Editing Middlebury, New York

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'''Middlebury''' is an incorporated [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming County]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. The population was 1,508 at the 2000 census. The town is on the north border of the county.

== History ==
The Town of Middlebury was formed in 1812 from the [[Warsaw (town), New York|Town of Warsaw]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|35.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.7|sqmi|km2}}is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.08%) is water.

[[Oatka Creek]] flows through the southeast corner of the town.

The north town line is the border of [[Genesee County, New York|Genesee County]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1820= 1782
|1830= 2415
|1840= 2445
|1850= 1799
|1860= 1708
|1870= 1620
|1880= 1822
|1890= 1781
|1900= 1406
|1910= 1395
|1920= 1204
|1930= 1091
|1940= 1123
|1950= 1248
|1960= 1416
|1970= 1503
|1980= 1561
|1990= 1532
|2000= 1508
|2010= 1441
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1390
|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>
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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 1,508 people, 530 households, and 413 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|42.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 554 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.73% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 530 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,125, and the median income for a family was $48,000. Males had a median income of $36,667 versus $23,882 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,032.  About 4.2% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Middlebury ==
*'''Belknap Crossing''' &ndash; A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] in the northwest corner of the town.
*'''Dale''' &ndash; a hamlet on the west border of the town.
*'''Ewells Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet west of Wyoming village.
*'''Lamb's Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet on the town line east of Wyoming Village on Lamb Road.
*'''Millers Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet west of Wyoming village.
*'''Millers Crossing''' &ndash; A location south of Dale.
*'''Thompsons Crossing''' &ndash; A location on the south town line.
*'''Vernal Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet in the northwest corner of the town.
*'''Wrights Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet in the northeast corner of town.
*'''West Middlebury''' &ndash; A hamlet on the north border of town, east of Belknap Crossing.
*'''[[Wyoming, New York|Wyoming]]''' &ndash; A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] located on the eastern side of the town.

==References==
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[[Category:Towns in Wyoming County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]