Editing Coventry, New York

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|leader_name              = John M. Phelan, Sr. ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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'''Coventry''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Chenango County, New York]], United States. The population was 1,655 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3601718619| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212152630/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3601718619| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Coventry town, Chenango County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=November 18, 2014}}</ref> The town is named after [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]], [[Connecticut]], by settlers from [[New England]]. Coventry is in the southern part of Chenango County and is northeast of [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]].

== History ==
The first settlement took place ''circa'' 1785 near the current Coventry village. Coventry was formed from the town of [[Greene, New York|Greene]] in 1806. In 1843, the area of the town was increased from parts of Greene and the town of [[Oxford, New York|Oxford]].

Due to poor soil conditions, dairy herding was prominent from the pioneer days, leading to five butter and cheese factories in the town at one time in the past.

[[District School 4 (Coventry, New York)|District School 4]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2004.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|126.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|126.1|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.34%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Part of the southern town line is the border of [[Broome County, New York|Broome County]].

Conjoined [[New York State Route 41]] and [[New York State Route 206]] intersect [[New York State Route 235]], a north–south highway, at Coventry village.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1431
|1830= 1576
|1840= 1681
|1850= 1677
|1860= 1671
|1870= 1490
|1880= 1317
|1890= 1166
|1900= 987
|1910= 764
|1920= 733
|1930= 780
|1940= 722
|1950= 796
|1960= 859
|1970= 974
|1980= 1271
|1990= 1517
|2000= 1589
|2010= 1655
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1596
|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>
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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 1,589 people, 577 households, and 428 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|32.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 757 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 99.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 577 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,769, and the median income for a family was $38,906. Males had a median income of $30,272 versus $19,946 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,807.  About 10.7% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
*[[William Goodell (abolitionist)|William Goodell]], abolitionist

== Communities and locations in Coventry ==
*'''Blackesley Corner''' &ndash; A [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] southeast of Coventry village and in the southeastern part of the town, located on County Road 30.
*'''Bowbell Hill''' &ndash; A location in the southwestern part of the town, marked by a hill by that name, once a community in the town.
*'''Coventry''' &ndash; The hamlet of Coventry is at the junction of [[New York State Route 41|NY-41]] and [[New York State Route 235|NY-235]].
*'''Coventryville''' &ndash; A hamlet east of Coventry village on NY-206. The [[District School 2 (Coventryville, New York)|District School 2]] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.<ref name="nris" />

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the United States}}

===Twin towns – sister cities===
Coventry is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
*{{flagicon|UK}} [[Coventry]], United Kingdom<ref name="Coventry twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/what-point-coventrys-twin-towns-3038605 |title=Coventry's twin towns |accessdate=August 6, 2013 |last=Griffin |first=Mary |date=August 2, 2011 |work=Coventry Telegraph |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806032050/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/what-point-coventrys-twin-towns-3038605 |archivedate=August 6, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Coventry twins">{{cite web| url=http://www.coventry.gov.uk/directory/25/twin_towns_and_cities| title=Coventry - Twin towns and cities| accessdate = August 6, 2013| work=Coventry City Council| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412062545/http://www.coventry.gov.uk/directory/25/twin_towns_and_cities| archivedate=April 12, 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110207224758/http://townofcoventryny.com/ Town of Coventry official website]}}
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/coventry-ny.htm  Early history of Coventry, NY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060501234502/http://history.rays-place.com/ny/coventry-ny.htm |date=May 1, 2006 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061229001509/http://www.route206.org/coventry.htm  Brief Coventry information]

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{{Chenango County, New York}}

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