Editing Tyrone, New York

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'''Tyrone''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Schuyler County, New York|Schuyler County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States.  The population was 1,650 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

The town of Tyrone is in the northwest part of the county and is east of [[Bath (village), New York|Bath]].

== History ==
The "Lamoka Culture" people lived in the area up to about 1300 BCE.  The [[Lamoka site]] is a [[National Historic Landmark]].

The town was first settled around 1800. The town was formed from the [[Wayne, New York|Town of Wayne]] while still part of [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben County]] in 1822. The town of Tyrone was named by Gen. William Kernan, one of the original settlers and the father of United States Senator [[Francis Kernan]]. Tyrone became part of the newly created Schuyler County in 1845.<ref>{{cite book |title=An Outline History of Tioga and Bradford Counties in Pennsylvania, Chemung, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Schuyler in New York by Townships, Villages, boro's and Cities|last1=Sexton|first1=John L.|year=1885 |publisher=Gazette Company |location=Elmira, NY|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_kWlCAAAAYAAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_kWlCAAAAYAAJ/page/n7 4]|quote=Gazette Company (Elmira, N.Y.).}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|39.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|37.5|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2}}  (5.36%) is water.

The northern town line (and part of the eastern town boundary) is the border of [[Yates County, New York|Yates County]], the eastern border running along the old [[Preemption Line]], and the western town line is border of [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben County]].

[[New York State Route 226]] runs northeast to southwest through the town. [[New York State Route 230]] crosses the northwest corner of Tyrone.

[[Lamoka Lake]] is mostly within the town at its western town line.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 1880
|1840= 2122
|1850= 1894
|1860= 2096
|1870= 1993
|1880= 2059
|1890= 1680
|1900= 1586
|1910= 1285
|1920= 1100
|1930= 1050
|1940= 1024
|1950= 1076
|1960= 1137
|1970= 1254
|1980= 1479
|1990= 1620
|2000= 1714
|2010= 1597
|2020= 1650
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1635
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|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 1,714 people, 664 households, and 492 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|45.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,296 housing units at an average density of {{convert|34.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 664 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,597, and the median income for a family was $34,444. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $22,404 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,842.  About 10.5% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in the Town of Tyrone ==
*'''[[Altay, New York|Altay]]''' (formerly "Kendall Hollow") &ndash; A [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] northeast of Tyrone village on NY-226.
*'''[[Camp Gorton]]''' &ndash; A location on the eastern side of Waneta Lake on County Road 25.
*'''Gingerbread Corners''' &ndash; A location in the eastern part of the town.
*'''Halls Corners''' &ndash; A location on the eastern town line.
*[[Lamoka Lake]] (previously "Mud Lake") &ndash; A [[lake]] in the western part of the town. It is approximately {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} long.  An archaeological excavation here found remains of prehistoric natives, sometimes called the "Lamoka Culture."
*'''Pine Grove''' &ndash; A former community in the town.
*'''Shorewood''' &ndash; A hamlet on the western side of Waneta Lake by the west town line.
*'''Six Corners''' &ndash; A location on the northern town line.
*'''Tobehanna Creek''' &ndash; A stream flowing past Tyrone village into Lamoka Lake.
*'''Tyrone''' &ndash; The hamlet of Tyrone is east of Lamoka Lake on County Road 23.
*'''Waneta Lake''' (previously "Little Lake") &ndash; A lake in the northwestern part of the town, about {{convert|2.8|mi|km}} long, north of and connected to Lamoka Lake.  A small, western part of the lake is in Steuben County.
*[[Waneta-Lamoka Wildlife Management Area]] &ndash; A conservation area between the two lakes.
*'''Wayne Village''' &ndash; A hamlet in the northwest corner of the town on NY-230, partly in the town of [[Wayne, New York|Wayne]] in Steuben County.  The [[Second Baptist Church of Wayne]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2014.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20141219.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=December 19, 2014|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/08/14 through 12/12/14|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
*'''Weston''' &ndash; A hamlet northwest of Tyrone village on County Road 23 and north of Lamoka Lake. The [[Weston Schoolhouse]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1998.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.linkny.com/~wanetalk/stats.html  Waneta Lake information]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyschuyl/tyrohist.htm  Early brief history of Tyrone, NY]
*[http://www.townoftyrone.org/Lamoka/index.html page about the Lamoka people]
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