| Official Name: | Gorham, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| 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: | Ontario |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Fred Lightfoote (R) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 137.71 |
| Area Land Km2: | 126.53 |
| Area Water Km2: | 11.17 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 53.17 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 48.85 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 4.32 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 4130 |
| Population Density Km2: | 33.78 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 87.49 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 328 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1076 |
| Coordinates: | 42.8089°N -77.2217°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 14461 |
| Area Code: | 585 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-29531 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979007 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 4124 |
Gorham is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 4,130 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is named after Nathaniel Gorham.[3]
The Town of Gorham is at the southern border of the county, southeast of Canandaigua.
Gorham was created at the same time as the county (1789) as the "Town of Easton." The town changed its name to "Lincoln" in 1806, and adopted the current name, the name of an early proprietor, in 1807. Part of Gorham was taken in 1822 to form the Town of Hopewell. More territory, including the east shore of Canandaigua Lake, was added to Gorham in 1824.
A fire consumed much of Gorham village in 1868.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 53.2sqmi, of which 48.9sqmi is land and 4.3sqmi (8.10%) is water.
The southern town line is the border of Yates County, and the western town line is marked by Canandaigua Lake, one of the Finger Lakes.
New York State Route 245 intersects New York State Route 247 northeast of Rushville. NY-247 and New York State Route 364 are north–south highways in the town, but NY-364 is farther west, near Canandaigua Lake.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 3,776 people, 1,410 households, and 1,036 families residing in the town. The population density was 77.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,900 housing units at an average density of 38.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.36% White, 0.37% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.
There were 1,410 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,138, and the median income for a family was $45,917. Males had a median income of $35,658 versus $23,682 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,736. About 4.2% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.