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The Town of Norwich is located near the center of the county. The City Of Norwich is in the northern part of the town. HISTORY The first settlers arrived around 1788. The Town of Norwich was formed in 1793 from the Towns of Union ( now in Broome County ) and Bainbridge . Afterwards, Norwich lost substantial territory in the formation of new towns. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 109.0 Km&2 (42.1 Mi&2 ). 108.9 km&2 (42.0 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.12% water. The Chenango River flows southward through the town. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 3,836 people, 1,521 households, and 1,110 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 35.2/km&2 (91.2/mi&2). There were 1,706 housing units at an average density of 15.7/km&2 (40.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.42% White , 0.50% Black or African American , 0.44% Native American , 0.50% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.36% from Other Races , and 0.78% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,521 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were Married Couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.88. In the town the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,357, and the median income for a family was $42,763. Males had a median income of $32,988 versus $22,817 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $18,474. 13.1% of the population and 8.0% of families were below the Poverty Line . 18.6% of those under the age of 18 and 13.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN THE TOWN OF NORWICH
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