Benson, New York
| Benson, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Hamilton County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 43°15′7″N 74°16′41″W / 43.25194°N 74.27806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Hamilton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Ermina M. Pincombe (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 83.2 sq mi (215.4 km2) |
| • Land | 82.7 sq mi (214.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,313 ft (705 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 192 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-05958 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978723 |
Benson is a town in Hamilton County, New York, USA. The population was 192 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Benson is on the south border of Hamilton County and is northwest of Schenectady. The current Town Supervisor is Ermina Pincombe.
Benson was formed in 1860 from the towns of Hope and Mayfield (now in Fulton County). Benson once possessed an iron mine.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 83.2 square miles (215 km2), of which, 82.7 square miles (214 km2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it (0.61%) is water.
The Sacandaga River defines the town line in the southeast part of the town.
The south town line is the border of Fulton County.
New York State Route 30 passes through the southeast corner of Benson.
As of the census of 2000, there were 201 people, 80 households, and 58 families residing in the town. The population density was 2.4 people per square mile (0.9/km²). There were 160 housing units at an average density of 1.9 per square mile (0.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.00% White, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.
There were 80 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.81.
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