Veteran is a

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Chemung County Chemung County is a county in the southern tier of the U.S. state of New York. The population was 84,148 as of the 2020 census. Its county seat is Elmira. Its name is derived from a Delaware Indian village whose name meant "big horn". Chem ...

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, United States. The population was 3,363 at the 2020 census. The name of the town honors the first settler, a veteran of two wars. The town is on the county's northern border and is north of Elmira. Veteran is part of the Elmira

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History

The

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of 1779 passed through this area. The first settler was Green Bentley, a veteran of both the

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and the

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, who arrived ''circa'' 1798. The town of Veteran was formed in 1823 from the town of Catharine, which became part of Schuyler County. The former

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passed through the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.37%, is water. The northern town line is the border of Schuyler County.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,271 people, 1,261 households, and 948 families residing in the town. The

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was 85.1 people per square mile (32.9/km²). There were 1,331 housing units at an average density of 34.6 per square mile (13.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.98%

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, 0.43%

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, 0.15% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population. There were 1,261 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were

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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.96. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $44,521, and the median income for a family was $50,972. Males had a median income of $31,490 versus $26,027 for females. The

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for the town was $20,522. About 6.8% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the

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, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Veteran

*Midway – A

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south of Millport on Route 14 and next to Catherine Creek. * Millport – The village of Millport is in the northwestern part of the town on Catherine Creek and Route 14. It was once called "Millvale". * Pine Valley – A hamlet and

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on the western town line in the southwestern corner of the town. It extends west into the town of Catlin. *Rush Run – A hamlet in the eastern part of the town on Route 13. *Slabtown – Part of the hamlet of Slabtown is within the southern town line. *Sullivanville – A hamlet northeast of Slabtown in the southern part of the town on Route 13. It was formerly called "Deans Corners".

References

External links

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History: Town of Veteran, Chemung County NY

{{authority control Towns in Chemung County, New York Populated places established in 1823 1823 establishments in New York (state)