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The Town of McDonough is located in the western part of Chenango County.


HISTORY

The Town of McDonough was settled around 1795.
McDonough was founded in 1816 from part of the Town Of Preston .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 102.6 Km&2 (39.6 Mi&2 ). 101.3 km&2 (39.1 mi&2) of it is land and 1.3 km&2 (0.5 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.31% water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 870 people, 349 households, and 248 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 8.6/km&2 (22.2/mi&2). There were 590 housing units at an average density of 5.8/km&2 (15.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.09% White , 1.26% African American , 0.34% Native American , 0.34% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.11% from Other Races , and 1.84% from two or more races. 2.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 349 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were Married Couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,402, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $26,974 versus $19,231 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $15,558. 9.8% of the population and 7.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 10.8% of those under the age of 18 and 12.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN MCDONOUTH

  • Bowman Lake State Park -- A State Park north of East McDonough.

  • East McDonough -- A hamlet on Route 220 in the eastern part of the town.

  • Genegantslet Lake -- A lake in the northwest part of the town.

  • Lake Ludlow -- A Lake in the south part of the town.

  • McDonough -- The hamlet of McDonough is on Route 220 in the western part of the town.



EXTERNAL LINKS

  • [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/mcdonough-ny.htm Early history of McDonough, NY]