Tompkins is a

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in Delaware County,

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, United States. The population was 1,290 at the 2020 census.United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Tompkins town, Delaware County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Tompkins%20town,%20Delaware%20County,%20New%20York The town is named after

Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins (June 21, 1774 – June 11, 1825) was an American politician. He was the fourth Governor of New York from 1807 to 1817, and the sixth Vice President of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Born in Scarsdale, New York, Tompkin ...

, the fourth governor of New York and sixth vice president of the United States. The town is in the western part of the county.

History

The town was formed in 1806 from part of the town of

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. The western part of the town was lost to form the town of Deposit in 1880.

Geography

According to the

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, Tompkins has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.05%, is water. The

Cannonsville Reservoir The Cannonsville Reservoir is a reservoir in the New York City water supply system in Delaware County, New York. It was formed by construction of the Cannonsville Dam on its west end, which impounded over half of the West Branch of the Delaware ...

on the

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crosses the center of the town.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,105 people, 445 households, and 315 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 768 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.55%

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, 0.81%

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, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population. There were 445 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were

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living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.90. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,227, and the median income for a family was $38,583. Males had a median income of $27,833 versus $19,087 for females. The

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for the town was $16,507. About 7.3% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the

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, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Tompkins

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– a hamlet located west-southwest of Rock Rift *

– a reservoir on the West Branch Delaware River. *

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– a hamlet located north-northwest of Rock Rift * Islamberg – a hamlet near Deposit founded by Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani * Kelsey – a hamlet located southwest of Apex. * Rock Rift – a hamlet located east of Cannonsville Reservoir * Trout Creek – a hamlet located northwest of Cleaver

References

External links

Town of Tompkins official website
{{authority control Towns in Delaware County, New York Towns in New York (state) Daniel D. Tompkins