / or storage space on the upper floors.It was listed on the...

 and Maple Street Historic District

Maple Street Historic District (Addison, New York)

Maple Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Addison in Steuben County, New York. The district contains 42 contributing buildings , two contributing structures , 23 contributing outbuildings , and four contributing objects...

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Geography

Addison is located at 42°6′28"N 77°13′56"W.

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the village has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²).None of the area is covered with water.

Steuben County Route 119

County Route 119 (Steuben County, New York)

New York State Route 17F was a state highway located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route was at then-NY 17 in Andover, Allegany County. The eastern terminus was at NY 17 in Addison, Steuben County...

 (former New York State Route 432) and New York State Route 417

New York State Route 417

New York State Route 417 is an east–west state highway located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It begins at exit 20 of the Southern Tier Expressway in the city of Salamanca and ends at a junction with NY 415 in Painted Post, west of the city of Corning...

, along with County Roads 1 and 5 pass through the village. Tuscarora Creek flows into the Canisteo River

Canisteo River

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 in the village.

The village is in the Southern Tier

Southern Tier

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 of New York.

Addison is on the New Jersey-to-Buffalo Main Line of the Norfolk Southern Railway. Trains of the Canadian Pacific Railway operating under haulage arrangements also operate on this line through Addison. This line was opened in 1850 and known, prior to its 1999 acquisition by the Norfolk Southern,under the following names: New York & Erie Rail Road; Erie Railway; New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad; Erie Railroad; Erie-Lackawanna Railroad; Erie Lackawanna Railroad; Erie Lackawanna Railway, and Consolidated Rail Corporation [Conrail].

From 1882 to 1961 Addison was also served by the Wellsville, Addison & Galeton Railroad and predecessors ( most notably the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad [1932—1956], the Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad 1898-1932, and the Addison & Northern Pennsylvania Railroad]. The WA&G line was abandoned in 1961 by order of the Interstate Commerce Commission in order to promote highway transportation.

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 1,797 people, 724 households, and 467 families residing in the village. The population density

Population density

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 was 947.1 people per square mile (365.2/km²). There were 804 housing units at an average density of 423.7 per square mile (163.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.66% White, 0.17% Black or African American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.39% Native American, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 724 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,532, and the median income for a family was $37,708. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $21,053 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the village was $15,215. About 14.0% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.