Middlefield, New York
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Middlefield is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 2,249 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Middlefield is in the northeast part of the county.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 170.8 km² (65.9 mi²). 166.8 km² (64.4 mi²) of it is land and 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (2.32%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,249 people, 792 households, and 564 families residing in the town. The population density was 13.5/km² (34.9/mi²). There were 1,058 housing units at an average density of 6.3/km² (16.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.31% White, 1.11% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.
There were 792 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-familities. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,625, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $25,795 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,076. About 5.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in Middlefield
- Bowerstown --
- Cooperstown -- The eastern part of the Village of Cooperstown.
- Lentsville -- A hamlet in the north part of the town.
- Middlefield -- Formerly known as Clarksville, the hamlet of Middlefield lies on County Route 35 on the east edge of the town. The hamlet was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
- Middlefield Center -- A small cluster of houses located on County Highway 33.
- Westville -- the hamlet of Westville lies on County Route 35 south of the hamlet of Middlefield.
- Whig Corners -- A hamlet northeast of Cooperstown.
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