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Gloversville, New York

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Gloversville City. It lies in ZIP code area 12078. The Survey maps it on the Gloversville quadrangle. 15,131 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 820 feet above sea level.

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Gloversville within Fulton County

Then and now

1903 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Gloversville, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Gloversville, surveyed 1903

On record in Gloversville

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 6 records

Population over time

2 figures

Gloversville fell from 15,665 to 15,131 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201015,665
202015,131-534 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 22 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

302 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 302 fires within 5 miles of Gloversville between 1993 and 2020, burning about 255 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 37 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined151
Debris and open burning39
Arson/incendiarism37
Natural26
Smoking16
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Recreation and ceremony7
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution7

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2001Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2007Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2005Arson/incendiarism1.6 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fulton County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Gloversville: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Crystal Grove Diamond MineGemstoneProducer1955
Santos Construction PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Twin Cities Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Fulton County

Storms near this place

43 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gloversville in 43 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 33 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 1998Thunderstorm WindGloversville$1,000,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindGloversville$100,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindGloversville$70,000no account filed
July 2000Flash FloodGloversville$51,000no account filed
July 2014LightningGloversville$35,000A lightning strike was reported to have caused a fire to a home at 14 Temple Street in Gloversville. The home's roof sustained heavy damage as a result of the fire. Most of the top section of the house was also destroyed, although firefighters were able to prevent it from spreading to other houses.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindGloversville$15,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindGloversville$12,000no account filed
July 2007Heavy RainGloversville$10,000Heavy rainfall from several clusters of thunderstorms led to minor flooding in portions of Gloversville. Several roads were closed, including Second Avenue, outside of the Boulevard Elementary School, due to approximately 2 feet of standing water.||In addition, the Boulevard Elementary School sustained water damage as high water levels led to water infiltration through temporary windows, which were not completely sealed. This allowed approximately 1 foot of water to enter the basement, damaging water heaters and other stored items such as textbooks.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindGloversville$10,000no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindGloversville$9,000no account filed
July 2000HailGloversville$5,000no account filed
June 1994Thunderstorm WindGloversville$5,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindGloversville$5,000no account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindGloversville$5,000no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindGloversville$4,000no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindGloversville$3,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGloversville$2,000no account filed
August 1998LightningGloversville$2,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindGloversville$1,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindGloversville-A large tree limb fell onto wires on the corner of Grand and West Street in Gloversville knocking out power to the area.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindGloversville-A tree was downed onto a house near the intersection of 5th Avenue and Helwig Street.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindGloversville-Trees were downed across Fifth Avenue.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindGloversville-There were two reports of trees on wires in Gloversville.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindGloversville-Trees and wires were reported down on Dean Street in Gloversville due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindGloversville-A tree was downed near Gloversville due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindGloversville-Trees and wires were reported down.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindGloversville-A tree was reported down and on a house on Bloomingdale Avenue in Gloversville due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindGloversville-Trees were reported down at the intersection of Forest Street and Montgomery Street in Gloversville due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindGloversville-Trees were reported down on Lark Street in Gloversville due to thunderstorm winds. The road was impassable due to the downed trees.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGloversville-Trees and wires were reported down in Gloversville due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGloversville-Multiple trees and wires were reported down throughout Gloversville as a result of thunderstorm winds. One of trees was blocking a road as well.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindGloversville-A tree was reported down and on a house due to thunderstorm winds in Gloversville.
May 2012HailGloversville-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Gloversville.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindGloversville-Numerous trees were reported down in Gloversville due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindGloversville-Trees and wires were reported down in Gloversville due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2008HailGloversville-Quarter size hail was reported in Gloversville during a thunderstorm.||The large hail damaged tree fruits, berries and vegetables near Gloversville, and across other areas within Fulton County. Total preliminary crop damage estimates from the hail in Fulton County were approximately $19.1 thousand.
June 2007Heavy RainGloversville-Heavy rain from intense thunderstorms led to ponding of water on some streets in Gloversville.
July 2007HailGloversville-Penny size hail was reported in Gloversville.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindGloversville-Trees were blown in the north end of Gloversville.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindGloversville-A few trees down across the County.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindGloversville-Trees were blown down and power lines were knocked down county-wide.
May 2004Flash FloodGloversville-Section of Rt 10 closed due to torrential rains washing out a culvert.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindGloversville-Numerous trees and power lines down. Roof blown off house on Bleeker Street.

Every storm recorded in Fulton County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Kingsboro1.0 miles22
Berkshire1.3 miles22
Smiths Corners1.9 miles21
Meco2.1 miles21
Dennies Crossing2.3 miles22
Hale Mills2.4 miles22
Progress2.6 miles22
West Bush2.8 miles21

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on GloversvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1380511The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951265. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.