Starkey is a

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in Yates County,

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, United States. The population was 3,573 at the 2010 census. The town is in the southeastern section of the county and is south of

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History

Starkey may have been settled around 1798, but a scouting party of the

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of 1779, found an occupied cabin north of Glenora. The town became part of the county in 1824, the year after Yates County was created, and was formed from the town of

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(in Schuyler County). The

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, William Swortz House, Crescent Methodist Episcopal Church, John Noyes House, Starkey United Methodist Church, Daniel Supplee Cobblestone Farmhouse, and Dr. Henry Spence Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex are listed on the

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Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (16.40%) is water. The southern town line and part of the eastern town boundary are the border of Schuyler County, and the remainder of the eastern town line, marked by Seneca Lake, is the border of Seneca County. Starkey is in the

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Region of New York.

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and

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are major north-south highways.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,465 people, 1,243 households, and 856 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,624 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.03%

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, 1.15%

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, 0.09% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population. There were 1,243 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were

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living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.12. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $29,337, and the median income for a family was $34,453. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,583 for females. The

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for the town was $14,861. About 13.6% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the

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, including 29.9% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Starkey

*Barnes Station – A location near the southern town line, west of Rock Stream. *Big Stream – An important stream in the county that furnished water power to early settlers. It flows eastward into Seneca Lake. *

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– A

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on NY-14A in the western part of the town. *Dundee Airport (D48) – A general aviation

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north of Dundee. *Eddytown – An historical location north of Glenora where an early settler, William Eddy pioneered settlement of the area. * Glenora – A

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in the southeastern part of the town. * Lakemont – A hamlet south of Starkey hamlet. * Rock Stream – A location near the southern town line and the name of a stream in the southern part of Starkey. *Shannon Corners – A location northeast of Dundee village. *Starkey – A hamlet east of Dundee at NY-14.

References

External links

Early Starkey, NY history
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