Bloomville, New York

Bloomville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Kortright, Delaware County, New York. The population was 213 at the 2010 census.[2]

Bloomville, New York
Census-designated place
Bloomville
Coordinates: 42°20′0″N 74°48′27″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyDelaware County
TownKortright
Area
 • Total1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
 • Land1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,455 ft (443 m)
Population
 • Total213
 • Density162/sq mi (62.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13739
Area code607
FIPS code[2]36-07025
GNIS feature ID[1]944294

Geography

Bloomville is located in the West Branch Delaware River valley, north of the Catskill Mountains. Administratively part of Kortright, the Bloomville CDP has according to the United States Census Bureau, has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.[2] Bloomville is in the southwestern corner of Kortright.

New York State Route 10 passes through the hamlet, leading southwest 7 miles (11 km) to Delhi, the county seat, and northeast 12 miles (19 km) to Stamford.

The west end of the Catskill Scenic Trail, a rail-trail following the route of the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad, is in Bloomville. There is a parking lot just across Route 10 from the trailhead.

Culture

Like many communities in the Catskills, the Bloomville population is split between farmers and second home owners. The Bloomville Methodist Episcopal Church is located within the community.

Today Bloomville is part of a developing Catskills culinary community. A local restaurant, Table on Ten, was featured in Conde Nast Traveler and other culinary publications in 2014.[3]

References
  1. "Bloomville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bloomville CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  3. "The Catskills Are New York's New Culinary Retreat". Condé Nast Traveler.
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