McDonough is a

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in Chenango County,

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, United States. The population was 886 at the 2010 census. The town is named after

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, a naval officer who served on

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and other locations. McDonough is located in the western part of Chenango County, west of

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History

The land was settled around 1795 by Sylvanius Moore. The town of McDonough was founded in 1816 from part of the town of Preston. Calvary Episcopal Church was listed on the

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in 1998.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.50%, is water. The water area comes from several small lakes in the town, including Genegantslet Lake, Bowman Lake, and Lake Ludlow. New York State Route 220 is a highway following a meandering course through the town, leading southeast to

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and southwest to Smithville Flats.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 870 people, 349 households, and 248 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 590 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.09%

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, 1.26%

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, 0.34% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.53% of the population. There were 349 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were

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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $29,402, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $26,974 versus $19,231 for females. The

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for the town was $15,558. About 7.7% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the

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, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in McDonough

* Bowman Lake State Park – A

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north of East McDonough. *East McDonough – A hamlet on NY-220 in the eastern part of the town. *Genegantslet Lake – A privately owned and maintained lake in the northwestern part of the town. *Lake Ludlow – A

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in the southern part of the town. *McDonough – The hamlet of McDonough is on NY-220 at the junction of County Roads 5, 7, and 8 in the western part of the town

References

External links

Town of McDonough official website

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