Deposit (town), New York
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Deposit, New York is a town in Delaware County, New York, USA in the USA.
The Town of Deposit is on the western border of the county and contains part of a village, also called Deposit.
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[edit] History
The town name was derived from the deposits of logs made by lumbermen, prior to forming rafts to float down the river. The Town of Deposit was organized in 1880.
[edit] Geography
The west town line is the border of Broome County. The village is located at the confluence of Oquaga Creek and the West Branch of the Delaware River. The Southern Tier Expressway (N.Y 17) follows the west town line.
The south end of New York State Route 8 is near the Village of Deposit.
[edit] Demographics
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The median resident age is 37.1 years, the median household income is $24,702 (year 2000), and the median house value is $57,200 (year 2000).
Racial breakdown: White Non-Hispanic (94.8%), Hispanic (2.7%), Black (0.9%), Other race (0.9%), Two or more races (0.6%), and American Indian (0.5%)
[edit] Communities and locations in the Town of Deposit
- Barbourville -- A hamlet near the east town line on Route 8.
- China -- A hamlet in the northern part of the town on Route 20.
- Cannonsville Reservoir -- The west part of the reservoir and its dam are east of the Deposit village.
- Deposit -- The east part of the Village of Deposit is located north of the Southern Tier Expressway.
- Hale Eddy -- A hamlet in the south part of the town.
- Hambletville -- A hamlet northeast of Deposit on Route 8.
- Stilesville -- A hamlet northeast of Deposit on Route 8.
- Upper Barbourville -- A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town on Route 8.
