| Official Name: | Ward, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Ward |
| 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: | Allegany |
| Government Type: | Town council |
| Leader Title: | Town supervisor |
| Leader Name: | James Lucey (D) |
| Leader Title1: | Town council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 75.61 |
| Area Land Km2: | 75.56 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.19 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.18 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 331 |
| Population Density Km2: | 4.70 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 12.17 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 674 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2211 |
| Coordinates: | 42.225°N -77.9014°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-003-78201 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979596[3] |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 329 |
Ward is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 331 at the 2020 census.[2] The town was named after Hamilton Ward.
The town is in the southeast quadrant of the county, north of the village of Wellsville.
The first settler arrived around 1817. The town of Ward was created in 1856 from parts of the towns of Alfred and Amity.
The only significant community, Phillips Creek, was first settled between 1830 and 1835.
In the summer of 1838, a violent windstorm caused destruction of property and loss of life.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.2sqmi, of which 29.2sqmi is land and 0.03% is water.
NY 244 is a major east–west highway through the north part of the town.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 390 people, 133 households, and 107 families residing in the town. The population density was 13.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 244 housing units at an average density of 8.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 97.69% White, 1.03% African American and 1.28% Asian.
There were 133 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,750, and the median income for a family was $41,000. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $22,292 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,271. About 12.9% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.