Somerset, New York
| Somerset, New York | |
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 Location in Niagara County and the state of New York. |
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 Somerset, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°20′12″N 78°32′46″W / 43.33667°N 78.54611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Niagara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Daniel Engert (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 37.2 sq mi (96.5 km2) |
| • Land | 37.2 sq mi (96.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,662 |
| • Density | 71.7/sq mi (27.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-68330 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979504 |
Somerset is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 2,662 at the 2010 census. The town is believed to be named after Somerset, New Jersey, the source of some early settlers.
The Town of Somerset is in the northeast corner of the county and is northeast of the City of Niagara Falls.
The Town of Somerset was established in 1823 from a section of the Town of Hartland. Part of Somerset was used later to form the Town of Newfane.
The Thirty Mile Point Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96 km2), of which, 37.2 square miles (96 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.19%) is water.
Somerset borders Lake Ontario on the north and Orleans County, New York on the east.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,865 people, 1,000 households, and 786 families residing in the town. The population density was 77.1 people per square mile (29.8/km²). There were 1,132 housing units at an average density of 30.5 per square mile (11.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.07% White, 0.73% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.
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