Callicoon (town), New York
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County Route 149 as it passes through the snowy landscape of the Town of Callicoon.
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_highlighted.svg) Location of Callicoon in Sullivan County, New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°50′11″N 74°55′00″W / 41.83639°N 74.91667°WCoordinates: 41°50′11″N 74°55′00″W / 41.83639°N 74.91667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Sullivan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.95 sq mi (126.77 km2) |
| • Land | 48.59 sq mi (125.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,057 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,920 |
| • Density | 60.09/sq mi (23.20/km2) |
| FIPS code | 36-105-11759 |
Callicoon is a town in Sullivan County, New York, USA. The population was 3,057 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northwestern part of the county.
The town was formed in 1842 from the town of Liberty. The original spelling of the name was "Collikoon." This name is said to signify "turkey" in both Dutch and Choctaw. (The Dutch for turkey is "kalkoen," while the closest Native American word is the Choctaw word for turkey, "cholokloha.").
Part of the town was given over to form the town of Fremont in 1851.
Callicoon Creek, which flows through the town, was once called "Beaverkill Creek."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 49.0 square miles (126.9 km²), of which, 48.7 square miles (126.0 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (0.69%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,057 people, 1,288 households, and 822 families residing in the town. The population density was 62.7 people per square mile (24.2/km²). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 36.9 per square mile (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.81% White, 0.75% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 1.15% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.55% of the population.
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