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The Town of Newark Valley contains a village also named Newark Valley . The town is located in the northeast part of the county. HISTORY The first permanent settlers arrived around 1791 . This area was called Brown's Settlement and was part of the Town Of Berkshire until it was organized as the "Town of Westville" in 1823 . Within a few years the town changed its name to Newark, at the suggestion of a settler from New Jersey , but then changed the name to Newark Valley in 1862 , to avoid conflict with the name of a village in Wayne County, New York . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 130.6 Km&2 (50.4 Mi&2 ). 130.4 km&2 (50.3 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.16% water. The east town line is the border of Broome County, New York . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 4,097 people, 1,488 households, and 1,123 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 31.4/km&2 (81.4/mi&2). There were 1,615 housing units at an average density of 12.4/km&2 (32.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.19% White , 0.37% Black or African American , 0.20% Native American , 0.32% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.24% from Other Races , and 0.68% from two or more races. 0.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,488 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were Married Couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.11. In the town the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,983, and the median income for a family was $45,321. Males had a median income of $32,305 versus $23,777 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $17,577. 7.3% of the population and 4.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 8.8% of those under the age of 18 and 3.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN THE TOWN OF NEWARK VALLEY
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