| Guilford, New York | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | "In the heart of NY" |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Guilford |
| 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: | Chenango |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | George J. Seneck (R) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 160.47 |
| Area Land Km2: | 159.84 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.63 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 61.96 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 61.72 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.24 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 2922 |
| Population Density Km2: | 17.76 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 46.00 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 415 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1362 |
| Coordinates: | 42.4031°N -75.4522°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 13780 |
| Area Code: | 607 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-017-31148 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979031 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 2839 |
Guilford is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The town is on the eastern border of the county. The population was 2,922 at the 2010 census.[2]
The land was purchased from the Oneida people in 1785. The town was first settled circa 1787. One of the first settlements was in what is now known as East Guilford, by the Mercereau brothers (who were Revolutionary War spies for George Washington). They built a mill on Guilford Creek at Indian Orchard Falls, along the Catskill Turnpike.
Guilford was formed from the town of Oxford in 1813 as "Eastern". The name became "Guilford" in 1817. The town was called by an older name, "Fayette", for the early part of its history during the time it was in Tioga County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 160.5km2, of which 159.8km2 is land and 0.6km2, or 0.39%, is water.[2]
The eastern town line is the border of Otsego County. The border is marked by the Unadilla River, a southward-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River.
New York State Route 8 is a north–south highway paralleling the Unadilla River.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,046 people, 1,181 households, and 838 families residing in the town. The population density was 49.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,462 housing units at an average density of 23.7 per square mile (9.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.64% White, 0.66% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.
There were 1,181 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,681, and the median income for a family was $40,801. Males had a median income of $31,528 versus $24,742 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,536. About 10.7% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.