Editing Freetown, New York

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{{For|the area of the same name in East Hampton, New York|Freetown (East Hampton)}}
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| leader_name        = Thomas Vanderploeg (Conservative)
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 |1           = • Mary Mackey ([Independent])
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| population_total   = 757
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'''Freetown''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Cortland County, New York|Cortland County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 757 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3602327496| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212162011/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3602327496| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Freetown town, Cortland County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 16, 2014}}</ref> Freetown is in the southeastern part of the county and is southeast of [[Cortland, New York|Cortland]].

== History ==

{{unreferenced section|date=August 2021}}

Freetown was in the former [[Central New York Military Tract]] within a tract township called "Cincinnatus".

The region was first settled ''circa'' 1800.

Freetown was formed from part of the town of [[Cincinnatus, New York|Cincinnatus]] in 1818. In 1820, the town was increased in size by an addition from the town of [[Virgil, New York|Virgil]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Freetown has a total area of {{convert|66.4|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|66.0|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.55%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

[[New York State Route 41]] crosses the northeastern part of Freetown. The town drains to the [[Otselic River]] to the east and the [[Tioughnioga River]] to the west, but both rivers are outside the town boundaries. The entire town is part of the [[Susquehanna River]] watershed.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 663
|1830= 1051
|1840= 950
|1850= 955
|1860= 981
|1870= 906
|1880= 844
|1890= 677
|1900= 610
|1910= 551
|1920= 485
|1930= 418
|1940= 510
|1950= 534
|1960= 542
|1970= 522
|1980= 572
|1990= 688
|2000= 789
|2010= 757
|estyear=2016
|estimate=765
|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 789 people, 267 households, and 206 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|30.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 321 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.39% from two or more races.

There were 267 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,327, and the median income for a family was $36,477. Males had a median income of $26,339 versus $14,946 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,969.  About 10.0% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Freetown ==
*East Freetown &ndash; a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] on [[New York State Route 41|NY Route 41]] in the northeastern part of the town
*Freetown Corners &ndash; a hamlet near the center of the town
*'''Galatia''' &ndash; a hamlet at the southern town line, south of Freetown Corners
*Texas Valley &ndash; a hamlet near the southeastern part of the town at the town line

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20130201033445/http://history.rays-place.com/ny/freetwon-ny.htm Early history of Freetown, NY]
* [http://freetownny.org/ Town of Freetown]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050904214856/http://cortlandbusiness.com/county/profiles/freetown.html Information on Freetown]

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