| Official Name: | Carlton, New York |
| Other Name: | Oak Orchard |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | New York in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of New York in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Orleans |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 115.02 |
| Area Land Km2: | 112.94 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.07 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 44.41 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 43.61 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.80 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 2994 |
| Population Density Km2: | 25.72 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 66.62 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 75 |
| Elevation Ft: | 246 |
| Coordinates: | 43.3392°N -78.2142°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-12496 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978792 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 2905 |
Carlton is a town in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 2,994 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from Carleton, a shipbuilding district near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The Town of Carlton lies in the north part of the county, on the shore of Lake Ontario.
The Town of Carlton was formed from the towns of Gaines and Ridgeway in 1822 and was then known as the "Town of Oak Orchard". It was renamed as "Carlton" in 1825.
The population was 2,297 in 1892.
On July 27, 1883, Illinois politician Thomas Hoyne died in a railroad accident which took place outside of the hamlet of Carlton Station. He was subsequently buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.[2]
On September 1, 2010, five teenagers were charged with disrupting religious services at the World Sufi Foundation mosque located in Carlton. The teenagers were accused of discharging a firearm, yelling obscenities, and hitting a mosque attendee with a car.[3]
Point Breeze, a hamlet in Carlton located at the meeting point of Lake Ontario and the Oak Orchard River, was selected in 2013 by the World Fishing Network as the United States' "Ultimate Fishing Town" following an online competition that highlighted the town's sport fishing assets.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.5sqmi, of which 43.7sqmi is land and 0.8sqmi (1.86%) is water.
The Oak Orchard River enters Lake Ontario in the north part of Carlton, as does Johnson Creek. The Lake Ontario State Parkway begins in the town and ends in Monroe County, New York. New York State Route 18 is the major east–west route traversing the town, while north-south Routes NY-98 and NY-279 have their northern termini in Carlton.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,960 people, 1,103 households, and 793 families residing in the town. The population density was 67.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,619 housing units at an average density of 37sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 94.32% White, 3.24% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.
There were 1,103 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,660, and the median income for a family was $42,028. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $23,448 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,439. About 7.9% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.