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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Maryland, New York | settlement_type = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | image_map = Otsego County outline map Maryland red.png | mapsize = 250x200px | map_caption = Otsego County map with the Town of Maryland in Red | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[New York (state)|New York]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_36.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 5, 2017}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 136.08 | area_land_km2 = 135.73 | area_water_km2 = 0.35 | area_total_sq_mi = 52.54 | area_land_sq_mi = 52.41 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.14 <!-- Population --> | population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1897 | population_density_km2 = 13.30 | population_density_sq_mi = 34.44 <!-- General information --> | timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 389 | elevation_ft = 1276 | coordinates = {{coord|42|32|N|74|52|W|region:US-NY|display=inline}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 12116 | area_code = [[Area code 607|607]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 36-45920 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0979203 | website = [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyotsego/mar.htm Early map and brief history of Maryland] | pop_est_as_of = 2016 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2016"/> | population_est = 1805 }} '''Maryland''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Otsego County, New York]], United States. The population was 1,897 at the 2010 census. It was named for the [[Maryland|U.S. state]] of the same name.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3ZshAAAAIBAJ&pg=2343%2C73306 | title=Towns named after states | work=Reading Eagle | date=July 2, 1897 | access-date=October 14, 2015 | pages=3}}</ref> The '''Town of Maryland''' is on the county's southern border. It is northeast of the [[Oneonta, New York|City of Oneonta]]. ==History== The town was first settled around 1790 in the southwest part of the town. Maryland was erected from the [[Worcester, New York|Town of Worcester]] in 1808. About 1909 until 1912 an extensive lumber operation by Emmons L. Peck of [[Carbondale, Pennsylvania]], utilizing a steam tramway straddled the county line on South Hill east of Mud Lake, shipping finished lumber from Burnsides Switch on the D&HRR. Peck's personal cabin was later dismantled and rebuilt in the hamlet of Maryland next to the present post office. During [[World War I]], Porter Brothers contracted to build the third rail for the D&HRR "bridge line" through Maryland and Worcester to allow larger eastbound freight trains without extra locomotives to clear Richmondville Hill by an alternate route, much of which was later obliterated by I-88 construction. {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|51.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|51.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.21%) is water. [[Interstate 88 (east)|Interstate 88]] and [[New York State Route 7]] follows the east to west course of the Schenevus Creek. South Hill, an upland area, is partly in the southeastern quadrant of the town. The southern town line is the border of [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware County]]. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1820= 1439 |1830= 1834 |1840= 2085 |1850= 2152 |1860= 2228 |1870= 402 |1880= 2324 |1890= 2199 |1900= 1998 |1910= 1852 |1920= 1529 |1930= 1539 |1940= 1460 |1950= 1556 |1960= 1386 |1970= 1465 |1980= 1690 |1990= 1716 |2000= 1920 |2010= 1897 |estyear=2016 |estimate=1805 |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 1,920 people, 773 households, and 531 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|37.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,035 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.09% of the population. There were 773 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% 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 97.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $33,821, and the median income for a family was $39,020. Males had a median income of $27,245 versus $20,898 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,120. About 9.4% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities and locations in Maryland== *'''Chaseville ''' – A hamlet on NY-7 east of Maryland village. *'''Cooperstown Junction''' – at the southwestern corner on NY-7, where D&HRR connects with the Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley and formerly the Ulster & Delaware RR. *'''Crumhorn Mountain''' – An elevation partly in the town. On the mountain there is a Boy Scout Camp nearly a century old. {{Clarify|date=March 2012}} *'''Burnsides Switch''' – siding on the Delaware & Hudson RR near Potato Creek Dip. *'''Dog Hill''' – An elevation located northeast of Maryland. *'''Elk Creek''' – A hamlet located on County Road 34 and Schenevus Creek near the north town line. *'''Elk Creek''' – A stream flowing southward to Schenevus Creek. *'''[[Hooker Mountain]]''' – An elevation near the northern town line. *'''Maryland''' – The [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Maryland is located on NY-7; it once had its own firehouse, usual stores, train station, a bobbin and acid factory. It still has a post office. *'''Potato Creek Dip''' – west of hamlet of Maryland on NY-7, once noted for treacherous driving conditions in any season. * '''[[Schenevus, New York|Schenevus]]''' – a hamlet north of NY-7 on County Road 34 and Elk Creek. * '''South Hill''' – A mountain range partly in the southern part of the town. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Otsego County, New York}} {{coord|42|32|N|74|52|W|type:city_region:US-NY|display=title}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Otsego County, New York]] [[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]
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