Caton, New York

Caton, New York

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subdivision_name2 = Steuben
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Caton is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 2,097 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Richard Caton.

The Town of Caton is in the southeast part of the county, south of Corning, New York.

History

Caton was formed in 1839, as the "Town of Wormley" from the Town of Corning (then known as the Town of Painted Post). In 1840, the town name was changed to "Caton."

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.0 square miles (98.3 km²), of which, 37.8 square miles (97.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.47%) is water.

The first permanent settler arrived around 1819. The south town line is the border of Pennsylvania (Tioga County) and the east town line is the border of Chemung County (Town of Southport).

New York State Route 225 passes through the northeast of the town.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,097 people, 770 households, and 595 families residing in the town. The population density was 55.5 people per square mile (21.4/km²). There were 819 housing units at an average density of 21.7/sq mi (8.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.90% White, 1.00% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 770 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,875, and the median income for a family was $50,052. Males had a median income of $33,594 versus $27,391 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,612. About 6.1% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

The 1890 population was 1,445.

Communities and locations in Caton

*Brownstown -- A hamlet in the southwest part of the town.
*Caton -- The hamlet of Caton is on NY-225 at the junction of County Roads 32 and 120.
*Caton Creek -- A stream flowing northward past Caton village.
*West Caton -- A hamlet in the northwest part of the town.

Notable residents

*Deacon White, born in Caton, major league baseball player and managercite book |editor=Reichler, Joseph L.| title=The Baseball Encyclopedia |origyear=1969 |edition= 4th edition |year= 1979|publisher= Macmillan Publishing |location= New York|language= |id= ISBN 0-02-578970-8 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.westny.com/steuben/caton.htm Caton information]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysteube/ct/ct.html Caton history/links]


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