Editing Pavilion, New York

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'''Pavilion''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Genesee County, New York|Genesee County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,495 at the 2010 census. The town was named after a hotel in [[Saratoga Springs, New York]], by an early resident. The town of Pavilion is in the southeastern corner of Genesee County and is southeast of the city of [[Batavia, New York|Batavia]].

==History==
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The area was first settled ''circa'' 1805. The town of Pavilion was founded in 1841 from the town of [[Covington, New York|Covington]] (in [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming County]]). More territory was gained in 1842 from the towns of [[Le Roy, New York|Le Roy]] and [[Stafford, New York|Stafford]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|35.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.28%, is water.

The east town line is the border of [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston County]], and the south and part of the west town line is the border of [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming County]].

[[Oatka Creek]], a tributary of the [[Genesee River]], flows northward through the town into the town of Stafford.

[[U.S. Route 20 in New York|US Route 20]], and east-west highway, crosses the center of the town and intersects north-south highway, [[New York State Route 19|NY-19]] at Pavilion Center. US-20 crosses [[New York State Route 63|NY-63]] (historic Big Tree Road) at Pavilion village.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1850= 1640
|1860= 1723
|1870= 1614
|1880= 1649
|1890= 1581
|1900= 1542
|1910= 1462
|1920= 1337
|1930= 1236
|1940= 1361
|1950= 1459
|1960= 1721
|1970= 2122
|1980= 2375
|1990= 2327
|2000= 2467
|2010= 2495
|estyear=2016
|estimate=2409
|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 2,467 people, 886 households, and 691 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|69.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 930 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.45% [[white (U.S. Census)|white]], .65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], .49% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], .2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], .04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], .32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and .85% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were .53% of the population.

There were 886 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.1.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% 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 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,837, and the median income for a family was $51,750. Males had a median income of $31,074 versus $25,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,254.  About 3.9% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable residents==
*[[Gregory Reinhart]], opera singer
*[[Frances Metcalfe Wolcott]], socialite and author who owned Hillcrest, a country estate in Pavilion.

==Communities and locations in Pavilion==
* '''Bailey's Mills''' &ndash; A former location in the town, located in the northwest part of Pavilion.
* '''Bennetts Corners''' &ndash; A location in the southeastern part of the town, southeast of Phelps Corners.
* '''Junction''' &ndash; A hamlet north of Pavilion Center on NY-19.
* '''Le Roy Reservoir''' &ndash; A lake east of Union Corners.
* '''[[Pavilion (CDP), New York|Pavilion]]''' &ndash; The principal [[hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] (and census-designated place), located at the junction of Routes NY-19 and NY-63 in the south part of the town.
* '''Pavilion Center''' &ndash; A small hamlet at the junction of Routes 19 and 20, north of Pavilion village.
* '''Phelps Corners''' &ndash; A location in the southeastern part of the town at the intersection of South Street and York Road.
* '''Union Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet near the eastern border of the town at the intersection of South Street and Walker Road.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.townofpavilion.com/}}
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/pavilion-ny.htm  Early history of Pavilion]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenese/pavilion.htm  Local history page]

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