Editing Bethany, New York

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'''Bethany''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Genesee County, New York|Genesee County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,765 at the 2010 census. The town lies on the southern border of Genesee County. [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|US Route 20]] and [[New York State Route 63|NYS Route 63]] pass through the town.

== History ==
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The area was first settled ''circa'' 1803. The town of Bethany was formed in 1812 from a partition of the town of [[Batavia (town), New York|Batavia]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|36.1|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

The southern town line is the border of [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming County]].

[[Oatka Creek]], a tributary of the [[Genesee River]], flows northward through the town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1820= 1691
|1830= 2374
|1840= 2286
|1850= 1904
|1860= 1897
|1870= 1652
|1880= 1671
|1890= 1517
|1900= 1330
|1910= 1270
|1920= 1196
|1930= 1254
|1940= 1231
|1950= 1410
|1960= 1569
|1970= 1978
|1980= 1876
|1990= 1808
|2000= 1760
|2010= 1765
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1731
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,760 people, 636 households, and 499 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|48.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 665 housing units at an average density of {{convert|18.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.80% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 636 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 106.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,450, and the median income for a family was $50,234. Males had a median income of $32,113 versus $24,643 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,693.  About 3.2% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Bethany ==
*'''Bethany Center''' &ndash; A [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] at the intersection of Route 20 and Bethany Center Road. Holds location of the Government Center
*'''East Alexander''' &ndash; A hamlet on the west town line.
*'''[[East Bethany, New York|East Bethany]]''' &ndash; This hamlet is the location of the former post office.
*'''Linden''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southwest corner of town.
*'''Little Canada''' &ndash; A hamlet northeast of East Bethany on Route 63, formerly called "Bennett's".
*'''Suicide Corners''' &ndash; A location on Route 20 and East Road in Bethany Center.
*'''Texaco Town''' &ndash; A location near the east town line at the intersection of Route 63 and Route 20.
*'''West Bethany'''  &ndash; A hamlet on the west town line by the town of [[Alexander, New York|Alexander]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townofbethany.com Town of Bethany]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/bethany-ny.htm  Early history of Bethany]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050824201651/http://rootsweb.com/~nygenese/bethany.htm  Local history page]

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[[Category:Towns in Genesee County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]