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The Town of New Albion is in the northwest quadrant of the county. HISTORY The town was first settled around 1818. The Town of New Albion was established in 1880 from part of the Town Of Little Valley . '' New Albion '' is also a name once applied to the east coast of North America . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 94.4 Km&2 (36.4 Mi&2 ). 94.1 km&2 (36.3 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.22% water. Adjacent towns and areas The Town Of Persia lies to the north. New Albion forms its border on the east with the Town Of Mansfield and on the west with the Town Of Leon . To the south is the Town Of Napoli . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 2,068 people, 808 households, and 547 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 22.0/km&2 (56.9/mi&2). There were 1,005 housing units at an average density of 10.7/km&2 (27.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.74% White , 0.15% African American , 0.53% Native American , 0.00% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.19% from Other Races , and 0.39% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 808 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were Married Couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09. In the town the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $32,917, and the median income for a family was $38,468. Males had a median income of $30,494 versus $24,554 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $15,841. 10.3% of the population and 7.0% of families were below the Poverty Line . 14.4% of those under the age of 18 and 9.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN NEW ALBION
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