Georgetown, New York
| Georgetown, New York | |
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 Georgetown, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°47′16″N 75°44′47″W / 42.78778°N 75.74639°WCoordinates: 42°47′16″N 75°44′47″W / 42.78778°N 75.74639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Madison |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | David L. Coye (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 40.2 sq mi (104.0 km2) |
| • Land | 40.1 sq mi (103.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,453 ft (443 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 974 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13072 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-28695 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978995 |
Georgetown is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 974 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Georgetown is on the south border of the county.
The town was first settled around 1804. The town was organized from part of the Town of DeRuyter in 1815.
The Spirit House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
The town was named after George Washington, who used to frequent the town. Town members had originally planned to name the town "Washington", but instead decided upon "Georgetown" because of so many different towns already boasting the name Washington.
The south town line is the border of Chenango County, New York.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.2 square miles (104 km2), of which, 40.1 square miles (104 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.17%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 946 people, 249 households, and 195 families residing in the town. The population density was 23.6 people per square mile (9.1/km²). There were 315 housing units at an average density of 7.9 per square mile (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 79.81% White, 15.54% African American, 0.42% Native American, 3.59% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.51% of the population.
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