Triangle is a

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, United States. The population was 2,946 at the 2010 census. The town's primary settlement is the village of Whitney Point. The town is in the northeastern part of the county and is north of

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History

The area was first settled ''circa'' 1791. The town of Triangle was formed from the town of Lisle in 1831. The area had previously been called the "Chenango Triangle". In 1871, the community of Whitney Point incorporated as a village within the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town of Triangle has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.79%, is water. The

Tioughnioga River The Tioughnioga River () is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Chenango River in central New York in the United States. It drains a dissecte ...

, a tributary of the

Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River ( ; Unami language, Lenape: ) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeastern United States, Northeast states (New York, Pennsylvani ...

, flows through the southwestern part of the town. The east town line is the border of Chenango County, and the northern town line is the border of

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New York State Route 206 New York State Route 206 (NY 206) is a state highway in the Southern Tier of New York (state), New York in the United States. It runs through some lightly populated regions along the state's southern border, from Central New York to t ...

is an east-west highway in the town.

New York State Route 26 New York State Route 26 (NY 26) is a north–south state highway that runs for through Central New York in the United States. Its southern terminus is located at the New York–Pennsylvania border, Pennsylvania state line south ...

is a north-south highway on the eastern side of Whitney Point Reservoir.

Interstate 81 Interstate 81 (I-81) is a north–south (physically northeast–southwest) Interstate Highway in the eastern part of the United States. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 40, I-40 in Dandridge, Tennessee, Dandridge, Tennessee; its nort ...

and

U.S. Route 11 U.S. Route 11 or U.S. Highway 11 (US 11) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway extending across the eastern U.S. The southern terminus of the route is at US 90 in Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refu ...

, along with

New York State Route 79 New York State Route 79 (NY 79) is a east–west state highway in the Southern Tier of New York, in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at the intersection with NY 414 near the southern end of Seneca Lake ...

, pass through the southwest corner of the town at Whitney Point.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,032 people, 1,131 households, and 809 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,245 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.76%

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, 0.20%

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, 0.26% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.10%

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, 0.26% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population. There were 1,131 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were

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living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.14. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,982, and the median income for a family was $41,220. Males had a median income of $29,184 versus $24,792 for females. The

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for the town was $15,734. About 10.0% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the

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, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Triangle

*Barnes Corners – A location in the northeastern part of the town, north of the hamlet of Triangle. *Clough Corners – A

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near the northern town boundary on County Road 144. *Hazzard Corners – A location east of Clough Corners. *Page Brook – A stream flowing into Whitney Point Reservoir. *Penelope – A location on the northern town line. *Triangle – The hamlet of Triangle is in the southern part of the town on NY Route 206 at the junction of County Road 133. *Upper Lisle – A hamlet at the northern end of the Whitney Point Reservoir on NY-26. * Whitney Point – The village of Whitney Point is in the southwestern part of the town, by I-81 and US-11. *

Whitney Point Reservoir Whitney Point Reservoir is a man-made lake located by Whitney Point, New York. Fish species present in the lake include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, northern pike, tiger muskie, yellow perch, pickerel, and pumpkinseed sunfish. Ther ...

– An artificial

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on the western side of the town, formed on the

Otselic River The Otselic River (aht-SEEL-ik), formerly known as Otselic Creek, is a tributary of the Tioughnioga River in central New York (state), New York in the United States. It drains a hilly area, mostly forested and agricultural, east of the Finger ...

, a tributary of the Tioughnioga River.

References

External links

Early history of Triangle
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