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The Town of Floyd is located east of the City Of Rome and the former Griffis Air Force Base. The Erie Canal passes along the south part of the town. HISTORY The area was first settled around 1790. The Town of Floyd was founded in 1796 from the Town Of Steuben . William Floyd, for whom the town is named, became a resident of Oneida County in 1794. The population of Floyd was 663 in 1920. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 90.0 Km&2 (34.8 Mi&2 ). 89.6 km&2 (34.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.4 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.46% water. The Mohawk River defines the south town line. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 3,869 people, 1,394 households, and 1,091 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 43.2/km&2 (111.8/mi&2). There were 1,483 housing units at an average density of 16.5/km&2 (42.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.49% White , 0.36% African American , 0.18% Native American , 0.41% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 0.18% from Other Races , and 1.29% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,394 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were Married Couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.11. In the town the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,192, and the median income for a family was $44,583. Males had a median income of $33,151 versus $22,718 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $17,405. 4.2% of the population and 2.8% of families were below the Poverty Line . 5.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN FLOYD, NY
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