Wayland (town), New York

Wayland is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 4,314 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Wayland contains a village Wayland. The town is in the northern part of the county, northwest of Bath, New York.

History

The region was first settled around 1806. The town was formed in 1848 from the Towns of Cohocton and Dansville. Part of Wayland was used to form the Town of Fremont in 1854.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.5 square miles (102.4 km²), of which, 39.0 square miles (101.1 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (1.31%) is water.

The north and part of the west town lines form the border of Livingston County.

New York State Route 21 is a north-south highway in the town and intersects New York State Route 15 and New York State Route 63 in the village of Wayland. Interstate 390 crosses the town from west to east.

Wayland is the western terminus of the B&H Rail Corp's Gang Mills (Painted Post)- Wayland Line. Prior to 1956 it was linked to Rochester directly by rail. Prior to 1964 it was directly linked to Buffalo by rail. Both of these connections were removed by order of the U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission to promote highway transportation.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,314 people, 1,665 households, and 1,168 families residing in the town. The population density was 110.5 people per square mile (42.7/km²). There were 1,960 housing units at an average density of 50.2/sq mi (19.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.47% White, 0.86% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 1,665 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,575, and the median income for a family was $46,806. Males had a median income of $33,623 versus $22,439 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,038. About 8.9% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Wayland

*Loon Lake -- A lake in the south part of the town.
*Patchinsville -- A hamlet south of Wayland village on NY-21 at the junction of County Road 90.
*Perkinsville -- A hamlet southwest of Wayland village and north of the Interstte by the junction of County Roads 90 and 91
*Wayland -- The Village of Wayland in the north part of the town.

References

External links

* [http://gunlockelibrary.org/wayland Town of Wayland, NY, information]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysteube/wl/wl.html Wayland history/links]