Roxbury, New York | |
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 Roxbury Central School and Methodist Church | |
  Roxbury Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates:42°18′02″N74°33′11″W / 42.30056°N 74.55306°W /42.30056; -74.55306 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Delaware |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town council |
| • Town supervisor | Thomas S. Hynes (D) |
| • Town council | |
| Area | |
• Total | 87.60 sq mi (226.89 km2) |
| • Land | 87.11 sq mi (225.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,506 ft (459 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,247 |
| • Density | 25.79/sq mi (9.959/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes |
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| Area code | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-025-64001 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979438 |
| Website | roxburyny |
Roxbury is atown inDelaware County,New York, United States. The population was 2,247 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is at the eastern end of the county.
The town of Roxbury was formed in 1799 from the town ofStamford. It was part of Albany county when the state of New York was first split into counties.
Roxbury was the birthplace and the home ofnaturalistJohn Burroughs. A memorial site has been placed by his birthplace.Jay Gould, therailroad financier, was also born in the town. TheMain Street Historic District includes the Jay Gould Memorial Church and was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1988.[3] Other sites on the National Register include theFirst Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury and Vega Cemetery,Isaac Hardenbergh House,Second Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury,Walter Stratton House, andUlster and Delaware Railroad Depot and Mill Complex.[3]
AuthorWalter R. Brooks ofMister Ed fame was a resident. He began visiting Roxbury in 1937, and he and his wife Anne moved to a home on Main Street in 1948, where he lived until his death in 1958. He wrote a number of books while in Roxbury, including many titles in the popularFreddy the Pig series.
Roxbury is the home ofcommunity radio stationWIOX (91.3 FM) which servesDelaware County and theCatskill Mountains region.
Since 1890 Roxbury has hosted reunions of theJohn More Association, held every five years. Typical events in the village include picnics in Kirkside Park, followed by a parade ending at the grave of John and Betty Taylor More at the Roxbury cemetery, where a memorial service is held.[4]
The eastern town lines borderGreene andSchoharie counties.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 87.6 square miles (226.9 km2), of which 87.1 square miles (225.6 km2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), or 0.56%, is water.[5]
TheEast Branch of theDelaware River has its source in a pond behind a tire shop just south ofGrand Gorge. Most of the town lies in the valley of the East Branch or its tributaries, but the northeastern corner of the town drains via Johnson Hollow Brook and the Bear Kill toSchoharie Creek, a northward-flowing tributary of theMohawk River and part of theHudson River watershed.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1820 | 2,488 | — | |
| 1830 | 3,214 | 29.2% | |
| 1840 | 3,013 | −6.3% | |
| 1850 | 2,853 | −5.3% | |
| 1860 | 2,558 | −10.3% | |
| 1870 | 2,188 | −14.5% | |
| 1880 | 2,344 | 7.1% | |
| 1890 | 2,272 | −3.1% | |
| 1900 | 2,134 | −6.1% | |
| 1910 | 2,164 | 1.4% | |
| 1920 | 2,258 | 4.3% | |
| 1930 | 2,267 | 0.4% | |
| 1940 | 2,277 | 0.4% | |
| 1950 | 2,227 | −2.2% | |
| 1960 | 2,238 | 0.5% | |
| 1970 | 2,252 | 0.6% | |
| 1980 | 2,291 | 1.7% | |
| 1990 | 2,388 | 4.2% | |
| 2000 | 2,509 | 5.1% | |
| 2010 | 2,502 | −0.3% | |
| 2020 | 2,247 | −10.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6][failed verification] 2020[2] | |||
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As of thecensus[7] of 2000, there were 2,509 people, 1,078 households, and 719 families residing in the town. The population density was 28.8 inhabitants per square mile (11.1/km2). There were 2,026 housing units at an average density of 23.2 per square mile (9.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.33%White, 0.44%African American, 0.52%Native American, 0.48%Asian, 0.08%Pacific Islander, 0.28% fromother races, and 0.88% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.36% of the population.
There were 1,078 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% weremarried couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,214, and the median income for a family was $40,721. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $28,958 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $20,177. About 11.4% of families and 13.4% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
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