Windsor, New York | |
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 Location in Broome County | |
  Windsor  Windsor | |
| Coordinates:42°4′33″N75°38′25″W / 42.07583°N 75.64028°W /42.07583; -75.64028 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Broome |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Mark Odell |
| • Town Council | Members' List
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| Area | |
• Total | 93.01 sq mi (240.89 km2) |
| • Land | 91.75 sq mi (237.64 km2) |
| • Water | 1.25 sq mi (3.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 973 ft (297 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,804 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 6,091 |
| • Density | 68.4/sq mi (26.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 |
| ZIP Codes | |
| FIPS code | 36-007-82535 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979649 |
| Website | www |
Windsor is atown inBroome County,New York, United States. The population was 5,804 at the 2020 census.[3]
The town is on the southern border of the county and is east ofBinghamton. The town includes the village ofWindsor, located on theSusquehanna River.
This area along the Susquehanna had long been settled by varying cultures ofindigenous peoples, including those of the historicIroquois Confederacy, who used the river for transportation, water and fishing. Around 1712 remnants of theTuscarora tribe settled in the northern part of the town. Also anIroquoian-speaking people, they had migrated fromNorth Carolina, which they left because of warfare with English colonists and other tribes. In 1722, the Tuscarora were accepted by the Iroquois as the Sixth Nation of their political confederacy.
Their fortified village,Onaquaga, was an outpost of the British Colonies. A mission had been established there by the Indian Superintendent, SirWilliam Johnson.Mohawk and other allies of the British also became established there.Joseph Brant used it as a base for hisVolunteers, which fought with the British during theAmerican Revolutionary War. In retaliation for joint British and Iroquois raids on frontier communities, theContinental Armyattacked and destroyed Onaquaga in October 1778.
It was 1785 before the region was settled again by new migrants, many of whom were Yankees fromNew England and veterans of the war. They formed the town of Windsor in 1807, the year following the formation of Broome County, from the town ofChenango. The town was reduced in size by the creation of two other new towns in 1821:Sanford andColesville. In 1851, a small part of Windsor was used to help form the town ofConklin. For years the economy was based on agriculture.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town of Windsor has a total area of 93.0 square miles (240.9 km2), of which 91.7 square miles (237.6 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), or 1.36%, is water.[3]
The southern town line is the border ofPennsylvania. TheSusquehanna River flows southward through the town.
New York State Route 17 andInterstate 86 is a major highway crossing the town from east to west.New York State Route 79, a north-south highway, intersects NY-17 at Windsor village.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1820 | 3,354 | — | |
| 1830 | 2,175 | −35.2% | |
| 1840 | 2,368 | 8.9% | |
| 1850 | 2,645 | 11.7% | |
| 1860 | 2,672 | 1.0% | |
| 1870 | 2,958 | 10.7% | |
| 1880 | 3,286 | 11.1% | |
| 1890 | 3,035 | −7.6% | |
| 1900 | 2,967 | −2.2% | |
| 1910 | 2,495 | −15.9% | |
| 1920 | 2,137 | −14.3% | |
| 1930 | 2,183 | 2.2% | |
| 1940 | 2,625 | 20.2% | |
| 1950 | 2,974 | 13.3% | |
| 1960 | 4,373 | 47.0% | |
| 1970 | 5,646 | 29.1% | |
| 1980 | 5,911 | 4.7% | |
| 1990 | 6,440 | 8.9% | |
| 2000 | 6,421 | −0.3% | |
| 2010 | 6,274 | −2.3% | |
| 2020 | 5,804 | −7.5% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 5,886 | [4] | −6.2% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
As of thecensus[6] of 2000, there were 6,421 people, 2,339 households, and 1,744 families residing in the town. The population density was 70.2 inhabitants per square mile (27.1/km2). There were 2,793 housing units at an average density of 30.5 per square mile (11.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.93%White, 0.59%Black orAfrican American, 0.28%Native American, 0.22%Asian, 0.05%Pacific Islander, 0.17% fromother races, and 0.76% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
There were 2,339 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% weremarried couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,043, and the median income for a family was $61,028. Males had a median income of $41,224 versus $35,028 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $28,182. About 4.2% of families and 5.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |