Editing Davenport, New York

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| leader_name        = Dennis Valente ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
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 |1           = • Trevor Bell ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
 |2           = • Mary F. Massaro ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
 |3           = • William Hansen ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |4           = • Kathleen Moore ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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| population_total   = 2955
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'''Davenport''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,955 at the 2020 census.<ref>United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Davenport town, Delaware County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Davenport%20town,%20Delaware%20County,%20New%20York</ref><ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3602519763| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Davenport town, Delaware County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 4, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213122001/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3602519763| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The town is in the northeastern part of the county.

== History ==

{{unreferenced section|date=September 2021}}

The town was formed in 1817 from part of the towns of [[Kortright, New York|Kortright]] and [[Meredith, New York|Meredith]]. Davenport is named after an early settler, John Davenport, who also became the first town supervisor.

==Geography==
The northern town line is the border of [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego County]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|134.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|133.5|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.9|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.67%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Charlotte Valley Central School is the only public school in Davenport. There are two [[volunteer fire department]]s in the town, as well as four churches, three post offices and one traffic light. There are four hamlets within the borders of the town: Davenport, [[Davenport Center, New York|Davenport Center]], West Davenport and Fergusonville. Other places located in Davenport are Pindars Corners, Butts Corners, and Hoseaville.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1820= 1384
|1830= 1780
|1840= 2052
|1850= 2305
|1860= 2362
|1870= 2187
|1880= 1939
|1890= 1789
|1900= 1620
|1910= 1427
|1920= 1313
|1930= 1197
|1940= 1240
|1950= 1233
|1960= 1261
|1970= 1617
|1980= 1971
|1990= 2438
|2000= 2773
|2010= 2965
|2020= 2955
|estyear= 
|estimate= 
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2020, there were 2,955 people, 1,252 households, and 401 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|56.93|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,593 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.69|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 90.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 078% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.72% of the population.

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 2,774 people, 1,132 households, and 758 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|53.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,478 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.54% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 1,132 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,676, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $28,348 versus $22,895 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,075.  About 6.6% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Davenport ==
*Butts Corners &ndash; a hamlet east of Davenport village on [[New York State Route 23|Route 23]].
*[[Davenport (hamlet), New York|Davenport]] &ndash; the [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Davenport on Route 23.
*[[Davenport Center, New York|Davenport Center]] &ndash; a hamlet between Davenport and West Davenport.
*Fergusonville &ndash; a historic location north of Davenport village.
*Hoseaville &ndash; a hamlet east of Davenport village on Route 23.
*[[West Davenport, New York|West Davenport]] &ndash; a hamlet in the western part of the town.
*Pindars Corners &ndash; a four-way intersection near West Davenport.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.davenportny.com/ Davenport information]

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