Downsville, New York
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| name = Downsville, New York
| settlement_type = Census-designated place
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| coordinates_footnotes = {{Cite GNIS|948622|Downsville|November 10, 2015}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = New York
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Delaware
| subdivision_type3 = Town
| subdivision_name3 = Colchester
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| area_total_km2 = 11.58
| area_land_km2 = 11.38
| area_water_km2 = 0.21
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| elevation_ft = 1125
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 474
| population_density_km2 = 41.67
| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| postal_code = 13755
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| area_code = Area code 607
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|area_total_sq_mi = 4.47
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|population_density_sq_mi = 107.92
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Downsville is a hamlet, census-designated place (CDP), and former village in the town of Colchester, Delaware County, New York, United States.{{cite web
|url = http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lgss/pdfs/Handbook.pdf#page=77
|title = Local Government Handbook - Table 13
|pages = 77
|format = PDF
|publisher = New York State Department of State
|year = 2008
|edition = 5th
|access-date = 2009-06-06
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090326101146/http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lgss/pdfs/Handbook.pdf#page=77
|archive-date = 2009-03-26
}} The population was 617 at the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3620852| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Downsville CDP, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 10, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213060110/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3620852| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}
History
It is the site of the Downsville Bridge, a covered bridge, and the historic Union Free School. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{NRISref|2009a}}
Downsville is named for Abel Downs, who had a tannery there.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n103 109]}} The hamlet is located on the East Branch of the Delaware River. A dam on this portion of the river, at Downsville, was completed by workers paid for by New York City in 1954, creating the Pepacton Reservoir, which is part of the New York City water supply system. The Delaware and Northern Railroad ran south of town. There was a station on Depot Street.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
Downsville Central School, located on Maple Avenue, serves families from the surrounding areas, including municipalities as far away as East Branch. Downsville Central School's colors are purple and white and their mascot is the Eagle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dcseagles.org/|title=Downsville Central School District Home|website=www.dcseagles.org|access-date=2019-08-14}}
Geography
Downsville is located in the northern part of the town of Colchester, along Downs Brook just north of its confluence with the East Branch Delaware River. New York State Route 30 passes through the hamlet, leading southwest {{Convert|15|mi}} to the hamlet of East Branch at NY 17, and east {{convert|26|mi}} along the Pepacton Reservoir to Margaretville. New York State Route 206 leads northwest from Downsville {{convert|10|mi|0}} to Walton and southeast {{convert|14|mi}} to NY 17 at Roscoe.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Downsville CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|10.2|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 1.97%, is water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2020= 474
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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External links
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- [http://www.dcnyhistory.org/images/murray311.jpg Old photo of Downsville]
{{Delaware County, New York}}
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Category:Former villages in New York (state)
Category:Census-designated places in Delaware County, New York
Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)
Category:Hamlets in Delaware County, New York
Category:Hamlets in New York (state)
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