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The Town of New Hudson is on the west border of the county. HISTORY The New Hudson was set apart as the "Town of Haight" in 1825 from part of the Town Of Rushford and changed its name to New Hudson in 1837 . The original name Haight was that of a militia general, who finally irritated the citizens enough with excessive demands that the people changed the name of the town. GEOGRAPHY The west town line is the border of Cattaraugus County, New York . 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 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.30% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 736 people, 268 households, and 198 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 7.8/km&2 (20.3/mi&2). There were 436 housing units at an average density of 4.6/km&2 (12.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.37% White , 0.27% African American , 0.27% Native American , 0.00% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.00% from Other Races , and 1.09% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 268 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were Married Couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23. In the town the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $33,859, and the median income for a family was $34,702. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $18,542 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $12,319. 13.1% of the population and 12.8% of families were below the Poverty Line . 14.7% of those under the age of 18 and 6.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN NEW HUDSON
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