| Barton | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tioga |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 154.59 |
| Area Land Km2: | 153.52 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.07 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 59.69 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 59.27 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.41 |
| Elevation M: | 374 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1227 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 8570 |
| Population Est: | 8467 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 55.07 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 142.64 |
| Timezone1: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0511°N -76.5106°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 13734 |
| Area Code: | 607 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-04671 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978712 |
Barton is a town in southwestern Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 8,570 at the 2020 census.[2] It is southeast of Elmira.
The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 passed through this region. The first settlers arrived circa 1791.
The Town of Barton was established in 1824 from the town of Tioga. The region was already settled in 1796 when John Shepard bought 1000acres by the current location of Waverly. It is reported that the town was named after Belva Ann Lockwood of Royalton, New York (near Lockport), one of the first female lawyers in the country, the first woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court and the first woman to be on an official ballot running for president of the US in 1884 and 1888.
One of the most interesting points in the town was the J.E. Rodeo Ranch."[3] The 1940s and 1950s were also the heyday of Colonel Jim Eskew's famous J. E. Rodeo organization, the only rodeo ranch east of the Mississippi River.[4] The rodeo traveled throughout the Mid Atlantic and New England states.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 59.7sqmi, of which 59.4sqmi is land and 0.4sqmi (0.62%) is water.
Part of the southern town line is the Susquehanna River and the remainder is the state line of Pennsylvania. The western town boundary is the border of Chemung County.
The Southern Tier Expressway (New York State Route 17) passes across the town next to the Susquehanna River. New York State Route 17C also follows the river, but on the north side. New York State Route 34 is a north-south highway that intersects NY-17C at Waverly.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 9,066 people, 3,568 households, and 2,383 families residing in the town. The population density was 152.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,927 housing units at an average density of 66.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.10% White, 0.39% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.
There were 3,568 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,530, and the median income for a family was $39,650. Males had a median income of $30,828 versus $23,351 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,498. About 7.8% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
It was Bingham's Mills first founded by Charles Bingham in the 1700. The name was changed by a local politician who had a falling out with the Bingham's.They had their own Mills, general store, Post Office, etc. that would be found in a small town.