Waverly, Franklin County, New York

Waverly
Town
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Country	United States
State	New York
County	Franklin
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Chad E. Rivers (R)
• Town Council	Members' List • Ernest Witkowski (D) • Lawrence Cheney (D) • Ronald Chapman (R) • Howard Butch Goodrow (R)
Area
• Total	126.4 sq mi (327 km2)
• Land	125.2 sq mi (324 km2)
• Water	1.2 sq mi (3 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,022
Time zone	Eastern (EST)

Waverly is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,022 at the 2010 census.

The Town of Waverly is on the west border of the county, southwest of the Village of Malone.

History

The Azure Mountain Fire Observation Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 126.4 square miles (327 km²), of which, 125.2 square miles (324 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it (0.92%) is water.

The west town line is the border of St. Lawrence County, New York. The town is within the Adirondack Park. The St. Regis River flows through the north part of the town.

New York State Route 458 is an east-west highway through the north part of the town.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	2,270		—
1900	1,615		−28.9%
1910	2,170		34.4%
1920	1,695		−21.9%
1930	1,337		−21.1%
1940	1,017		−23.9%
1950	979		−3.7%
1960	1,050		7.3%
1970	1,022		−2.7%
1980	1,110		8.6%
1990	1,068		−3.8%
2000	1,118		4.7%
2010	1,022		−8.6%
Est. 2014	1,017		−0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

Communities and locations in Waverly

• Saint Regis Falls — A hamlet on the Saint Regis River.
• Dexter Lake

File:St-Regis-Falls NY 2.JPG St. Regis River at St. Regis Falls

File:Azure Mountain, Waverly, NY.JPG Azure Mountain, Waverly

External links

• Early Waverly history