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Pittsfield, New York

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Ketchum takes its name from the Rev. Orvib Ketchum who founded a congregational church on the headwaters of Aldrich Creek in the east part of town, the church was later sold by the Wyoming Conference to the Americana Village near Hamilton, NY. A schoolhouse, store, several steam sawmills and cemetery
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In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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The hamlet of Pittsfield, or "Pittsfield Centre", had an unmanned whistle stop station and siding on the Ontario & Western RR branch to Edmeston from New Berlin, later purchased by the Unadilla Valley RR. During World War I Richard Freeman and Charles Walton shipped lumber by the carload from
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living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 19.2% 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 2.73 and the average family size was 3.03.
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near the western town line on NY-80; named for workers who migrated up from Hoboken, NJ, at the Bordens Condensory that was originally the Arkwright textile mill and c. 1900 was the largest dairy condensory in the world, just east of the Village of New Berlin and served by a branch of the
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of 2000, there were 1,295 people, 474 households, and 359 families residing in the town. The population density was 34.3 inhabitants per square mile (13.2/km). There were 605 housing units at an average density of 16.0 per square mile (6.2/km). The racial makeup of the town was 98.84%
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Ebenezer Chapel, near the southwest border, was coincidentally named after a nearby resident, and was a small settlement originally known as "Hayti" at one time. In 1956, a nearby house made statewide news when a moonshine still was busted up.
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County Route 13 between Morris and New Berlin is referred to as "the turnpike" by locals, originally constructed in 1832, it was the last section to operate a tollgate due to being the most expensive to build.
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 30,078, and the median income for a family was $ 36,328. Males had a median income of $ 27,446 versus $ 21,912 for females. The
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flows into the Unadilla River at the western town line. Aldrich Creek drains the east end of town southwards into the Butternut at Elm Grove in Morris.
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also existed here. The Ball family operated several "rope walks" nearby, where hemp was wound into twine and then rope.
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There were 474 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were
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for the town was $ 15,347. About 13.5% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the
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in 1797. The territory of Pittsfield was reduced two times, in 1806 to form
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is on the western border of the county, northwest of the
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Otsego County map with the Town of Pittsfield in Red
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It was named by the Noble family from 895:"Population and Housing Unit Estimates" 773:Communities and locations in Pittsfield 1556: 916:"National Register Information System" 387: 342:The western town line, defined by the 997: 137:37.98 sq mi (98.36 km) 129:38.09 sq mi (98.66 km) 921:National Register of Historic Places 738:, and 0.46% from two or more races. 325:National Register of Historic Places 908: 145:0.12 sq mi (0.30 km) 13: 1075: 1024:Municipalities and communities of 954: 940:"Census of Population and Housing" 377: 292:, and in 1859 to form part of the 14: 1580: 982: 826:in the northern part of the town. 1564:Towns in Otsego County, New York 40: 363: 18:Town in New York, United States 304:here, milled over in Ketchum. 1: 872:. United States Census Bureau 856: 330: 7: 966:United States Census Bureau 870:"2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files" 337:United States Census Bureau 277:The town was first settled 182:34.23/sq mi (13.22/km) 171: • Estimate  10: 1585: 272: 153:1,752 ft (534 m) 1569:Towns in New York (state) 1497: 1487: 1380: 1277: 1219: 1086: 1073: 1057: 1038: 706: 693: 678: 663: 648: 633: 618: 603: 588: 573: 558: 543: 528: 513: 498: 483: 468: 453: 438: 423: 408: 393: 386: 381: 376: 373: 298:Pittsfield, Massachusetts 230: 220: 203: 186: 178: 170: 162: 157: 149: 141: 133: 125: 120: 108: 96: 86: 51: 39: 30: 23: 758:there were 104.6 males. 1027:Otsego County, New York 358:New York State Route 80 1080: 1079: 962:"U.S. Census website" 926:National Park Service 707:U.S. Decennial Census 369:Historical population 205: • Summer ( 1510:United States portal 179: • Density 25:Pittsfield, New York 1536: /  370: 346:, is the border of 67: /  1347:Springfield Center 1081: 844:Shacktown Mountain 368: 323:was listed on the 290:Town of New Lisbon 286:Town of Burlington 263:Town of Pittsfield 163: • Total 142: • Water 126: • Total 1540:42.633°N 75.267°W 1519: 1518: 1417:Pail Shop Corners 1317:Hartwick Seminary 1264:Richfield Springs 928:. March 13, 2009. 763:per capita income 711: 710: 335:According to the 241: 240: 134: • Land 71:42.633°N 75.267°W 1576: 1551: 1550: 1548: 1547: 1546: 1541: 1537: 1534: 1533: 1532: 1529: 1511: 1504: 1437:Salt Springville 1397:East Springfield 1287:Burlington Flats 1078: 1050: 1043: 1033: 1028: 1018: 1011: 1004: 995: 994: 977: 976: 974: 972: 958: 952: 951: 949: 947: 936: 930: 929: 912: 906: 905: 903: 901: 891: 882: 881: 879: 877: 866: 724:African American 389: 384: 379: 371: 367: 210: 82: 81: 79: 78: 77: 72: 68: 65: 64: 63: 60: 44: 21: 20: 1584: 1583: 1579: 1578: 1577: 1575: 1574: 1573: 1554: 1553: 1545:42.633; -75.267 1544: 1542: 1538: 1535: 1530: 1527: 1525: 1523: 1522: 1520: 1515: 1509: 1503:New York portal 1502: 1493: 1483: 1468:West Burlington 1402:Federal Corners 1383: 1376: 1273: 1215: 1082: 1076: 1071: 1053: 1048: 1041: 1034: 1031: 1026: 1022: 985: 980: 970: 968: 960: 959: 955: 945: 943: 938: 937: 933: 914: 913: 909: 899: 897: 893: 892: 885: 875: 873: 868: 867: 863: 859: 850:Taylors Corners 775: 751:married couples 728:Native American 382: 366: 348:Chenango County 333: 275: 267:City of Oneonta 204: 76:42.633; 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Index

Town
Otsego County map with the Town of Pittsfield in Red
42°38′N 75°16′W / 42.633°N 75.267°W / 42.633; -75.267
Country
State
New York
County
Otsego
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
FIPS code
GNIS
town
Otsego County
New York
City of Oneonta
Town of Burlington
Town of New Lisbon
Town of Morris
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Beardslee Farm
National Register of Historic Places
United States Census Bureau
Unadilla River
Chenango County
Wharton Creek
New York State Route 80

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