Editing Caroline, New York

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| official_name                   = Caroline, New York
| settlement_type                 = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]]
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| subdivision_name1               = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Tompkins County, New York|Tompkins]]
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| leader_title                    = Supervisor
| leader_name                     = Mark Witmer ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| leader_title1                   = Council member
| leader_name1                    = Kate Kelly-Mackenzie ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| leader_title2                   = Council member
| leader_name2                    = Michelle Brown ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| leader_title3                   = Council member
| leader_name3                    = Tim Murray ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| leader_title4                   = Council member
| leader_name4                    = Cal Snow ([[Democratic Party (United States)|I]])
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| area_total_km2                  = 142.17
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| population_total                = 3282
| population_density_km2          = 24.54
| population_density_sq_mi        = 63.56

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| website                         = {{URL|http://www.townofcaroline.org/|Town website}}
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'''Caroline''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Tompkins County, New York|Tompkins County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 3,282 at the 2010 census.  It is on the county's southeast border, southeast of [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]].

== History ==
The area was first settled circa 1794 while the region was still part of Tioga County.  Caroline was part of the Watkins and Flint Purchase (1791).

Caroline was formed from the town of [[Spencer (town), New York|Spencer]] (now in [[Tioga County, New York|Tioga County]]) in 1811.

==Notable people==
[[Charles R. Gleason]] (1830-1907), Wisconsin businessman and politician, was born in Caroline.<ref>'Legislative Manual of Wisconsin 1870,' Biographical Sketch of Charles R. Gleason, pg. 361</ref>

[[Austin Blair]] (1818-1894), 13th governor of Michigan.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|55.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|55.0|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}  (0.13%) is water.

The east and south town lines are the border of [[Tioga County, New York|Tioga County]].

[[New York State Route 79]] crosses the town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1608
|1830= 2633
|1840= 2457
|1850= 2537
|1860= 2345
|1870= 2175
|1880= 2171
|1890= 2092
|1900= 1938
|1910= 1646
|1920= 1542
|1930= 1617
|1940= 1737
|1950= 1900
|1960= 2118
|1970= 2536
|1980= 2754
|1990= 3044
|2000= 2910
|2010= 3282
|estyear=2016
|estimate=3481
|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 2,910 people, 1,161 households, and 758 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|52.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,254 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 92.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.58% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.86% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.37% of the population.

There were 1,161 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,315, and the median income for a family was $51,983. Males had a median income of $35,375 versus $26,587 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,531.  About 6.9% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over. The majority of the residents of the Caroline area commute to the Ithaca area.

The Town of Caroline is served by 4 school districts [[Ithaca (city), New York|Ithaca (city)]], New York, [[Dryden (village), New York|Dryden (village)]], New York, [[Newark Valley (village), New York|Newark Valley (village)]], New York and [[Candor (village), New York|Candor (village)]], New York. Caroline Elementary School serves the northern and central portions of the town. Brooktondale Baptist School, sponsored by Brooktondale Baptist Church, closed around 2002, although the parish community continues.

== Communities and locations in Caroline ==
*Besemer (formerly "Besemer Depot") &ndash; A location on NY-79 in the northwestern corner of the town.
*Brooktondale (formerly "Mott's Corner" and "Brookton") &ndash; A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] near the western town boundary.
*Caroline &ndash; A hamlet on NY-79 at the northern town line.
*Caroline Center (formerly "Centerville") &ndash; A hamlet centrally located in the town.
*Caroline Depot &ndash; A hamlet in the northwestern part of the town and south of Brooktondale.
*[[Guide Board Corners, New York|Guide Board Corners]] &ndash; A location south of Slaterville Springs.
*[[Slaterville Springs, New York|Slaterville Springs]] (formerly "Slaterville") &ndash; A hamlet with a post office on NY-79, site of Caroline Town Hall, formerly the [[District No. 2 School, Caroline and Dryden|District No. 2 School]], and [[St. Thomas Episcopal Church (Slaterville Springs, New York)|St. Thomas Episcopal Church]], which are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
*Speedsville &ndash; A hamlet in the southeastern corner of the town. The [[District Number 7 School]] and [[St. John's Episcopal Church (Speedsville, New York)|St. John's Episcopal Church]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris"/>
*West Slaterville (formerly "Boiceville") &ndash; A hamlet on NY-79 near the northern town line. It was the site of the first town meeting.
*White Church &ndash; A hamlet in the southwestern part of Caroline.

==Education==
Students in the town of Caroline are dispersed into several school districts: [[Dryden, New York|Dryden]], [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[Candor, New York|Candor]], and [[Newark Valley (town), New York|Newark Valley]].  A school located within the town is the Caroline Elementary School of the [[Ithaca City School District]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|townofcaroline.org}}
* [http://www.carolinehistorian.org/ town of Caroline historian]

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[[Category:Towns in Tompkins County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1811]]
[[Category:1811 establishments in New York (state)]]