Ward, New York
| Ward, New York | |
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 Ward
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| Coordinates: 42°13′30″N 77°54′5″W / 42.22500°N 77.90139°WCoordinates: 42°13′30″N 77°54′5″W / 42.22500°N 77.90139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Allegany |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | James Lucey (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 29.19 sq mi (75.61 km2) |
| • Land | 29.18 sq mi (75.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,211 ft (674 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 368 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 355 |
| • Density | 12.17/sq mi (4.70/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-003-78201 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979596 |
Ward is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 368 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Hamilton Ward.
The town is in the southeast quadrant of the county, north of the village of Wellsville.
The first settler arrived around 1817. The town of Ward was created in 1856 from parts of the towns of Alfred and Amity.
The only significant community, Phillips Creek, was first settled between 1830 and 1835.
In the summer of 1838, a violent windstorm caused destruction of property and loss of life.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.2 square miles (76 km2), of which 29.2 square miles (76 km2) is land and 0.03% is water.
NY 244 is a major east-west highway through the north part of the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 390 people, 133 households, and 107 families residing in the town. The population density was 13.4 people per square mile (5.2/km²). There were 244 housing units at an average density of 8.4 per square mile (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.69% White, 1.03% African American and 1.28% Asian.
There were 133 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.19.
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