Pharsalia, New York
| Pharsalia, New York | |
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 Pharsalia
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| Coordinates: 42°36′N 75°45′W / 42.600°N 75.750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Chenango |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Dennis O. Brown (D, R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 39.12 sq mi (101.31 km2) |
| • Land | 38.82 sq mi (100.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,883 ft (574 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 593 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 578 |
| • Density | 14.89/sq mi (5.75/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-017-57507 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979360 |
Pharsalia is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 593 at the 2010 census.Pharsalia is a name related to the location of Julius Caesar's victory over Pompey in 48 BCE.
Pharsalia is an interior town of Chenango County, located in the western half of the county, northwest of the city of Norwich.
The town received its first settler in 1797. Pharsalia was founded from part of the town of Norwich in 1806 as "Stonington". In 1808, the town was renamed "Pharsalia".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.1 square miles (101.3 km2), of which 38.8 square miles (100.5 km2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km2), or 0.75%, is water.
New York State Route 23 is an east-west highway through the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 542 people, 200 households, and 154 families residing in the town. The population density was 14.0 people per square mile (5.4/km²). There were 333 housing units at an average density of 8.6 per square mile (3.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.71% White, 0.55% African American, 0.18% Native American, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.
There were 200 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.05.
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