Roxbury, New York
Roxbury is a
town in
Delaware County,
New York,
United States. The population was 2,509 at the 2000 census.
The
Town of Roxbury is at the eastern end of the county.
The town was formed from part of the
Town of Stamford in
1799.
The town was the birthplace and the home of
naturalist John Burroughs. A memorial site is by his birthplace.
Jay Gould, the
Railroad financier, was also born in the town.
The eastern town lines border
Greene County and
Schoharie County.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 226.9
km² (87.6
mi²). 225.7 km² (87.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (0.52%) is water.
The
East Branch of the
Delaware River has its source in a pond behind a tire shop just south of Grand Gorge.
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 2,509 people, 1,078 households, and 719 families residing in the town. The
population density was 11.1/km² (28.8/mi²). There were 2,026 housing units at an average density of 9.0/km² (23.2/mi²). 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% from
other races, and 0.88% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino 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% were
married 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. The
per capita income for the town was $20,177. About 11.4% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
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Grand Gorge -- A
hamlet in the north part of the town, where routes
23 and
30 intersect.
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Grand Gorge Station -- A location west of Grand Gorge.
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Hardscrabble -- A hamlet north of Roxbury village.
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Hubbell Corners -- A hamlet northeast of Roxbury village on Route 30.
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More Settlement -- A hamlet north of Roxbury village on Route 30.
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Roxbury -- The hamlet of Roxbury is on Route 30. Roxbury was at one time a village, but dissolved its incorporation.
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West Settlement -- A hamlet west of Roxbury village.
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Roxbury's official website *
Town of Roxbury *
Online Guide to the Catskill Mountains *
The Catskill Archive - history of the Catskill Mtns.*
Hamlet of Grand Gorge
