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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Bleecker, New York
| settlement_type    = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]]
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| image_skyline      = Fulton County Route 125 - Bleecker, New York.jpg
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| image_caption      = Signage along County Route&nbsp;125 entering the town of Bleecker and Fulton County
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Fulton County, New York|Fulton]]
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| government_type    = [[Town Council]]
| leader_title       = [[Town Supervisor]]
| leader_name        = David Howard ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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 |1           = • James E. Conboy ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |2           = • Darren Smith ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |3           = • David Bartholomew ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |4           = • George J. Becker Jr. ([[Independent voter|I]])
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| area_total_km2     = 153.87
| area_land_km2      = 147.96
| area_water_km2     = 5.92
| area_total_sq_mi   = 59.41
| area_land_sq_mi    = 57.13
| area_water_sq_mi   = 2.29

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
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| population_total   = 533
| population_density_km2 = 3.41
| population_density_sq_mi = 8.82
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| elevation_m        = 432
| elevation_ft       = 1417
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|9|29|N|74|23|21|W|region:US-NY|display=inline}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 12078
| area_code          = [[Area code 518|518]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 36-035-06882
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| website            = {{URL|http://www.townofbleecker.com/}}
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'''Bleecker''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Fulton County, New York|Fulton County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 533 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3603506882| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Bleecker town, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=June 17, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213125904/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3603506882| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The name is from Barent Bleecker, one of the original landowners of the region.

Bleecker is north of the cities of [[Gloversville, New York|Gloversville]] and [[Johnstown (city), New York|Johnstown]], in the northern part of the county.

== History ==

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The first permanent settlements began ''circa'' 1800 at Lindsleys Corners, although land sales took place before then.

The town was established in 1831 from part of the town of [[Johnstown (town), New York|Johnstown]], but did not arrive at its current dimensions until 1842. Part of Bleecker was returned to Johnstown in 1841, and another part was added to the town of [[Caroga, New York|Caroga]] in 1842.

Lumbering and tanning were important early industries. Around 1860 the maximum population, approximately 1,060, was attained; following this zenith, for decades it went into decline, though the community has grown since reaching a nadir of 190, a figure tabulated at the 1940 census.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|153.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|148.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|5.9|km2|order=flip}}, or 3.85%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The northern town line is the border of [[Hamilton County, New York|Hamilton County]]. The town is inside the [[Adirondack Park]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1840= 346
|1850= 510
|1860= 1062
|1870= 970
|1880= 1046
|1890= 816
|1900= 603
|1910= 500
|1920= 389
|1930= 202
|1940= 190
|1950= 220
|1960= 245
|1970= 294
|1980= 463
|1990= 515
|2000= 573
|2010= 533
|estyear=2016
|estimate=504
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 573 people, 232 households, and 173 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|10.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 429 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.87% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.52% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.35% of the population.

There were 232 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $43,333. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $22,212 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,851.  About 3.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Bleecker ==
*'''Bleecker''' &ndash; The [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] of Bleecker in the southeastern part of the town on  County Road 112.
*'''Bleecker Center''' &ndash; A hamlet northwest of Bleecker village on County Road 112.
*'''Bowlers Corners''' &ndash; A location south of Lindsley Corners, located on County Road 145.
*'''[[Chase Lake (Fulton County, New York)|Chase Lake]]''' &ndash;  A [[lake]] in the northeastern section  of the town, named after an early settler, William Chase, who built the first grist mill.
*'''Lindsley Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet northeast of Bleecker village, located on County Road 125. The first house in Bleecker was purportedly constructed here.
*'''[[Mountain Lake (New York)|Mountain Lake]]''' &ndash; A small lake near the southern town line.
*'''[[Peck Lake]]''' &ndash; A large lake in the southwestern part of the town.
*'''Peters Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet north of Bleecker village, located on County Road 125.
*'''Pinnacle''' &ndash; A location east of Lindsley Corners;  also the name of a mountain in the northwestern part of the town.
*'''Stony Creek''' &ndash; A stream flowing out the eastern side of Bleecker.
*'''Vandenburgh Pond''' &ndash; A small lake east of Bleecker village.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/bleecker-ny.htm  Bleecker history]
* [http://www.townofbleecker.com/ Town of Bleecker official website]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyfulton/towns/fulnbleeker.html Additional history source of Bleecker]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20051029132512/http://gobacktothebasics.com/town_of_bleecker_fulton_county_new_york_history.htm   History and pictures]}}

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