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The Town of Western is an interior town of Oneida County, north of Rome, New York . HISTORY The town was first settled around 1789. The Town of Western was formed in 1797 from the Town Of Steuben . In 1811, part of Western was used to form the newer Town Of Lee . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 141.7 Km&2 (54.7 Mi&2 ). 133.0 km&2 (51.4 mi&2) of it is land and 8.7 km&2 (3.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 6.11% water. Delta Lake , also called Delta reservoir, is mostly in the southwest part of the town. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 2,029 people, 752 households, and 573 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 15.3/km&2 (39.5/mi&2). There were 833 housing units at an average density of 6.3/km&2 (16.2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.54% White , 0.20% African American , 0.69% Native American , 0.59% Asian , and 0.99% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 752 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were Married Couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.10. In the town the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $42,337, and the median income for a family was $46,629. Males had a median income of $32,171 versus $27,097 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $20,217. 8.0% of the population and 3.8% of families were below the Poverty Line . 9.4% of those under the age of 18 and 3.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN WESTERN, NY
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