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The Town of Fenton is in the northeastern part of the county and is northeast of Binghamton . HISTORY The town was first settled around 1788. The Town of Fenton, then called "Port Crane," was formed from the Town Of Chenango in 1855 . The name was changed to Fenton in 1867. The former Chenango Canal (1834 - 1876) passed along the west side of the town. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 86.4 Km&2 (33.4 Mi&2 ). 85.2 km&2 (32.9 mi&2) of it is land and 1.3 km&2 (0.5 mi&2) of it (1.47%) is water. The north town line is the border of Chenango County , and the west town line is marked by the Chenango River . Interstate 88 crosses the south part of the town. New York State Route 7 parallels the interstate. New York State Route 369 is a north-south highway in the town and intersects New York State Route 79 at North Fenton. Adjacent towns and areas To the east is the Town Of Colesville , and to the west are the Towns of Chenango and Barker . The Towns of Kirkwood and Dickinson are on the south side. The Town Of Greene in Chenango County is at the north town line. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 6,909 people, 2,763 households, and 1,947 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 81.1/km&2 (210.1/mi&2). There were 2,941 housing units at an average density of 34.5/km&2 (89.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.52% White , 0.87% African American , 0.30% Native American , 0.25% Asian , 0.19% from Other Races , and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population. There were 2,763 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were Married Couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,622, and the median income for a family was $45,869. Males had a median income of $37,800 versus $25,875 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $19,780. About 4.6% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over. COMMUNITIES AND OTHER LOCATIONS IN FENTON
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