Editing Byron, New York

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'''Byron''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Genesee County, New York|Genesee County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The town is named after a famous poet, [[Lord Byron]]. It on the northern border of the county, and lies northeast of the city of [[Batavia, New York|Batavia]]. The population was 2,369 at the 2010 census. The local school district, [[Byron-Bergen Central School District]], is shared with the town of [[Bergen, New York|Bergen]].

== History ==
Byron was first settled ''circa'' 1807. The town was incorporated in 1820 from part of the town of Bergen.

On January 12, 1919, there was a [[New York Central]] train wreck in South Byron, killing 22.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1919/01/13/archives/21-killed-in-sleep-as-limited-rams-the-wolverine-southwestern.html> | work=The New York Times | title=21 KILLED IN SLEEP AS LIMITED RAMS THE WOLVERINE; Southwestern Demolishes Rear Coaches of Waiting Train Near Batavia, N.Y. STEEL CARS TELESCOPED All Passengers in Last One Meet Death or Injury in Mass of Tangled Metal. OFFICIALS BLAME ENGINEER Bay Plain Danger Signals Were Set but He Denies It--Both Trains from Here. Steel Car Ground Into Debris. Eight Bodies Identified. 21 KILLED AS LIMITED RAMS AN EXPRESS Trainmen's Stories Vary | date=January 13, 1919}}</ref>

Byron was traditionally a rural area of dairy and vegetable farms.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|32.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|32.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.19%, is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1830= 1939
|1840= 1907
|1850= 1566
|1860= 1864
|1870= 1734
|1880= 1754
|1890= 1578
|1900= 1512
|1910= 1520
|1920= 1273
|1930= 1347
|1940= 1374
|1950= 1381
|1960= 1589
|1970= 2020
|1980= 2242
|1990= 2345
|2000= 2493
|2010= 2369
|estyear=2016
|estimate=2294
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,493 people, 878 households, and 663 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|77.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 922 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 95.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.64% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.36% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.04% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.77% of the population.

There were 878 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.24.  There are slightly more livestock, mostly [[cattle]] in the township than there are humans

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $49,722, and the median income for a family was $56,927. Males had a median income of $38,828 versus $24,877 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,825.  About 3.7% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Lina Beecher]], roller coaster engineer
*[[D. M. Martin]], former football coach
*[[Sy Studley]], former MLB player

== Communities and locations in the Town of Byron ==
*Byron (previously "Byron Center") &ndash; A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] located at the junction of  Routes 237 and 262.
*Lidke's Hill &ndash; A location in the northern part of the town.
*Mosquito Point &ndash; A location in the northwest part of the town.
*Pumpkin Hill &ndash; A hamlet north of Byron hamlet on Route 237. It is also called "North Byron". The name Pumpkin Hill comes from a sign with a pumpkin shape at a former hotel.
*South Byron (originally "Brusselville") &ndash; A community south of Byron hamlet on Route 237. It lies along CSX Railroad's "Chicago Line"(formerly the main branch of the New York Central)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.byronny.com  Town of Byron website]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/byron-ny.htm  Early Byron history]

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[[Category:Towns in Genesee County, New York]]
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