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The Town of Canisteo is in the southwest part of the county. The village named Canisteo is inside the town. HISTORY The town was formed in 1796 at the time of the creation of the county and is one of its original towns. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 140.8 Km&2 (54.4 Mi&2 ). None of the area is covered with water. The Canisteo River flows through the town. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 3,583 people, 1,423 households, and 980 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 25.4/km&2 (65.9/mi&2). There were 1,704 housing units at an average density of 12.1/km&2 (31.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.24% White , 0.20% Black or African American , 0.17% Native American , 0.53% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.25% from Other Races , and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,423 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were Married Couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% 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 3.04. In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,308, and the median income for a family was $41,859. Males had a median income of $32,225 versus $20,192 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $15,162. 11.6% of the population and 8.8% of families were below the Poverty Line . 11.9% of those under the age of 18 and 2.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN THE TOWN OF CANSITEO
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