Windsor is a town in Broome County
, New
York
, United
States
. The population was 6,421 at the 2000
census.
The
Town of Windsor is on the south border of the
county and is east of Binghamton
. The town also includes a village named
Windsor
. It is the largest town in the county.
History
Around 1712 the
Tuscarora tribe
settled in the northern part of the town. Their fortified village,
Ouaquaga, was an outpost of the British Colonies. The village was
destroyed by colonial forces in 1778.The region was first settled
by outsiders around 1785.The Town of Windsor was formed in 1807,
the year following the formation of Broome County.
The town was reduced
in size by the addition of two other new towns in 1821: Sanford
and Colesville
. In 1851, a small part of Windsor was used to
help form the Town of
Conklin
.
The infamous socialite Tyler Benson was born and raised here
Geography
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of
92.8
square miles
(240.2
km²), of which,
91.5 square miles (237.0 km²) of it is land and
1.3 square miles (3.3 km²) of it (1.36%) is water.
The south
town line is the border of Pennsylvania
. The
Susquehanna River flows southward through
the town.
New York State Route 17 is a
major highway crossing the town from east to west.
New York State Route 79, a
north-south highway, intersects NY-17 at Windsor village.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 6,421
people, 2,339 households, and 1,744 families residing in the town.
The
population density was 70.2
people per square mile (27.1/km²). There were 2,793 housing units
at an average density of 30.5/sq mi (11.8/km²). The racial
makeup of the town was 97.93%
White, 0.59%
Black or
African American, 0.28%
Native American, 0.22%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.17% from
other races, and 0.76%
from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.78% of the
population.
There were 2,339 households out of which 37.2% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were
married couples living together, 9.2% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families.
20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had
someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age
of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to
64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was
37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,043, and the
median income for a family was $61,028. Males had a median income
of $41,224 versus $35,028 for females. The
per capita income for the town was
$28,182. About 4.2% of families and 5.9% of the population were
below the
poverty line, including 9.1%
of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in the Town of Windsor
- Blatchley – A hamlet in the
southwest corner of the town.
- Cascade Valley – A hamlet near the south town
line.
- Damascus – A hamlet southeast of Windsor
village on County Road 28.
- Dunbar – A hamlet in the northwest corner of
the town.
- East Windsor – A hamlet northeast of Windsor
village on County Road 233.
- Edson – A hamlet south of Windsor
village.
- Flowers – A hamlet southwest of Windsor
village.
- Hawkins Pond Park – A park at the south town
line.
- Lester – A location in the western part of the
town.
- Occanum – A hamlet west of Windsor
village.
- South Windsor – A hamlet south of Windsor
village on NY Route 79.
- State Line – A hamlet near the Pennsylvania
border on Route 79.
- Wake – A location near the east town
line.
- West Windsor – A hamlet near the west town
line on NY-17 at the junction of County Road 217.
- Windsor – The Village of Windsor, located by the
Susquehanna River near the center of the town. The village
is the largest community in the town.
References
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