Editing Preston, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Preston, New York
| settlement_type    = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]]
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| image_skyline      = Former NY 319 through Preston.jpg
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| image_caption      = Chenango CR 10A, former NYS Route 319 in Preston
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of New York
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Chenango County, New York|Chenango]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Town Council]]
| leader_title       = [[Town Supervisor]]
| leader_name        = Zachary Meseck ([[United States Independent Party|I]])
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 |1           = • Patricia M. Wakefield ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |2           = • David L. Dunckel ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |3           = • V. Peter Mason ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
 |4           = • Jonathan D. Dunckel ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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| area_total_km2     = 90.77
| area_land_km2      = 90.33
| area_water_km2     = 0.44
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.05
| area_land_sq_mi    = 34.88
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.17

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
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| population_total   = 1044
| population_density_km2 = 11.15
| population_density_sq_mi = 28.87

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| elevation_m        = 414
| elevation_ft       = 1358
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|30|51|N|75|36|55|W|region:US-NY|display=inline}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 13830
| area_code          = [[Area code 607|607]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 36-017-59817
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website            = {{URL|https://www.townofprestonny.com/}}
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| pop_est_as_of      = 2019
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| population_est     = 984
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'''Preston''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Chenango County, New York|Chenango County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,044 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3601759817| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212153447/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3601759817| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Preston town, Chenango County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=November 24, 2014}}</ref> Preston is an interior town of Chenango County and is west of the city of [[Norwich, New York|Norwich]].

== History ==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2021}}

The first settler arrived ''circa'' 1787. The town was formed from the town of [[Norwich (town), New York|Norwich]] in 1806, but some of Preston was relinquished to Norwich in 1808. In 1816, part of Preston was used to form the new town of [[McDonough, New York|McDonough]]. In 1820, another section of Norwich was added to Preston.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Town of Preston, Chenango County, New York |url=https://www.townofprestonny.com/about |access-date=June 8, 2023 |website=Town of Preston NY |language=en}}</ref>

In the year 1865, the population of the town was 982.

The botanist [[Frederick Vernon Coville]] (1867–1937), author of ''Botany of the Death Valley Expedition'', was born in Preston.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|90.8|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|90.3|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.49%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1820= 1092
|1830= 1213
|1840= 1117
|1850= 1082
|1860= 1013
|1870= 957
|1880= 909
|1890= 762
|1900= 602
|1910= 649
|1920= 618
|1930= 579
|1940= 672
|1950= 676
|1960= 753
|1970= 714
|1980= 941
|1990= 1100
|2000= 928
|2010= 1044
|estyear=2019
|estimate=984
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.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>
}}
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 928 people, 344 households, and 243 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|26.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 426 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.86% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 344 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,431, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $26,985 versus $19,200 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,760.  About 5.6% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Preston ==
*'''Fly Meadow Creek''' &ndash; A stream flowing southeast through the town to the [[Chenango River]].
*'''Nortons Corners''' &ndash; A location in the southwestern part of the town.
*'''Preston''' &ndash; The [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] of Preston is located at the junction of County Roads 4,10, 10A, and 19, and Fly Meadow Creek.
*'''Preston Center''' &ndash; A hamlet southeast of Preston village on County Road 4.
*'''Steer Pond''' &ndash; A small lake by the western town line.

== References ==
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== External links==
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/preston-ny.htm  Early history of Preston, NY]
* [https://www.townofprestonny.com/ Town of Preston]

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{{Chenango County, New York}}

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