Tompkins, New York
| Tompkins, New York | |
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Cannonsville Reservoir in Tompkins
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 Tompkins
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| Coordinates: 42°7′6″N 75°14′58″W / 42.11833°N 75.24944°WCoordinates: 42°7′6″N 75°14′58″W / 42.11833°N 75.24944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Delaware |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | William Layton (D, R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 104.4 sq mi (270.5 km2) |
| • Land | 98.1 sq mi (254.2 km2) |
| • Water | 6.3 sq mi (16.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,155 ft (352 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,247 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (4.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13754 |
| FIPS code | 36-74111 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979549 |
| Website | townoftompkins |
Tompkins is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Daniel D. Tompkins, the fourth governor of New York and sixth vice president of the United States.
The town is in the western part of the county.
The town was formed in 1806 from part of the town of Franklin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Tompkins has a total area of 104.4 square miles (270.5 km2), of which 98.1 square miles (254.2 km2) is land and 6.3 square miles (16.4 km2), or 6.05%, is water. The Cannonsville Reservoir on the West Branch Delaware River crosses the center of the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,105 people, 445 households, and 315 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.2 people per square mile (4.3/km²). There were 768 housing units at an average density of 7.8 per square mile (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.55% White, 0.81% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 445 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.90.
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