Deposit is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town's population was 1,712.[1]

Deposit, New York
Town
Deposit Location in the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°03′36″N 75°25′41″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Delaware
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Thomas A. Axtell (R)
• Town Council	Members • William J. Morley, Jr. (R) • Carl A. Clark (R) • Victor E. Davis (R) • Robert J. Carson (Late Comer)
Area
• Total	44.6 sq mi (115.5 km2)
• Land	43.0 sq mi (111.4 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
Elevation	990 ft (300 m)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	250
• Density	40/sq mi (15.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	13754
Area code	607
FIPS code	36-025-20357
GNIS feature ID	978899

The town of Deposit is on the western border of the county. It contains a village also named Deposit, the western portion of which is located in the adjacent town of Sanford in Broome County.[2]

History

The town name was derived from the deposits of logs made by lumbermen,[3] prior to forming rafts to float down the Delaware River usually to Philadelphia. The Town of Deposit was organized in 1880 from the western part of the town of Tompkins.

In the 1890s, Deposit was a center of publishing with the relocation of the Outing Publishing Company to the town (from New York). Several magazines, including The Bohemian, were published and printed from Deposit. The Outing Publishing Company went out of business a few years after the failure of the Knapp Bros. Bank in 1909.[4] Charles J. Knapp was president of Outing and on the board of Knapp Brothers, which was run by his nephew, Charles P. Knapp.

Geography

The western town line is the border of Broome County. The village is located at the confluence of Oquaga Creek and the West Branch of the Delaware River. The Southern Tier Expressway (NY 17) follows the western town boundary.

The southern end of New York State Route 8 is at NY 17 just south of the village of Deposit.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.6 square miles (115.5 km²), of which 43.0 square miles (111.4 km²) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), or 3.51%, is water.[5]

Demographics

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 1,687 people, 700 households, and 445 families residing in the town. The population density was 39.2 people per square mile (15.1/km²). There were 1,048 housing units at an average density of 24.4 per square mile (9.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.27% White, 1.30% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.

There were 700 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 36.3% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $35,536. Males had a median income of $27,434 versus $20,602 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,068. About 11.5% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

Cannonsville Reservoir Turnover

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While Deposit is considered median-based-income, one of the eight richest properties in New York state is located in the town. The reservoir was formed by impounding the West Branch of the Delaware River 3 miles (5 km) upstream (east) of the village of Deposit. It is the westernmost of New York City's reservoirs. Placed in service in 1964, it is the most recently constructed New York City-owned reservoir. The hamlet of Cannonsville was destroyed to make room for the reservoir.

It has the largest drainage basin of all of the NYC reservoirs, at 455 square miles (1,180 km²). The reservoir's capacity is 95.7 billion US gallons (362,000,000 m³). This water flows over halfway through the reservoir to enter the 44-mile (71 km) West Delaware Tunnel in the town of Tompkins, just east of the town of Deposit. Then it flows through the aqueduct into the Rondout Reservoir, where the water enters the 85-mile (137 km) Delaware Aqueduct.

The Delaware Aqueduct then continues through the West Branch Reservoir in Putnam County and the Kensico Reservoir in Westchester County north of the city. The aqueduct continues further south through the Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers, and then continues through The Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn, eventually ending in Staten Island, providing New York City with about 50% of their drinking water.

Owned by an undisclosed owner in the town of Deposit, the location of the Cannonsville Turnover (located off Old Rt.10) could be considered a powerful source of water power if owned by the government. Besides the water power potential, the area is seen as a fruitful area in the sports of fishing and bird-watching. Home to the American bald eagle, Deposit offers the best of nature.

Communities and locations in the Town of Deposit

• Barbourville — A hamlet near the eastern town line on Route 8.
• China — A hamlet in the northern part of the town on Route 20.
• Cannonsville Reservoir — The western part of the reservoir and its dam are east of the Deposit village.
• Deposit — The eastern section of the Village of Deposit is located north of the Southern Tier Expressway.
• Hale Eddy — A hamlet in the southern part of the town.
• Hambletville — A hamlet northeast of Deposit on Route 8.
• Stilesville — A hamlet northeast of Deposit on Route 8.
• Upper Barbourville — A hamlet in the northeastern corner of the town on Route 8.

References

External links

• Deposit Chamber of Commerce
• Town of Deposit page at Delaware County website