Columbus, New York

Columbus is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 931 at the 2000 census. The town of Columbus is in the northeast corner of the county and is northeast of Norwich.

History

The Town of Columbus was first settled around 1791. The town was formed in 1805 from the Town of Brookfield (now in Madison County). Additional territory was obtained from the Town of Norwich in 1807.

Columbus Quarter is a community on the Unadilla River in the Town of Columbus.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.5 square miles (97.2 km²), of which, 37.4 square miles (96.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.21%) is water.

The north town line is the border of Madison County, and the east town line is the border of Otsego County, marked by the West Branch of the Unadilla River.

New York State Route 8 is a north-south highway by the east town line, and New York State Route 80 is an east-west highway.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 931 people, 342 households, and 243 families residing in the town. The population density was 24.9 people per square mile (9.6/km²). There were 428 housing units at an average density of 11.4/sq mi (4.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.64% White, 0.32% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.64% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 342 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,452, and the median income for a family was $31,118. Males had a median income of $23,654 versus $20,952 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,731. About 15.8% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 25.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Early history of Columbus, NY