Sharon, New York
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Sharon is a town in Schoharie County, New York, USA. The population was 1,843 at the 2000 census. The town is named after a location in Connecticut, from where some early settlers came.
The Town of Sharon is in the northwest corner of the county. US Route 20 passes across the town.
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[edit] History
In 1781, a battle was fought in the town between colonial forces and tories. The town was first settled around 1780. Sharon was created in 1797 from the Town of Schoharie during the early organization of Schoharie County. It had been called "New Dorlach" before the current name was adopted.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 101.4 km² (39.2 mi²). 101.2 km² (39.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.23%) is water.
The north town line is the border of Montgomery County, New York and the west town line is the border of Otsego County, New York.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,843 people, 678 households, and 484 families residing in the town. The population density was 18.2/km² (47.2/mi²). There were 838 housing units at an average density of 8.3/km² (21.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.21% White, 0.60% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.
There were 678 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 23.0% 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 2.64 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,413, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $31,167 versus $25,972 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,639. About 10.8% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in Sharon
- Argusville -- A hamlet northeast of Sharon village.
- Beekman Corners -- A location by the south town line at Routes 5 and 10.
- Engleville-- A location in the southwest corner of the town, earlier "Engles Mills."
- Gilbert Corners -- A hamlet in the northeast part of the town on Route 34.
- Leesville -- A location west of Sharon Springs on Route 20.
- Sharon Springs -- The Village of Sharon Springs.
- Sharon -- A hamlet near the east town line at the junction of Routes 20 and 145. It was once called "Moaks Hollow."
- Sharon Airport (K31) -- A general aviation, turf-runway airport near Sharon Center.
- Sharon Center -- A hamlet southeast of Sharon Springs at the junction of Routes 20 and 34.
- Staleyville -- A location north of Sharon Springs on Route 10.
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Schoharie County, New York |
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| County seat | Schoharie |
| Cities | None |
| Villages | Cobleskill | Esperance | Middleburgh | Richmondville | Schoharie | Sharon Springs |
| Towns | Blenheim | Broome | Carlisle | Cobleskill | Conesville | Esperance | Fulton | Gilboa | Jefferson | Middleburgh | Richmondville | Schoharie | Seward | Sharon | Summit | Wright |
| Hamlets | Gallupville | Livingstonville | Sloansville |
