Editing Exeter, New York

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'''Exeter''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]]. The town is located in the northern part of the county. The population was 987 at the 2010 census. It is named after the county town and cathedral city of [[Exeter]] in [[England]].

== History ==

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The name Exeter derives from the city of [[Exeter]] in [[Devon]], England.

John Tunnicliff purchased {{convert|12000|acre|km2}} of a patent that included the town from [[David Schuyler (landowner)|David Schuyler]] and others in 1756, but had to abandon attempts to settle the town until after the [[French and Indian War]].

The first settlements were made around 1769 near Angel Hill.  The town was formed from the [[Richfield, New York|Town of Richfield]] in 1799.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|32.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|32.1|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}  (1.75%) is water.

The eastern town line borders, in part, [[Canadarago Lake]].  [[Wharton Creek (Unadilla River tributary)|Wharton Creek]] flows down the western side of the town.  Angel Hill is an elevation near the southern town line.

[[New York State Route 28]] is a north-south highway near the eastern town line, and [[New York State Route 51]] is a north-south highway near the western town line.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1430
|1830= 1690
|1840= 1423
|1850= 1526
|1860= 1570
|1870= 1256
|1880= 1353
|1890= 1245
|1900= 1087
|1910= 1067
|1920= 814
|1930= 691
|1940= 760
|1950= 924
|1960= 923
|1970= 996
|1980= 968
|1990= 967
|2000= 954
|2010= 987
|estyear=2016
|estimate=942
|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">{{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 954 people, 373 households, and 280 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|29.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 542 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.57% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.73% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 373 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,607, and the median income for a family was $41,184. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $20,855 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,599.  About 8.4% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Exeter ==
*Angel Hill &ndash; An elevation near the southern town line.
*Brainard Corners &ndash; A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] west of Exeter hamlet on County Road 22 at the junction of County Road 19.
*Exeter (or Exeter Center) &ndash; A hamlet located near the center of the town on County Road 22.
*Exeter Corner &ndash; A location south of Exeter hamlet.
*[[Lidell Corners, New York|Lidell Corners]] &ndash; A hamlet in the southeastern corner of Exeter on NY-28 at County Road 19.
*Pigeon Hill &ndash; An elevation south of Exeter Center. Partially in the Town of [[Burlington, New York|Burlington]].
*[[Schuyler Lake, New York|Schuyler Lake]] &ndash; A hamlet near the eastern town line on NY-28 at County Road 22.  Its name is derived from the former name of Canadarago Lake.
*West Exeter &ndash; A hamlet located near the western town line on NY-51.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyotsego/exe.htm  Early map and brief history of Exeter]

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