Danby, New York
| Danby, New York | |
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 Danby, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°20′15″N 76°28′22″W / 42.33750°N 76.47278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Tompkins |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.7 sq mi (139.2 km2) |
| • Land | 53.6 sq mi (138.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,532 ft (467 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,329 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-19620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978882 |
Danby is a town in Tompkins County, New York, USA. The population was 3,329 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Danby is located in the south part of the county and is south of the City of Ithaca.
Danby was first settled around 1797.
Danby was formed in 1811 from the Town of Spencer (now in Tioga County). In 1839, a part of the Town of Caroline was added to Danby, and part of Danby was lost to the Town of Dryden in 1856.
Among Danby's most famous natives was Martin L. Smith, a Confederate general in the American Civil War.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 53.8 square miles (139 km2), of which, 53.6 square miles (139 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.33%) is water.
The south town line is the border of Tioga County.
New York State Route 96B (Danby Road) is a north-south highway in the town.
Cayuga Inlet flows northward on the west side of Danby to Cayuga Lake, and Danby Creek flows eastward alongside NY-96B.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,007 people, 1,187 households, and 830 families residing in the town. There were 1,264 housing units at an average density of 23.6 per square mile (9.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town as 93.65% White, 2.69% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.
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