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Poland, Herkimer County, New York

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As of the census of 2000, there were 451 people, 192 households, and 126 families residing in the village. The population density was 842.2 inhabitants per square mile (325.2/km). There were 202 housing units at an average density of 377.2 per square mile (145.6/km). The racial makeup of the village
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In 1869 there were 200 residents and approximately 60 buildings. By the 1880s there was a church, store, hotels, grist- and sawmill, tannery sash and blind factory, wagon shop, two blacksmith shops, cheese box factory, cabinet shop, and a bootjack and ladder manufacturer. House building was booming.
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Poland was briefly called "Maple Valley" and "Russia Flats" when it was first settled around 1800 on land owned by Samuel Wright. The first post office, established in 1838 in the hotel at the corner of Main and Case streets, was known as "Danielsville", after Nahum Daniels, who owned a large amount
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In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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There were 192 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone
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The median income for a household in the village was $ 38,750, and the median income for a family was $ 45,455. Males had a median income of $ 27,426 versus $ 22,159 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 17,938. About 8.5% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the
516:, just like Poland in Europe. It is the only U.S. place called Poland to be named after the country, the rest are named after people or are of obscure origin. In 2019, Poland Central School caught on fire from a wiring issue in the basement. 572:(43.226178, −75.061521). Slightly more than half the village lies in the southern corner of the town of Russia, while the rest of the village extends south into the northwestern corner of the town of Newport. 1058: 454: 118: 1566: 1463: 1026: 356: 1561: 920: 1393: 41: 1051: 544: 342: 1556: 1350: 1238: 1203: 1130: 1101: 524: 509: 17: 895: 1044: 85: 1277: 579:, the village has a total area of 0.55 square miles (1.42 km), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km), or 1.15%, are water. 480: 1428: 291: 55: 1036: 851: 458: 1257: 1173: 1109: 950: 870:
living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.84.
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in western New York. The simplest explanation for the name "Poland" is that the village is adjacent to and southwest of
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of land in the village. The first postmaster, Joseph Benchley, soon changed the name because of the confusion with
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Poland was incorporated May 10, 1890, with Charles Bowen as the first President (mayor).
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By 1906, there were more than 150 buildings even after two disastrous fires.
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Poland, Chautauqua County, New York
Village
Poland is located in New York
Poland is located in the United States
43°13′34″N 75°03′41″W / 43.22611°N 75.06139°W / 43.22611; -75.06139
Adirondacks
Herkimer
Towns
Russia
Newport
Time zone
UTC-5
EST
DST
UTC-4
EDT
Area code
315
FIPS code
www.herkimercounty.org/content/CommunityCategories/Home/:item=1&field=groups;/content/CommunityGroups/View/22
village
Herkimer County
Newport
Russia
county seat
Herkimer
Utica

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