Fonda, New York
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 Fonda, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°57′16″N 74°22′32″W / 42.95444°N 74.37556°WCoordinates: 42°57′16″N 74°22′32″W / 42.95444°N 74.37556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 795 |
| • Density | 1,520.2/sq mi (586.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12068 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-26462 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0950363 |
Fonda is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 795 at the 2010 census. Fonda is the county seat of Montgomery County.[1] The village is named after Douw Fonda, an ancestor of the Fonda acting family and settler scalped during a Revolutionary War Indian raid in 1780.
The Village of Fonda is in the Town of Mohawk and is west of Amsterdam.
The Fonda Fair is an annual agricultural event.
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History [edit]
The village is situated at the former Mohawk village of "Caughnawaga." The village Fonda is named after the Fonda family when they settled in New Netherland in the 17th century. In Henry Fonda's autobiography, the history is given as follows:
- "Early records show the family ensconced in northern Italy in the 16th century where they fought on the side of the Reformation, fled to Holland, intermarried with Dutch burghers' daughters, picked up the first names of the Low Countries, but retained the Italianate "Fonda". Before Pieter Stuyvesant surrendered Nieuw Amsterdam to the English the Fondas, instead of settling in Manhattan, canoed up the Hudson River to the Indian village of Caughnawaga. Within a few generations, the Mohawks and the Iroquois were butchered or fled and the town became known to mapmakers as Fonda, New York".[2]
The European settler village was founded in 1751 at the site of Caughnawaga. The Caughnawaga Indian Village Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The Walter Butler Homestead was listed in 1976.[3]
Fonda thrived by the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 and the arrival of the railroad in 1835. The village was incorporated in 1850.
On Monday February 11, 2013 Mayor William Peeler abolished the 139 year old Fonda Fire Department. Fire department officials criticize Peeler for his lack of respect for the fire department members and not allowing them to be part of the negotiations of the contract with the Town of Mohawk Fire District. Village trustees voted as follows: Trustee Robert Galusha (Aye), Trustee Lynn Dumar (Aye), Trustee Walter Boyd (Aye), and Trustee Timothy Heeley (Nay).
Geography [edit]
Fonda is located at 42°57′16″N 74°22′32″W / 42.95444°N 74.37556°W (42.954342, -74.375424).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (11.48%) is water.
Fonda is on the north bank of the Mohawk River on the opposite bank from the Village of Fultonville.
New York State Route 5, New York State Route 30A, and New York State Route 334 converge on Fonda.
Demographics [edit]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 810 people, 351 households, and 209 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,520.2 people per square mile (590.1/km²). There were 409 housing units at an average density of 767.6 per square mile (298.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.53% White, 0.37% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.22% of the population.
There were 351 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.2% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $28,021, and the median income for a family was $35,714. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $23,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,330. About 6.7% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.
References [edit]
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ The religious Affiliation of Henry Fonda, actor. Adherents.com, July 21, 2005. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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