Sherburne (town), New York

Sherburne is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. United States. The population was 3,979 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Sherburne contains a village also named Sherburne. The town is at the north border of Chenango County.

History

The first settlement occurred around 1792 near Sherburne village.

The Town of Sherburne was created in 1795 from the Town of Paris (now in Oneida County). The Town of Smyrna was formed from part of Sherburne in 1808, and the size of Sherburne was increased by annexing part of the Town of New Berlin in 1852.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.6 square miles (112.9 km²), of which, 43.6 square miles (112.8 km²) of it is land and 0.02% is water.

The Chenango River flows through the town.

The north town line is the border of Madison County.

New York State Route 12, a north-south highway, intersects New York State Route 12B north of Sherburne village and intersects New York State Route 80 within the village.

Demographics

As of the census GR|2 of 2000, there were 3,979 people, 1,619 households, and 1,065 families residing in the town. The population density was 91.3 people per square mile (35.3/km²). There were 1,770 housing units at an average density of 40.6/sq mi (15.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.74% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 1,619 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,841, and the median income for a family was $39,094. Males had a median income of $30,477 versus $22,458 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,281. About 13.3% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Sherburne

*Earlville -- Part of the Village of Earlville is at the northern edge of the town, on Route 12B, partly in Madison County.
*Harrisville -- A hamlet east of Sherburne village on NY Route 80.
*Sherburne -- The Village of Sherburne is located at the intersection of NY Route 12 and NY-80.
*Sherburne Four Corners -- A hamlet southwest of Sherburne village on County Road 20, located in the southwest corner of the town so that it is partly within three other towns of Chenango County.

References

External links

* [http://www.citytowninfo.com/places/new-york/sherburne Information about Sherburne]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/sherburne-ny.htm Early history of Sherburne, NY]

Further reading

Forster, Ken "Letter from 'america'", in "Stamp Magazine", May 1999, pp 94-95. Published in Croydon, England. Focuses on and gives complete text of letter written in August 1835 by John Russell, resident of Sherburne, to Mr. Thomas Burgess in Burwash, Sussex, England. The writer refers to his "childrin" as "elicebeth", "rheubin" and "tilden" (original spelling retained).