Georgetown is a

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in Madison County,

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, United States. The population was 648 at the 2020 census, down from 974 in

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. The town is on the southern border of the county.

History

The town was first settled around 1804. It was organized from part of the town of DeRuyter in 1815. The

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was listed on the

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in 2006.

Geography

The southern town line is the border of Chenango County.

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crosses the town, leading northeast to Madison and southwest to Whitney Point. State Route 80 also crosses the town, joining NY 26 in the southern part of town; it leads west-northwest to

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and southeast to Sherburne. According to the

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, the town of Georgetown has a total area of , of which , or 0.25%, are water. The

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flows through the center of the town, running southwest to join the

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at Whitney Point. While most of the town is drained by the Otselic, some of the western side of town drains toward the East Branch of the Tioughnioga, while the southeastern part of town is drained by Lebanon Brook, South Lebanon Brook, and Pleasant Brook, all tributaries of the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 946 people, 249 households, and 195 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 315 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 79.81%

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, 15.54%

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, 0.42% Native American, 3.59% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.51% of the population. There were 249 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were

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living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.18. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 40.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 172.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 189.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $37,963, and the median income for a family was $38,804. Males had a median income of $21,726 versus $22,000 for females. The

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for the town was $11,825. About 7.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the

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, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Georgetown

*Georgetown – The

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of Georgetown, at the junction of Routes NY-26 and NY-80. The community was known to locals as "Slab City". *Georgetown Station – A location in the northeastern part of the town. *The

flows through the town, and its tributary Otselic Creek.

Notable people

* Eli Hawks, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and businessman, was born in Georgetown.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1883,' Biographical Sketch of Eli Hawks, pg. 489

References

External links

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Early Georgetown history
{{authority control Syracuse metropolitan area 1815 establishments in New York (state) Towns in Madison County, New York Towns in New York (state) Populated places established in the 1810s