Norwich is a

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in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 3,998 at the 2010 census. The Town of Norwich is located east of the center of the county. The city of Norwich is surrounded on all sides by the northern part of the town.

History

The first settlers arrived . The town of Norwich was formed in 1793 from the towns of Union (now in Broome County) and Bainbridge. As a "mother town", it would go on to lose a significant amount of territory as new towns were formed. In 1806, Norwich gave up territory to form the towns of

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and Preston. More of Norwich was lost in 1807 to form part of the towns of New Berlin and Columbus. In 1808 and 1820, Norwich exchanged territory with the town of Preston. In 1816, the

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of Norwich incorporated as a

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within the town, later reincorporating as the

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of Norwich, now completely separate from the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town of Norwich has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.18%, is water. The

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, a tributary of the

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, flows southward through the town. The Unadilla River, also a south-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna, forms part of the eastern boundary of the town.

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, a north-south highway, intersects New York State Route 23, an east-west highway, in the city of Norwich.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,836 people, 1,521 households, and 1,110 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,706 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.42%

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, 0.50%

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, 0.44% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population. There were 1,521 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were

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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.88. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,357, and the median income for a family was $42,763. Males had a median income of $32,988 versus $22,817 for females. The

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for the town was $18,474. About 8.0% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the

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, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations

*Hawley Corners – A

east of the city of Norwich on NY-23. *Haynes – A hamlet in the southwestern corner of the town. *North Guilford Corners – A location at the southern town line, south of Webb Corners. *Polkville – A hamlet southeast of the city of Norwich on County Road 33. *Springvale – A hamlet east of the city of Norwich, located on County Road 34. *Webb Corners – A location in the southern part of the town. *White Store – A location in the southeastern corner of the town on Route 8. *Woods Corners – A hamlet directly north of the city of Norwich on NY-12 and adjacent to the northern town line.

References

External links

Town of Norwich official website

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