Editing Caton, New York

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'''Caton''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Steuben County, New York]], United States.  The population was 2,046 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>  The town is named after [[Richard Caton (merchant)|Richard Caton]].

The '''Town of Caton''' is in the southeast part of the county, south of [[Corning (city), New York|Corning]].

== History ==
Caton was formed in 1839, as the "Town of Wormley"  from the [[Corning (town), New York|Town of Corning]] (then known as the Town of Painted Post). In 1840, the town name was changed to "Caton" after an act to change it was passed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Caton - Part of the Steuben Co., NY GenWeb page - Judy Cwiklinski - coordinator |url=http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nysteube/ct/ct.html |access-date=January 15, 2024 |website=sites.rootsweb.com}}</ref> Caton also sent the most men to the Civil War than any other town in Steuben County.<ref name=":0" /> According to ''Pioneer History & Atlas of Steuben County, NY'', the first electric chair was manufactured by George Davis in a chair factory in West Caton,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thrall |first=W. B. |url=http://archive.org/details/pioneerhistoryat00thra |title=Pioneer history & atlas of Steuben County, N.Y. : compiled from historical, statistical & official records |date=1942 |publisher=Perry, NY : Thrall |others=Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center}}</ref> though there no other sources confirming it.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|38.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|37.8|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}  (0.47%) is water.

The first permanent settler arrived ''circa'' 1819.
 
The southern town line is the border of [[Pennsylvania]] ([[Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Tioga County]]) and the eastern town boundary is the border of [[Chemung County, New York|Chemung County]] ([[Southport, New York|Town of Southport]]).

[[New York State Route 225]] passes through the northeast of the town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 797
|1850= 1214
|1860= 1550
|1870= 1544
|1880= 1642
|1890= 1445
|1900= 1345
|1910= 1078
|1920= 688
|1930= 915
|1940= 976
|1950= 1199
|1960= 1359
|1970= 1747
|1980= 1847
|1990= 1888
|2000= 2097
|2010= 2179
|2020= 2046
|estyear=2021
|estimate=2028
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|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 2,097 people, 770 households, and 595 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|55.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 819 housing units at an average density of {{convert|21.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 770 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,875, and the median income for a family was $50,052. Males had a median income of $33,594 versus $27,391 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,612.  About 6.1% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

The 1890 population was 1,445.

== Communities and locations in the Town of Caton ==
*'''Brownstown''' &ndash; A [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the southwest part of the town.
*'''Caton''' &ndash; The hamlet of Caton is on NY-225 at the junction of County Roads 32 and 120.
*'''Caton Creek''' &ndash; A stream flowing northward past Caton village.
*'''West Caton''' &ndash; A hamlet in the northwest part of the town.

==Notable people==
*[[Deacon White]], born in Caton, [[Major League Baseball]] manager and [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] player.<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia">{{cite book |editor= Reichler, Joseph L. |title= The Baseball Encyclopedia |orig-year= 1969 |edition= 4th |year= 1979 |publisher= Macmillan Publishing |location= New York |isbn= 0-02-578970-8 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/baseballencyclop00reic }}</ref> White was the first batter to come to the plate in the National Association.
*[[Elmer White]], born in Caton, Major League Baseball Catcher. Elmer was the first recorded professional baseball player to die.
*[[Will White]], born in Caton, Major League Baseball pitcher, brother of [[Deacon White]].
*[[Lucien Grant Berry]], Brigadier General who served in 3 wars. Born in Caton in 1863.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysteube/ct/ct.html  Caton history/links]

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{{Steuben County, New York}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1839]]
[[Category:Towns in Steuben County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]
[[Category:1839 establishments in New York (state)]]