Waddington (town), New York

Waddington is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 2,266 at the 2010 census. The town was named after its principal village.

The Town of Waddington has a village, also called Waddington. Both town and village are on the northern edge of the county, north of Canton.

The first settlement occurred in 1797 near Hamilton village, later Waddington, but an anonymous family was already living there.

The community of Waddington formally established itself as an incorporated village in 1839, while still part of the Town of Madrid.

The town was formed in 1859 from the Town of Madrid.

A Battle in the War of 1812 occurred in Waddington at the St. Lawrence river

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 58.0 square miles (150.2 km²), of which, 51.5 square miles (133.5 km²) of it is land and 6.4 square miles (16.7 km²) of it (11.11%) is water.

The St. Lawrence River defines the north town line, which is the international border between the United States and Canada (Ontario). The Grasse River flows northward past the eastern part of Waddington, partly defining the town line.

New York State Route 37 follows the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It intersects New York State Route 345, a north-south highway, at Waddington village.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,212 people, 886 households, and 612 families residing in the town. The population density was 42.9 people per square mile (16.6/km²). There were 1,035 housing units at an average density of 20.1 per square mile (7.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.46% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population.

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