Preston, New York
| Preston, New York | |
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Former NYS Route 319 in Preston
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 Preston
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| Coordinates: 42°30′51″N 75°36′55″W / 42.51417°N 75.61528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Chenango |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Peter C. Flanagan (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 35.1 sq mi (90.8 km2) |
| • Land | 34.9 sq mi (90.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,358 ft (414 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,044 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (11.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13830 |
| Area code(s) | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-59817 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979398 |
Preston is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,044 at the 2010 census. Preston is an interior town of Chenango County and is west of the city of Norwich.
The first settler arrived around 1787. The town was formed from the town of Norwich in 1806, but some of Preston was relinquished to Norwich in 1808. In 1816, part of Preston was used to form the new town of McDonough. In 1820, another section of Norwich was added to Preston.
In the year 1865, the population of the town was 982.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.1 square miles (90.8 km2), of which 34.9 square miles (90.3 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.49%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 928 people, 344 households, and 243 families residing in the town. The population density was 26.6 people per square mile (10.3/km²). There were 426 housing units at an average density of 12.2 per square mile (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.74% White, 0.86% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
There were 344 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.94.
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