| Official Name: | Barrington, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yates |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 96.17 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.60 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.57 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.13 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.75 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.38 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1681 |
| Population Density Km2: | 17.99 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 46.60 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 499 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1637 |
| Coordinates: | 42.5369°N -77.0644°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-04594 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978711 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 1666 |
Barrington is a town in Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 1,681 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Barrington is located in the south part of the county and is south of Geneva.
The first settler arrived around 1800, but no others arrived for several years. The land of the town was once part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase.
The town was established in 1822 while still part of Steuben County from the Towns of Reading and Wayne. In 1826, Barrington was made part of Yates County, a year after the creation of the county.
In 1865, a mineral spring was discovered in the south part of the county, leading to the development of Crystal Spring.
Barrington was the home of two locally renowned country and western bands, The Barrington Ridge Runners (1940–1960) and The Hill and Valley Boys (1957–1967). Most members of these bands were direct descendants of the first settlers of Barrington.
The Spicer-Millard House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37sqmi, of which, 35.7sqmi is land and 1.4sqmi (3.70%) is water.
The western town line is delineated by Keuka Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. The southern town line is the border of Schuyler County. Yates county shares a small common border in the southwest with Steuben County.
New York State Route 54 runs in a north–south direction along Keuka Lake. New York State Route 14A, another north–south highway, intersects New York State Route 230 in the eastern part of the town.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,396 people, 490 households, and 381 families residing in the town. The population density was 39.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 900 housing units at an average density of 25.2/mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 98.85% White, 0.29% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.14% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
There were 490 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,184, and the median income for a family was $38,864. Males had a median income of $29,301 versus $18,482 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,416. About 11.5% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.0% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.