Editing Cameron, New York

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| population_total         = 898 {{decrease}}
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'''Cameron''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population is 898 as of 2020.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The town is named after Dugald Cameron, an early settler and land agent of the Pulteney Estate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of Cameron, NY |url=https://www.townofcameron.us/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Town of Cameron, NY |language=en-US}}</ref>

The '''Town of Cameron''' is centrally located in the county, west of the [[Corning (city), New York|City of Corning]].

== History ==
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Around 1800, the first settler arrived near the present community of Cameron. The town was formed from the [[Addison (town), New York|Town of Addison]] in 1822. Parts of Cameron were lost on the founding of the towns of [[Thurston, New York|Thurston]] (1844) and [[Rathbone, New York|Rathbone]] (1856).{{cn|date=April 2025}}

The [[New York and Erie Railroad]] line through Cameron opened in September 1850. The line, recently owned by the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], with trains operated by NS and Canadian Pacific (the latter under haulage arrangements), was destroyed by [[Hurricane Agnes]] in 1972 and had to be rebuilt afterward.

The population of Cameron in 1905 was 1,217.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|46.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|46.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.04%) is water.

The [[Canisteo River]] flows through the town. Route 119 parallels the river.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 924
|1840= 1359
|1850= 1701
|1860= 1569
|1870= 1334
|1880= 1611
|1890= 1564
|1900= 1353
|1910= 1066
|1920= 779
|1930= 704
|1940= 664
|1950= 688
|1960= 587
|1970= 741
|1980= 917
|1990= 916
|2000= 1034
|2010= 945
|2020= 898
|estyear=2021
|estimate=889
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321050514/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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At the 2020 [[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 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> there were 899 people and 386 households. The population density was {{convert|19.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 434 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9.27|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 92.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.56% [[Hispanic]] or [[Latino (demonym)|Latino]], and 1.45% from other unspecified races. 5.23% of the population belongs to more than one race.

There were 365 occupied [[household]]s, of which 51.5% were married-couple families, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present and, and 65.5% were non-families. The average household and family size was 2.84. At the time of the census, 57.9% of the population was married, 4.5% widowed, 12.6% divorced, and 2.4% separated. 22.6% were never married.

26.0% of the population were under the age of 18, with 7.6% under the age of 5. 74.0% were over 18, and 15% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years.

The [[median household income]] was $50,833. Among families, the median family income was $61,667 while among nonfamily households, it was $37,500. The [[per capita income]] was $15,455. About 23.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.7% of those under age 18, 20.9% of those between the age of 18 and 64, and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in the Town of Cameron ==
*'''Bonny Hill''' &ndash; A location in the northeast part of the town and northeast of North Cameron.
*'''Boyds Corner''' &ndash; A location south of South Cameron on Jackson Hill Road.
*'''Cameron''' &ndash; The [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Cameron by the junction of County Roads 10 and 119 by the Canisteo River.
*'''Cameron Mills''' &ndash; A hamlet by the town line in the southeast part of the town.
*'''North Cameron''' &ndash; A hamlet near the north town line on County Road 10A.
*'''South Cameron''' &ndash; A hamlet southwest of Cameron hamlet, located on Jackson Hill Road.
*'''West Cameron''' &ndash; A hamlet northwest of Cameron hamlet on Route 119.

==Notable person==
*[[William W. Averell]], (1832–1900), born in Cameron, [[United States Army]] officer and patenter of [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] pavement<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.westny.com/steuben/cameron.htm Cameron information]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysteube/ca/ca.html Cameron history/links]

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{{Steuben County, New York}}

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