| Colchester | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Colchester |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Government Type: | Town council |
| Leader Title: | Town supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Robert Homovich (D) |
| Leader Title1: | Town council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 368.23 |
| Area Land Km2: | 354.29 |
| Area Water Km2: | 13.95 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 142.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 136.79 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 5.39 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1782 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 728 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2388 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0292°N -74.9656°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 13856 |
| Area Code: | 607 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-025-16793 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978848 |
Colchester is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,782 at the 2020 census.[2] [3] The town is in the southwestern part of the county.
Colchester was formed from part of the town of Middletown in 1792. It was named after Colchester, Connecticut.[4]
The southern town line is the border of Sullivan County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 368.2km2, of which 354.3km2 is land and 14km2, or 3.80%, is water.[3]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,042 people, 837 households, and 547 families residing in the town. The population density was 14.9 people per square mile (5.7/km2). There were 1,587 housing units at an average density of 11.5 per square mile (4.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.53% White, 0.34% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
There were 837 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,147, and the median income for a family was $37,895. Males had a median income of $27,143 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,636. About 8.5% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.