Addison, New York
| Addison | |
| Town | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| County | Steuben County |
| Elevation | 998 ft (304.2 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°06′14″N 77°14′02″W / 42.10389°N 77.23389°WCoordinates: 42°06′14″N 77°14′02″W / 42.10389°N 77.23389°W |
| Area | 25.64 sq mi (66.4 km2) |
| - land | 25.6 sq mi (66 km2) |
| - water | 0.04 sq mi (0 km2), 0.16% |
| Population | 2,595 (2010) |
| Incorporated | 1796 |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14801 |
| Area code | 607 |
  Location of Addison in New York
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| Website: Town of Addison | |
Addison is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 2,595 at the 2010 census. The name was selected to honor the author Joseph Addison.
The Town of Addison contains a village, also called Addison. The town is an interior town in the southeastern part of the county.
The town was first settled in 1791 by Samuel Rice. Addison, originally a part of the old town of Painted Post, was organized as Middletown at the time of the organization of Steuben county in March 1796. The name was changed to Addison, in honor of Joseph Addison, the English author, on April 6, 1808. The early settlers called it also "Tuscarora". In 1890 the population of Addison was 2,884.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.7 square miles (66.5 km²), of which, 25.6 square miles (66.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.16%) is water.
Former New York State Route 432, now County Road 119, is an east-west highway through the town. New York State Route 417 passes through the southeast corner of the town.
Addison is on the Southern Tier Main Line of the Norfolk Southern Railway, ultimate successor to the Erie/Erie Lackawanna Railroads which ran the railroad from its opening in 1850 to 1976. From c. 1885 to 1961 Addison was also the northern terminus of the Wellsville, Addison & Galeton Railroad/Baltimore & Ohio/Buffalo & Susquehanna line from Galeton, Penn.
The Canisteo River flows through the south part of the town. Goodhue Creek flows into the river near the east town line.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,640 people, 1,026 households, and 687 families residing in the town. The population density was 103.0 people per square mile (39.8/km²). There were 1,177 housing units at an average density of 45.9 per square mile (17.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.45% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.
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