ZIP Code 13052

DeRuyter is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The town is named after Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, a famous admiral in the Dutch navy. An early settler was Elijah Cornell, father of Ezra Cornell, founder of Western Union and Cornell University. It was established by a partition of the Town of Cazenovia in 1798. It is in the southwestern corner of the county and is part of a region called "The Gore," a territory created by a surveying error. It has a total area of 31.3 square miles (81.0 km²), of which 30.5 sq miles (79.0km²) is land and 0.8 sq mile (2.0 sq km²) (2.49%) is water. The population of the town was 1,589 at the 2010 census. The school district is located in southwestern Madison County. The current school enrollment is approximately 380 students from the area. The district's primary and secondary schools are located on the eastern edge of the village on Railroad Street. The first Four-County Fair (Cortland, Madison, Chenango and Onondaga) was held in DeRuyer in 1908. The DeRueter Central School district includes students from DeRutter, Sheds, Cuyler (in Cortland County) and Lincklaen (in Chenango County) The school houses grades K-12 and has an enrollment of 380 students.

History

DeRuyter was one of five towns formed before Madison County was created. It was established by a partition of the Town of Cazenovia in 1798. It is in the southwestern corner of the county. The first Four-County Fair (Cortland, Madison, Chenango and Onondaga) was held in DeRuyer in 1908. The Village of DeRueter was incorporated in 1833. Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University re-located from Westchester, New York to DeRutter in 1819. Sig Sautelle's Circus wintered and trained in Derutter from 1896 to the early 1900s. The town is part of a region called "The Gore," a territory created by a surveying error. It has a population of about 2,000 people, the majority of whom live in the village of about 1,500 people, according to the town's website. The village of De Rueter is located in the town of Whitestown, which was part of the "Lincklaen Purchase" in 1795. The original name of the town was "Tromp Township" in honor of a fellow countryman, Admiral Maarten Tromp. The new town was formed on March 15, 1798, and was named after Admiral Michiel Deruyter. The name was changed to "DeRuter" by Jan Lincklaan in 1799.

Education

DeRuyter Central School is a public school district located in southwestern Madison County. The school houses grades K-12. The current school enrollment is approximately 380 students from the area. The district includes students from DeRuyer, Sheds, Cuyler (in Cortland County) and Lincklaen (in Chenango County). The school is located on the eastern edge of the village on Railroad Street. It is located in the town of Sheds and has a population of about 2,000. It was founded in 1883. It has been in the same location since 1883 and is now in the Town of ShedS. It also has a primary and secondary school in Sheds. It opened in 1884. It now has a high school and a middle school. The high school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students. It closed in the 1970s and reopened in the 1990s as a middle and high school. It currently has a total enrollment of around 1,300 students and a school enrollment of approximately 380. The elementary school has a capacity of about 200 students. The middle school has about 100 students and the high school holds about 150 students. There are no plans to expand the middle school or high school in the near future. The primary school is in the Sheds area of the town. It houses grades 7-12 and has an average enrollment of just over 100 students. In the summer, the school has classes from 6 to 12 hours a day.

Geography

The western town line forms a border with Onondaga and Cortland counties. The southern town line is the border of Chenango County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.3 square miles (81.0 km²) of which 30.5square miles (79.0km²) is land and 0.8square mile (2.0 kilometers) is water. The town is located in New York's Finger Lakes region. It is located at the junction of the Genesee River and the Adirondack River. It has a population of 1,816. It was the site of the first recorded European settlement in the 17th century, in 18th century. The first recorded human presence in the town was in the early 19th Century, in the form of a few farmsteads. In the early 20th century the town's population was around 1,000. It became a town in the 1930s, when it became part of New York State. The population has grown to about 1,200 in the 21st century, with the majority of the population living in the western part of the town, the eastern part of which is in the central part of Finger Lakes County. It also has a number of unincorporated areas, such as the town of Dannemora, which is on the New York-Ontario border. It had its first post-secondary school in the 1950s.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,532 people, 592 households, and 412 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 97.06% White, 1.31% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American,0.39% Asian, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population. The town's population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08. The median income for a household in the city was $34,911, and the median family income was $41,417. The per capita income for the town is $17,339. About 7.3% of families and 11.8 of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7 of those under age 18 and 10.9  of those age 65 or over. The city is located on the U.S.-Mexico border. It is the only town in the state to have a post office, which opened in 1881.

Communities and locations in the Town of DeRuyter

DeRuyter Reservoir is one of the largest in the area. Puckerville is a hamlet in the southwestern corner of the town. Sheds Corners is located southwest of Sheds on Route 13. Quaker Settlement or Quaker Basin is a location in the southeastern corner of. the town on Route 58 and east of DeRuyer village. The town is home to the New Hampshire State Museum, which is located in the town's downtown area. It is also the site of the state's oldest public library, which was established in 1872. The Town of De Ruyter is located on the banks of the Hudson River, which runs through the center of the city. It has a population of about 2,000 people, most of whom live in the downtown area, which includes the village of De ruyter and the surrounding hamlets. It also has a number of unincorporated communities, such as Sheds, which are in the northern part of the Town of Rohnert Park, and the town of Puckville, which lies in the southern portion of the county. The village of Puckserville is located northeast of Deruyter village on Route 12. It was founded in the 18th century and is known as "Puckerville" by the Puckervillians. The city's name is derived from the name of its first settler, William Puck, who arrived in the early 19th century. The current name of the village is "De ryter" or "De Ruyer".

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Deruyter, Madison County, New York = 97.3. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 89. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 30. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Deruyter = 3.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 3,888 individuals with a median age of 38.9 age the population dropped by -7.34% in Deruyter, Madison County, New York population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 50.58 residents per square mile of area (19.53/km²). There are average 2.39 people per household in the 206 households with an average household income of $40,282 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is of the available work force and has dropped -2.96% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 26.78%. The number of physicians in Deruyter per 100,000 population = 149.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Deruyter = 41.3 inches and the annual snowfall = 83.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 139. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 160. 78 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 10.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 57, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Deruyter, Madison County, New York which are owned by the occupant = 56.25%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 43.4 years with median home cost = $96,030 and home appreciation of 1.40%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $25.84 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $8,168 per student. There are 13 students for each teacher in the school, 261 students for each Librarian and 436 students for each Counselor. 6.33% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 11.45% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 9.04% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).