Barre is a

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in Orleans County,

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, United States. The population was 2,025 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Barre,

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. The Town of Barre is on the southern boundary of the county.

History

The Town of Barre /ˈbæri/ was founded in 1818 from part of the Town of Gaines. The town was named after the birthplace of an early settler. The

Benjamin Franklin Gates House The Benjamin Franklin Gates House is an historic home and farm complex located on Lee Road ( New York State Route 31A) in Barre, New York, United States. It is centered on a Greek Revival house built in the 1830s using the unusual stacked-plank ...

was listed on the

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in 2009.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.02% is water. The southern boundary is shared with the Towns of Elba and Oakfield in Genesee County.

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is a major roadway that runs north-south through the town and intersects New York State Route 31A near the northern boundary.

Government

The incumbent Town Supervisor is Sean Pogue (R).

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,124 people, 739 households, and 582 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 772 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.74%

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, 0.52%

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, 0.28% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.09%

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, 0.66% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population. There were 739 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were

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living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.22. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $44,545, and the median income for a family was $47,411. Males had a median income of $32,284 versus $21,193 for females. The

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for the town was $17,129. About 4.5% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the

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, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Lorenzo Burrows, former US Congressman * Frank Hamilton Cushing, (1857-1900), American anthropologist and ethnologist, lived in Barre as a young boy. * John G. Sawyer, former US Congressman * Chester Harding, noted American portrait painter * Charles H. Nesbitt, former Assembly minority leader

Communities and locations in Barre

* Barre Center – A

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on NY-98, south of the Village of Albion and near the center of the town. *Braggs Corners – A location southwest of Barre Center. *Burma Woods – A hamlet in the western part of the town and north of West Barre. *Pine Hill Airport (9G6) – A small general aviation

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near the west town line and west of Burma Woods. *South Barre – A hamlet in the southeast part of the town. *West Barre – A hamlet actually located in the south-central part of the town.

Farms

Barre is a " right-to-farm" community.

References

External links

Barre history

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