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Windsor is a
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in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 5,804 at the 2020 census. The town is on the southern border of the county and is east of
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. The town includes the village of
Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places Australia * Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area * Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland **Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
, located on the Susquehanna River.


History

This area along the Susquehanna had long been settled by varying cultures of
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, including those of the historic Iroquois Confederacy, who used the river for transportation, water and fishing. Around 1712 remnants of the
Tuscarora Tuscarora may refer to the following: First nations and Native American people and culture * Tuscarora people **''Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation'' (1960) * Tuscarora language, an Iroquoian language of the Tuscarora people * ...
tribe settled in the northern part of the town. Also an
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-speaking people, they had migrated from
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, 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, Sir William Johnson.
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and other allies of the British also became established there. Joseph Brant used it as a base for his
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, which fought with the British during the
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. In retaliation for joint British and Iroquois raids on frontier communities, the Continental Army attacked and destroyed Onaquaga in October 1778. It was 1785 before the region was settled again by new migrants, many of whom were Yankees from
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and veterans of the war. They formed the town of Windsor in 1807, the year following the formation of Broome County, from the town of Chenango. The town was reduced in size by the creation of two other new towns in 1821: Sanford and Colesville. In 1851, a small part of Windsor was used to help form the town of Conklin. For years the economy was based on agriculture.


Geography

According to the
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, the town of Windsor has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.36%, is water. The southern town line is the border of
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. The Susquehanna River flows southward through the town. New York State Route 17 and Interstate 86 is a major highway crossing the town from east to west.
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, a north-south highway, intersects NY-17 at Windsor village.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 6,421 people, 2,339 households, and 1,744 families residing in the town. The
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was 70.2 people 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%
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, 0.59%
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or
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, 0.28% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.05%
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, 0.17% from
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, and 0.76% from two or more races.
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or
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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% were married 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. The
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for the town was $28,182. About 4.2% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the
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, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.


Communities and locations in the town of Windsor

*Blatchley – A
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in the southwestern corner of the town. *Cascade Valley – A hamlet near the southern town line. *Damascus – A hamlet southeast of Windsor village on County Road 28, served by Exit 80 of NY-17. *Dunbar – A hamlet in the northwestern part of the town. *East Windsor – A hamlet northeast of Windsor village on County Road 233. *Edson – A hamlet south of Windsor village. *Flowers – A hamlet southwest of Windsor village. *Hawkins Pond Park – A park at the southern town line. *Lester – A location in the western part of the town. *Occanum – A hamlet west of Windsor village, served by Exit 78 of NY-17. *South Windsor – A hamlet south of Windsor village on NY Route 79. *State Line – A hamlet near the Pennsylvania border on Route 79. *Wake – A location near the eastern town line. *West Windsor – A hamlet near the western town line on NY-17 at the junction of County Road 217; access from NY-17's Exit 77. *
Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places Australia * Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area * Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland **Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
– The village of Windsor is located by the Susquehanna River near the center of the town, with access from Exit 79 of NY-17. The village is the largest community in the town.


Notable people

* Joel Bennett, former Major League Baseball pitcher * Joseph Brant, Mohawk leader during the American Revolutionary War * Joseph H. Brownell, member of the New York State Assembly * Jedediah M. Grant, leader and Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *
James Hard James Albert Hard (July 15, 1843 – March 12, 1953) was the last verified living Union combat veteran of the American Civil War and the third-to-last verified veteran overall; only drummer boys Frank H. Mayer and Albert Woolson post-decea ...
, the last verified living Union combat veteran of the American Civil War * Giles W. Hotchkiss, former US congressman *
Ralph Hungerford Ralph Waldo Hungerford (April 21, 1896 – February 20, 1977) was a United States Navy Captain, and the governor of American Samoa from January 27, 1945 to September 3, 1945. He was born April 21, 1896 in Windsor, New York, but moved to Rhod ...
, 33rd Governor of American Samoa * Douglas H. Wheelock, US Army officer, NASA astronaut


References


External links


Town of Windsor official website


in ed. William Foote Seward, ''Binghamton and Broome County, New York: A History'', New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1924, hosted on RaysPlace {{DEFAULTSORT:Windsor, New York Towns in New York (state) Binghamton metropolitan area Towns in Broome County, New York