Neversink is a town in Sullivan County, New York. The population was 3,553 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Neversink is in the northeast corner of the county. The Neversink River that flows through the town is claimed to be the birthplace of American fly fishing.

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History

The town was formed from the Town of Rochester in Ulster County, New York in 1798 before Sullivan County was formed. The Town of Rockland was created from part of Neversink in 1809, and part of Neversink was used to make the newer Town of Fallsburg in 1826. When the Neversink and Rondout reservoirs were built, the communities of "Old Neversink" (Neversink Reservoir), "Eureka", "Montella", and "Lackawack" (Rondout Reservoir) were lost.

Geography

Part of the town is in the Catskill Park. The northern and eastern town lines are the border of Ulster County, New York.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 223.7 km?(86.4 mi?. 214.8 km?(82.9 mi? of it is land and 8.9 km?(3.5 mi? of it (3.99%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,553 people, 1,346 households, and 1,008 families residing in the town. The population density was 16.5/km?(42.8/mi?. There were 1,960 housing units at an average density of 9.1/km?(23.6/mi?.

There were 1,346 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living independently who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,174, and the median income for a family was $55,075.

Communities and locations in Neversink

• Aden -- A hamlet in the north part of the town.
• Bittersweet -- A community lost when the Neversink reservoir was constructed.
• Bradley -- A hamlet on the southwest side of the Neversink Reservoir.
• Claryville -- A hamlet by the north town line.
• Curry-- A hamlet west of Unionville.
• Eureka -- A community now covered by the Rondout Reservoir.
• Grahamsville -- A hamlet east of Neversink village, near the Rondout Reservoir.
• Lowes Corners -- A location north of the Rondout Reservoir.
• Neversink -- The hamlet of Neversink, formerly "Neversink Flats," was renamed after the original community was inundated by the Neversink Reservoir. The community is on Route 55.
• Neversink Reservoir -- A reservoir centrally located in the town.
• Rondout Reservoir -- A reservoir partly in the eastern area of the town.
• Unionville -- A hamlet west of Grahamsville.
• Willowemoc -- A hamlet, formerly called "Willowcanoe," near the western town line.