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Welcome to Esperance ...

The village of Esperance is located in Schoharie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Esperance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Esperance has a population of 326 people<2> (see below for details).

Esperance is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Esperance lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Esperance: 518 & 838<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Esperance had an population of 326 people. This is a decrease of 5.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Esperance had a population of 345 people. This makes Esperance the county's 22nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 345 people, the population of Esperance decreased 9.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 380 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Esperance.

Communities Also Named Esperance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Esperance - it's located in Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Esperance.

Communities near Esperance ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Esperance.

  • Schenectady
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Amsterdam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Johnstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Scotia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <5>
  • Cobleskill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Voorheesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Canajoharie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canajoharie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
    • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <5>
  • Altamont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Middleburgh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hagaman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
    • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Esperance. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Esperance.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Esperance. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Esperance.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Esperance. See our Newspapers Page for Esperance.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Esperance ...

Looking for more information about Esperance? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Esperance, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Esperance.

Adding Esperance to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Esperance in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Esperance was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Esperance post office opened in 1818.

We also found Esperance in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Esperance.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schoharie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Esperance.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Esperance - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Esperance area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Esperance area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/