Official Name: | North Norwich, New York |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | New York |
Pushpin Label: | North Norwich |
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: | Richard B. Decker (R) |
Leader Title1: | Town Council |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 73.15 |
Area Land Km2: | 72.89 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.27 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 28.24 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 28.14 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1783 |
Population Density Km2: | 23.78 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 61.58 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 461 |
Elevation Ft: | 1512 |
Coordinates: | 42.6092°N -75.5081°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 13814 |
Area Code: | 607 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-017-53297 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0979291 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Population Est: | 1733 |
North Norwich is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,783 at the 2010 census.[2] The town is directly north of the City of Norwich in the eastern half of the county.
The first settlement began circa 1794. The town of North Norwich was established in 1849 from the northern part of the town of Norwich.
The former Chenango Canal passed through the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 73.2km2, of which 72.9km2 is land and 0.3km2, or 0.36%, is water.[2]
New York State Route 12 (north-south) is a major highway through the town. New York State Route 320 is a short highway near the southern town line.
The Chenango River, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, flows southward through the town.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,966 people, 727 households, and 532 families residing in the town. The population density was 69.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 797 housing units at an average density of 28.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.42% White, 0.51% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.
There were 727 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,450, and the median income for a family was $42,414. Males had a median income of $30,605 versus $22,109 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,022. About 12.0% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.