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Bainbridge (town), New York




The Town of Bainbridge has a village of Bainbridge located within it. The town is at the east border of Chenango County.


HISTORY

The town was first settled around 1788, first by a group called the "Vermont Sufferers." These were people from land in the eastern part of New York , who had lost there claims due to land sales by Vermont for the same claims.

The town was formed in 1791 as the "Town of Jericho" in Tioga County , New York before the formation of Chenango County. The name "Bainbridge" was adopted in 1814. Subsequently, the town was reduced by the creation of new towns in the county.


GEOGRAPHY

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 90.0 Km&2 (34.7 Mi&2 ). 88.8 km&2 (34.3 mi&2) of it is land and 1.1 km&2 (0.4 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.27% water.

The east town line is the border of Delaware County .
The Susquehanna River flows through the southeast corner of the town and is paralleled by Interstate 88 .


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 3,401 people, 1,368 households, and 928 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 38.3/km&2 (99.1/mi&2). There were 1,521 housing units at an average density of 17.1/km&2 (44.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.35% White , 0.32% Black or African American , 0.00% Native American , 0.24% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.29% from Other Races , and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.18% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,368 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were Married Couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,219, and the median income for a family was $41,625. Males had a median income of $28,009 versus $25,533 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $17,832. 10.9% of the population and 8.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 13.8% of those under the age of 18 and 6.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN THE TOWN OF BAINBRIDGE

  • Bainbridge -- The Village of Bainbridge is on Route 7 by the Susquehanna River.

  • Bennettsville -- A hamlet by the east town line in the southeast part of the town on Route 206.

  • Sidney Municipal Airport (N23) -- An Airport at the east town line.

  • Union Valley -- A hamlet in the northwest corner of the town and north of West Bainbridge on Route 17.

  • West Bainbridge-- A hamlet near the west town line on Route 206.



EXTERNAL LINKS

  • [http://www.bainbridgeny.org/gov Town and village government]

  • [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/bainbridge-ny.htm Early Bainbridge history]

  • [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychenan/bainbrdg.htm Bainbridge historical information]