Fultonville, New York

Fultonville, New York
Village
Fultonville, New York is located in New York
Fultonville, New York
Fultonville, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°56′48″N 74°22′10″W / 42.94667°N 74.36944°W / 42.94667; -74.36944
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyMontgomery
Government
 • MayorTim Morford
 • Street and Water SuperintendentVacant
 • ClerkVickie Romano
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
 • Land0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
289 ft (88 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
742
 • Density1,555.56/sq mi (600.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
12016, 12072
Area code518
FIPS code36-27859
GNIS feature ID0950807
WebsiteVillage website


Fultonville Historic District
NRHP reference No.100004242
Designated HDAugust 8, 2019

Fultonville is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The village is named after Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.[2]

The Village of Fultonville is on the south bank of the Mohawk River in the Town of Glen. It is west of Amsterdam.

In 2019, the area of the village that had been developed in the 19th and early 20th centuries was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Fultonville Historic District in recognition of its well-preserved architecture from its original settlement, the era centering around the development of the Erie Canal, and afterwards.[3]

History

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The area was located near to the site of the Mohawk village of Andagaron during the middle of the seventeenth century, which was located about a mile to the west.[4]

John Evart Van Epps house, Fultonville, NY, c.1936, front view. This building built c.1800

The first white settlement on the site was made around 1750 by John Evart Van Epps, and was called "Van Epps Swamp" due to the swampland by the river. During the American Revolution, the homes that were located here were burned.[5]

Lithograph of Fultonville from 1889 by L.R. Burleigh including list of landmarks

Fultonville was founded around 1824 in anticipation of the opening of the Erie Canal and was incorporated as a village on August 9, 1848.

The West Shore Railroad, which was later absorbed into the New York Central system, erected a station in the village in 1889.

John Henry Starin was born in August 1825 in Sammonsville on the north side of the Mohawk, when the Erie Canal was in its infancy. His father, Myndert, had a tavern along the river and his grandfather, John, was a farmer who had served in the military during the American Revolution. The family was successful and had some money, but Starin would become one of the richest men in America as president of the Starin City River & Harbor Transportation Co. and as director of the North River Bank in New York City and the Fultonville National Bank.

Original Trustees

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  • Howland Fish - President
  • Andrew J Yates
  • William B Wemple
  • Thomas R Horton
  • Delancey D Starin

Mayors

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  • Howland Fish [Dem] [1848-1849]
  • Cornelius Gardinier [Whig] [1850-1851]
  • H.P. Voorhees [1852-1854]
  • Jeptha Root Simms [1855-1856]
  • Frothingham Fish [Rep] [1856-1857]
  • William E. Eacker [1858-1859]
  • T.R. Horton [1859-1860]
  • Warren I Ingham [1860-1861]
  • Joesph M Yates [1861-1862]
  • John H. Starin [Rep] [1862-1863]
  • J.A.O South Union Party [1863-1864]
  • William B Wemple [1864-1865] (1st Term)
  • John W Wilson [1865-1866] (1st Term)
  • John H. Gardiner [1867-1868]
  • William B Wemple [1868-1869] (2nd Term)
  • John W Wilson [1869-1870] (2nd Term)
  • H.B. Freeman [1870-1871] (1st Term)
  • William B Chapman [1871-1872]
  • Edward Wemple [Democrat] [1873-1874]
  • J.R. Putman [1874-1875]
  • William E Eacker [1875-1876] (1st Term)
  • Everrett A Yates [1876-1877]
  • Charles H Quackenbush [1877-1878]
  • John W Wilson [1878-1879] (3rd Term)
  • H.B. Freeman [1879-1880] (2nd Term)
  • William R Chapman [1880-1881]
  • Charles A Donaldson [1881-1882] (1st Term)
  • Michael Reapdon [1882-1883]
  • William E Eacker [1883-1884] (2nd Term)
  • Charles A Donaldson [1884-1885] (2nd Term)
  • William Cross [1885-1886]
  • Nicholas V Peek [1886-1887]
  • Lorenzo V Peek [1887-1888]
  • Charles A Donaldson [1888-1890] (3rd Term)
  • Robert Wemple [Dem] [1890-1893]
  • William P Myers [1893-1895]
  • William J Peddle [1895-1897]
  • Robert B Fish [1897-1899]
  • Charles Richard [1899-1903]
  • H. Seymour Wemple [1903-1906]
  • Phillip Abel [1906-1907]
  • Robert Wemple Sr. [1907-1908]
  • William Van Epps [1908-1909] (1st Term)
  • Rufus Rchtmyer [Republican] [1909-1910]
  • Richard Brace [Democrat] [1910-1911] (1st Term)
  • Henry Johnson [1911-1912]
  • Robert T Craig [1912-1913]
  • Edward J Gilbert [1913-1917] (1st Term)
  • William Van Epps [1917-1918] (2nd Term)
  • Christian P Wemple [1918-1919]
  • A.L. Van Horne [1919-1920]
  • Edward J Gilbert [1920-1921] (2nd Term)
  • Richard Brace [1921-1922] [Democrat] (2nd Term)
  • OR J Brand [1922-1923]
  • A.J. Wemple [1923-1924]
  • Edward J Gilbert [1924-1928] (3rd Term)
  • L.N. Vedder [1928-1933]
  • William B Foody [1933-1937]
  • Peter Rossi [1937-1951]
  • George Synder [Republican] [1951-1957]
  • Henry Lorentzen [Democrat] [1957-1959]
  • Raymond Carpenter [1959- Jan 1960] (Resigned)
  • Raymond Siviek [Jan 1960 - March 1960] (Acting)
  • Edward S Yates [Independent Democrat] [March 1960 - June 1987]
  • George Wadsworth [Pine Tree Party] [June 1987 - March 1991]
  • Gary Gifford Sr. [Independent] [March 1991 - April 1995]
  • Daniel Szabo [Independent Democrat] [April 1995 - Sept 2000] (Resigned)
  • Robert Headwell [Republican] [Sept 2000 - 2016] (Resigned to run for County Legislator)
  • George Donaldson [Republican] [2016- March 2017] (Acting)
  • Ryan B Weitz [Fultonville Future] [March 2017 - May 2017] (Resigned after one month) [6]
  • Linda Petterson-Law [Community] [Appointed May 2017 to March 31, 2018, elected March 2018 for term April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019, elected March 2019, term April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2023
  • Timothy Morford [Fultonville Future] [April 2023–present]

Mayoral Elections

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Fultonville mayoral election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Henry Lorentzen 30 100% Increase 100%
Turnout 30 N/A N/A
Independent Democrat gain from Republican
Fultonville mayoral election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Raymond Carpenter 37 100% Increase 100%
Turnout 37 N/A N/A
Independent gain from Independent Democrat
Fultonville mayoral election, 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates 60 100% Increase 100%
Turnout 60 N/A N/A
Independent Democrat gain from Independent
Fultonville mayoral election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates (incumbent) 67 100% 0%
Turnout 67 N/A N/A
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates (incumbent) 27 100% 0%
Turnout 27 N/A N/A
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1967
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates (incumbent) 25 96.16% Decrease 3.84%
Void 1 3.84% Increase 3.84%
Turnout 26 N/A N/A
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates (incumbent) 34 100% Increase 3.84%
Turnout 34 N/A N/A
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1971
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates (incumbent) 22 91.67% Decrease 8.33%
Blank 2 8.33% Increase 8.33%
Turnout 24 5.22% N/A
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1973
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates (incumbent) 18 94.74% Increase 3.07%
Void 1 5.26% Increase 5.26%
Turnout 19 4.13% Decrease 1.09%
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates (incumbent) 30 100% Increase 5.26%
Turnout 30 6.53% Increase 2.40%
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1977
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates (incumbent) 13 100% 0%
Turnout 13 2.59% Decrease 3.94%
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates (incumbent) 20 100% 0%
Turnout 20 3.99% Increase 1.40%
Independent Democrat hold


Fultonville mayoral election, 1981
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates (incumbent) 16 100% 0%
Turnout 16 3.59% Decrease 0.40%
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1985
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates (incumbent) 21 100% 0%
Turnout 21 4.71%
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Edward Yates (incumbent) 51 94.44% Decrease 5.56%
Blank 2 3.70% Increase 3.70%
Citizens for Better Government Francis Ivancic Jr (write-in) 1 1.86% Increase 1.86%
Turnout 54 10.80% Increase 6.09%
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Pine Tree Party George Wadsworth 96 56.80% Increase 56.80%
Citizens for Better Government Francis Ivancic Jr 53 31.36% Increase 29.50%
Blank 18 10.65% Increase 6.95%
Void 2 1.19% Increase 1.19%
Turnout 169 33.07% Increase 22.27%
PTP gain from Independent Democrat
Fultonville mayoral election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gary Gifford Sr. 177 70.80% Increase 70.80%
Pine Tree Party George Wadsworth (incumbent) 73 19.20% Decrease 37.60%
Turnout 250 48.44% Increase 15.37%
Independent gain from PTP
Fultonville mayoral election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Daniel Szabo. N/A 55.35% Increase 55.35%
Independent Gary Gifford Sr. (incumbent) N/A 44.65% Decrease 26.15%
Turnout N/A
Independent Democrat gain from Independent
Fultonville mayoral election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat Daniel Szabo.(incumbent) N/A 75.69% Increase 20.34%
Republican Party (United States) Robert Headwell Jr. N/A 24.31% Increase 24.31%
Turnout N/A
Independent Democrat hold
Fultonville Special mayoral election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Party (United States) Robert Headwell Jr. N/A 72% Increase 47.69%
Independent John Synder N/A 28% Increase 28.00%
Turnout N/A
Independent Democrat gain from Republican
Fultonville mayoral election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Party (United States) Robert Headwell Jr. (incumbent) N/A 100% Increase 28.00%
Turnout N/A
Republican hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Why Change Robert Headwell Jr. (incumbent) 37 86.04% Decrease 13.96%
Write-ins 6 13.96% Increase 13.96%
Turnout 43
Why Change hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
For the People Robert Headwell Jr. (incumbent) 85 88.54%
Write-in Lawrence Johnson 10 10.41% Increase 10.41%
Write-in Steve Hemlin 1 1.05% Increase 1.05%
Turnout 96
For the People hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Working for You Robert Headwell Jr. (incumbent) 52 81.25% Decrease 7.29%
Write-In Justin Cotter 7 10.93% Increase 10.93%
Write-In Jerry Rose 2 3.12% Increase 3.12%
Write-In George Donald Jr. 1 1.56% Increase 1.56%
Write-In Chad Quackenbush 1 1.56% Increase 1.56%
Blank 1 1.56% Increase 1.56%
Turnout 94 19.87%
Working for You hold
Fultonville Special mayoral election, 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Fultonville Future Ryan Weitz 101 62.73% Increase 62.73%
Republican Party (United States) George Donaldson Jr. (incumbent) (write-in) 60 37.27% Increase 37.27%
Turnout 161 38.00%
Fultonville Future gain from Republican
Fultonville Special mayoral election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Linda Petterson-Law (incumbent) 101 80.70% Increase 80.70%
Republican Party (United States) George Donaldson Jr. 21 18.42% Decrease 18.85%
Fultonville Future Ryan Weitz (write-in) 1 0.88% Decrease 61.85%
Turnout 114 24.10% Increase 13.90%
Community hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Linda Petterson-Law (incumbent) 100% Increase 19.30%
Turnout
Community hold
Fultonville mayoral election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Fultonville Future Timothy Morford 73 100% Increase 100%
Turnout 73 15.43%
Fultonville Future gain from Community

Attractions

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Cobblestone Hall and Free Library

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Cobblestone Hall and Free Library

Cobblestone Hall and Free Library was built sometime before 1868 when the house belonged to C. B. Freeman. Freeman was the proprietor of Fultonville Steam Mills. He lived at this residence until at least 1878 when F. W. Beers published a history of Montgomery and Fulton Counties. By 1905, a large wooden addition had been made to the rear of the building which was then called "Cobblestone Free Hall and Library." Most of the building still stands aside from the addition, and has since been converted into a private residence.

Geography

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Fultonville is located at 42°56′48″N 74°22′10″W / 42.94667°N 74.36944°W / 42.94667; -74.36944 (42.946764, -74.369395).[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village covers a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), of which 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.

The village is on the south bank of the Mohawk River with the Village of Fonda on the opposite shore, linked by a bridge carrying NY-30A. The Mohawk River is part of the Erie Canal at this location.

The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) passes through the community. New York State Route 5S (Maple Avenue), parallels the Thruway and intersects New York State Route 30A (Main Street) in Fultonville.

Climate

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The climate is hemiboreal.[6] The average temperature is 45.7°F (7.6°C). The warmest month is July, at 79.5°F (26.4°C), and the coldest is January, at 26.6°F (−3°C). The average rainfall is 33.75 inches (857.25 mm) per year. The wettest month is May, with 3.46 inches (87.9 mm) of rain, and the dryest month is September, with 2.13 inches (54.1 mm). [7]

Fultonville
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Source: [8]
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Climate data for Fultonville, New York
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.56
(65) 		2.72
(69) 		2.48
(63) 		3.27
(83) 		3.46
(88) 		3.19
(81) 		2.52
(64) 		2.64
(67) 		2.13
(54) 		3.23
(82) 		2.44
(62) 		3.11
(79) 		33.75
(857)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 10.24
(26.0) 		11.54
(29.3) 		6.46
(16.4) 		2.05
(5.2) 		0.16
(0.41) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.63
(1.6) 		4.45
(11.3) 		7.95
(20.2) 		43.48
(110.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 9.8 8.9 14.8 16.3 17.2 15.9 16.7 15.3 12.0 14.1 12.3 12.2 165.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 17.5 16.6 12.3 4.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 7.2 13.8 72.7
Source: [9]
Climate data for Fultonville, New York
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean monthly sunshine hours 280.0 281.9 372.0 391.0 436.1 451.0 465.0 405.6 361.5 341.0 272.0 279.5 4,336.6
Mean daily daylight hours 9.4 8.4 10.7 10.4 11.8 11.8 11.3 12.3 15.5 13.7 13.3 10.2 11.6
Percent possible sunshine 38 42 50 54 59 63 62 55 50 46 38 37 49
Average ultraviolet index 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 1 3
Source: [10]


Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18701,117—
1880881−21.1%
18901,12227.4%
1900977−12.9%
1910812−16.9%
19208697.0%
1930831−4.4%
1940806−3.0%
19508404.2%
1960815−3.0%
1970812−0.4%
1980777−4.3%
1990748−3.7%
2000710−5.1%
201078410.4%
2020742−5.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

As of the census[12] of 2000, 710 people, 279 households, and 191 families resided in the village. The population density was 1,590.0 inhabitants per square mile (613.9/km2). The 309 housing units create an average density of 642.8 per square mile (248.2/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 99.00% White, 1.00% Latino. A total of 99.52% spoke English, 0.36% spoke German and 0.12% spoke Polish.

33.0% of households had children under age 18 living with them. 44.4% were married couples living together. 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present. 31.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of single individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone aged 65+. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.

27.7% were under age 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65+. The median age was 35. For every 100 females, the village hosted 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median household income was $32,361, and the median family income was $34,167. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $20,909 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,283. About 3.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

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Fultonville is within the Fonda-Fultonville Central School District, located in Fonda.

Religion

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  • Reformed Church - 1907-1915
    Reformed Church - 1907-1915
  • Methodist Church - 1907-1915
    Methodist Church - 1907-1915
  • Calvary Baptist Church - 1907-1915
    Calvary Baptist Church - 1907-1915
  • Fultonville Reformed Church
  • Fonda-Fultonville United Methodist Church [Torn down after fire March 14, 2017]
  • Calvary Baptist Church [No Longer in Use]

Cemeteries

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Zurlo, Sam (April 15, 1996). "Area place names reflect local history and personalities". The Daily Gazette. pp. B5. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Weekly List 20190809". U.S. National Park Service. August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Greene, Nelson, ed. (1925). History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "John E. Van Eps House". rooteweb.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  6. ^ Frisch, Morgan (May 3, 2017). "Weitz, Dimezzas resign from positions in Fultonville". The Recorder. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ^ "Yearly & Monthly weather - Fultonville, NY".
  9. ^ "Yearly & Monthly weather - Fultonville, NY".
  10. ^ "Yearly & Monthly weather - Fultonville, NY".
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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