Walworth is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 8,402 at the 2000 census. The name comes from Reuben Walworth, a state official.
The Town of Walworth is on the west border of the county and is east of Rochester, NY.
History
The town was first settled in 1799 in the community of Walworth. The Town of Walworth was created in 1829 from the Town of Ontario, the last town formed in Wayne County.
Theron Yeomans of Walworth introduced Holstein cattle to the United States and was the first president of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. Susan Cleveland, sister of President Grover Cleveland married into the Yeomans family.
In 1934, a freeze killed many of the town's orchards, leading to a sharp decline in fruit growing.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.9 square miles (87.7 km²), of which, 33.8 square miles (87.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.12%) is water.
The west town line is the border of Monroe County.
New York State Route 350 and New York State Route 441 intersect in the town. New York State Route 286 is another east-west highway, paralleling and north of NY-441, also ending at NY-350.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 8,402 people, 2,851 households, and 2,349 families residing in the town. The population density was 248.4 people per square mile (95.9/km²). There were 2,934 housing units at an average density of 86.7/sq mi (33.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.72% White, 0.90% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population.
There were 2,851 households out of which 47.9% had people under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the town the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $64,611, and the median income for a family was $67,830. Males had a median income of $44,552 versus $32,292 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,476. About 1.1% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in Walworth
- Gananda — A planned community begun in 1971, located near the south town line.
- Huddle — a hamlet by the southeast corner of the town on County Road 205 and south of Walworth hamlet.
- Lincoln — A hamlet on County Road 210 near the west town line.
- Walworth — The hamlet of Walworth is near the east town line on NY-441 and County Roads 205 and 207. It was once called "Douglass Corners" after two brothers who arrived in 1800 and built a tavern.
- West Walworth — A hamlet on Route 204 near the west town line. It was settled around 1805. Originally called Birch Bridge. Birthplace of Artist Charles Livingston Bull (1874-1932).
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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Municipalities and communities of
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Alloway | Angells Corners | Bear Creek | Bonni Castle | Butler Center | Desbrough Park | East Bay Park | East Palmyra | East Williamson | Evans Corner | Fairville | Fairville Station | Fort Hill | Furnace Village | Furnaceville | Gananda | Glenmark | Huddle | Hydesville | Lake Bluff | Lakeside | Lincoln | Lock Berlin | Lummisville | Marbletown | Marengo | Mud Mills | Noble Corner | North Huron | North Macedon | North Wolcott | Ontario-on-the-Lake | Owls Nest | Pilgrimport | Pultneyville | Resort | Rice Mill | Shephards Corner | Sodus Center | South Butler | South Sodus | Sunset View | Thorntons Corner | Union Hill | Wallington | Wayne Center | Wayneport | West Butler | West Walworth | Westbury | Yellow Mills | York | Zurich
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Coordinates: 43°08′21″N 77°16′20″W / 43.13917°N 77.27222°W / 43.13917; -77.27222
