DeRuyter (town), New York
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DeRuyter is a town in Madison County, New York, USA. The population was 1,532 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Michiel Adriaenszoon De Ruyter a famous admiral in the Dutch navy.
The Town of DeRuyter has a village in it called DeRuyter. The town is in the southwest corner of the county.
An early settler was Elijah Cornell, father of Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University.
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[edit] History
DeRuyter was one of five towns formed before Madison County was created. It was established by a partition of the Town of Cazenovia in 1798. DeRuyter is in the southwest corner of the county. The town is part of a region called "The Gore," a territory created by a surveying error.
[edit] Geography
The west town line forms a border with Onondaga County, and Cortland County. The south town line is the border of Chenango County, New York.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 81.0 km² (31.3 mi²). 79.0 km² (30.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (2.49%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,532 people, 592 households, and 412 families residing in the town. The population density was 19.4/km² (50.2/mi²). There were 867 housing units at an average density of 11.0/km² (28.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.06% White, 1.31% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.
There were 592 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,911, and the median income for a family was $41,417. Males had a median income of $30,909 versus $22,063 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,339. About 7.3% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in the Town of DeRuyter
- DeRuyter -- The Village of DeRuyter is located in the southwest corner of the town on Route 13.
- DeRuyter Lake -- A lake in the northwest corner of the town.
- Puckerville -- A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town and northeast of DeRuyter village on Route 13.
- Quaker Settlement -- A location in the southeast corner of the town on Route 58 and east of DeRuyter village.
- Sheds -- A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town at Routes 13, 60, and 80.
- Sheds Corners -- A hamlet southwest of Sheds on Route 13.
