Plymouth, New York | |
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Town | |
Location within the state of New York | |
Coordinates: 42°36′12″N 75°36′26″W / 42.60333°N 75.60722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Chenango |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
• Town Supervisor | Grace Nucero-Alger (D) |
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Area | |
• Total | 42.4 sq mi (109.7 km2) |
• Land | 42.2 sq mi (109.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 1,260 ft (384 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,804 |
• Density | 43/sq mi (16.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 13832 |
Area code(s) | 607 |
FIPS code | 36-58772 |
GNIS feature ID | 0979379 |
Plymouth is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,804 at the 2010 census. It is an interior town in the northern part of the county. The town is northwest of the city of Norwich.
Families began to settle Plymouth around 1794. The town was formed from the town of Norwich in 1806.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Plymouth has a total area of 42.4 square miles (109.7 km2), of which 42.2 square miles (109.2 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.40%, is water.
New York State Route 23 is an east-west highway through the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,149 people, 692 households, and 513 families residing in the town. The population density was 48.6 people per square mile (18.8/km²). There were 873 housing units at an average density of 20.7 per square mile (8.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.17% White, 6.88% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.17% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.64% of the population.
There were 692 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.97.