McDonough, New York | |
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Town | |
Motto: "The hills o' McDonough are calling you home" | |
Location within the state of New York | |
Coordinates: 42°30′6″N 75°43′42″W / 42.50167°N 75.72833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Chenango |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
• Town Supervisor | Arrington J. Canor (R) |
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Area | |
• Total | 39.6 sq mi (102.6 km2) |
• Land | 39.0 sq mi (101.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
Elevation | 1,726 ft (526 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 886 |
• Density | 23/sq mi (8.8/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 13801 |
Area code(s) | 607 |
FIPS code | 36-44127 |
GNIS feature ID | 0979178 |
Website | mcdonoughny |
McDonough is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 886 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Thomas Macdonough, a naval officer who served on Lake Champlain and other locations. McDonough is located in the western part of Chenango County, west of Norwich.
The land was settled around 1795 by Sylvanius Moore. The town of McDonough was founded in 1816 from part of the town of Preston.
Calvary Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.6 square miles (102.6 km2), of which 39.0 square miles (101.1 km2) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), or 1.50%, is water. The water area comes from several small lakes in the town, including Genegantslet Lake, Bowman Lake, and Lake Ludlow.
New York State Route 220 is a highway following a meandering course through the town, leading southeast to Oxford and southwest to Smithville Flats.
As of the census of 2000, there were 870 people, 349 households, and 248 families residing in the town. The population density was 22.2 people per square mile (8.6/km²). There were 590 housing units at an average density of 15.1 per square mile (5.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.09% White, 1.26% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.53% of the population.