Andes

History

Settlement began in 1784. The town was formed in 1819 breaking off from the Town of Middletown. Most of Delaware County, including Andes, became part of the Hardenbergh Patent, a manor which was owned by members of the Livingston family. The name of the town was the result of a jocular suggestion by Daniel H. Burr, who seeing that the new town was to include one of the hilliest sections of the county, said it ought to be called Andes. In 1845, in what became known as the Anti-Rent War, protesters, several hundred dressed as "Calico Indians", shot and killed Under-Sheriff Osman Steele, when he and deputies attempted to collect rent overdue to the lord of the manor of about $64. Hundreds of protesters were arrested and two were sentenced to death, but their sentences were later commuted. On December 31, 2003, the incorporated village of Andes ceased to exist. During a special village election on June 3, 2002, the residents approved the dissolution of the village by a vote of 81 to 63. The Jackson-Aitken Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,679
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,280
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  2,277
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,007
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  1,887
• Gray Catbird

  Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,433
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,358
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,354

Largest nearby schools

• DELAWARE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
  High · DELHI · 405 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• DELAWARE ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · DELHI · 333 students · 13.9:1 ratio
• MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL
  Other · MARGARETVILLE · 320 students · 7.4:1 ratio
• ANDES CENTRAL SCHOOL
  Other · ANDES · 69 students · 3.8:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.79 — 2015-09-27
  New York
• M 2.76 — 2011-08-27
  5 km WSW of Altamont, New York
• M 2.69 — 2011-08-25
  5 km WSW of Altamont, New York
• M 3.15 — 2009-12-13
  15 km N of Medusa, New York
• M 2.56 — 2009-12-13
  14 km N of Medusa, New York
• M 2.9 — 2009-10-21
  15 km N of Medusa, New York