| Official Name: | Byron, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Genesee |
| Government Type: | Town council |
| Leader Title: | Town supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Pete Yasses |
| Leader Title1: | Town council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 83.63 |
| Area Land Km2: | 83.43 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.20 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 32.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 32.21 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 2369 |
| Population Density Km2: | 27.50 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 71.22 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 184 |
| Elevation Ft: | 604 |
| Coordinates: | 43.0806°N -78.0653°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 14422 |
| Area Code: | 585 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-037-11572 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978771 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 2294 |
Byron is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The town is named after a famous poet, Lord Byron. It on the northern border of the county, and lies northeast of the city of Batavia. The population was 2,369 at the 2010 census. The local school district, Byron-Bergen Central School District, is shared with the town of Bergen.
Byron was first settled circa 1807. The town was incorporated in 1820 from part of the town of Bergen.
On January 12, 1919, there was a New York Central train wreck in South Byron, killing 22.[2]
Byron was traditionally a rural area of dairy and vegetable farms.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.2sqmi, of which 32.2sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi, or 0.19%, is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,493 people, 878 households, and 663 families residing in the town. The population density was 77.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 922 housing units at an average density of 28.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 95.75% White, 0.28% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.89% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.77% of the population.
There were 878 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.24. There are slightly more livestock, mostly cattle in the township than there are humans
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $49,722, and the median income for a family was $56,927. Males had a median income of $38,828 versus $24,877 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,825. About 3.7% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.