Newark Valley (town), New York
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Newark Valley is a town in Tioga County, New York, USA. The population was 4,097 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the city of Newark, New Jersey.
The Town of Newark Valley contains a village also named Newark Valley. The town is located in the northeast part of the county and is northwest of Binghamton, New York.
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[edit] 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. In 1824, 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.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 130.6 km² (50.4 mi²). 130.4 km² (50.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.16%) is water.
The east town line is the border of Broome County.
New York State Route 38 and New York State Route 38B intersect south of Newark Valley village.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,097 people, 1,488 households, and 1,123 families residing in the town. The population density was 31.4/km² (81.4/mi²). There were 1,615 housing units at an average density of 12.4/km² (32.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.19% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
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. About 4.7% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in the town of Newark Valley
- Alexander Lake -- A small lake west of Newark Valley village.
- East Branch Owego Creek -- A stream flowing southward through the west part of the town.
- East Newark -- A hamlet in the south part of the town on NY Route 38B.
- Jenksville -- A hamlet in the northwest corner of the town on County Road 33. It is named after Michael Jenks, who settled here in 1797 and built a sawmill in 1803.
- Ketchumville -- A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town on County Road 9. It was formerly and important community in the town.
- West Newark -- A hamlet near the west town line on Route 33 and south of Jenksville.
- New Connecticut -- A hamlet near the north town line on County Road 9 west of Ketchumville.
- Newark Valley -- The Village of Newark Valley is in the west central part of the town on NY-38.
- West Branch Owego Creek -- A stream forming the western town boundary.
