South Byron, New York
| Byron, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Genesee County and the state of New York |
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| Coordinates: 43°4′50″N 78°3′55″W / 43.08056°N 78.06528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Genesee |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town council |
| • Town supervisor | Pete Yasses |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 32.29 sq mi (83.63 km2) |
| • Land | 32.21 sq mi (83.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,369 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,294 |
| • Density | 71.22/sq mi (27.50/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14422 |
| Area code(s) | 585 |
| FIPS code | 36-037-11572 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978771 |
Byron is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. It was named in honor of Lord Byron. The town is on the northern border of the county, and lies northeast of the city of Batavia. The population was 2,369 at the 2010 census. The local school district, Byron-Bergen Central School District, is shared with the town of Bergen.
Byron was first settled around 1807. The town was incorporated in 1820 from part of the town of Bergen.
On January 12, 1919, there was a New York Central train wreck in South Byron, killing 22.
Byron was traditionally a rural area of dairy and vegetable farms.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.2 square miles (83 km2), of which 32.2 square miles (83 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 0.19%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,493 people, 878 households, and 663 families residing in the town. The population density was 77.4 people per square mile (29.9/km²). There were 922 housing units at an average density of 28.6 per square mile (11.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.75% White, 0.28% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.89% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.77% of the population.
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