Editing Urbana, New York

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'''Urbana''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,125 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

The '''Town of Urbana''' is in the northeastern part of the county and is northeast of [[Bath (town), New York|Bath]].

== History ==
The town was first settled around 1793.  
The town was formed from part of the [[Bath (town), New York|Town of Bath]] in 1822. The first grape vines were planted around 1829, beginning the modern prominence of the [[wine]] industry.

The town and its village, Hammondsport, is one of the cradles of [[aviation]], due to the inventions of [[Glenn Curtiss]].

The [[Timothy M. Younglove Octagon House]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|44.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|41.1|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|3.0|sqmi|km2}}  (6.86%) is water.

The town is at the southern end of [[Keuka Lake]], one of the [[Finger Lakes]].

[[New York State Route 54A]] rejoins [[New York State Route 54]] near Hammondsport.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 1288
|1840= 1884
|1850= 2079
|1860= 1983
|1870= 2082
|1880= 2318
|1890= 2590
|1900= 2692
|1910= 2659
|1920= 2300
|1930= 2108
|1940= 2322
|1950= 2450
|1960= 2592
|1970= 2694
|1980= 2982
|1990= 2807
|2000= 2548
|2010= 2343
|2020= 2125
|estyear=2021
|estimate=2101
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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 2,546 people, 1,028 households, and 688 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|61.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 1,434 housing units at an average density of {{convert|34.9|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.55% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.35% of the population.

There were 1,028 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,184, and the median income for a family was $43,309. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $26,528 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,584. About 8.0% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in the Town of Urbana ==
*'''Cold Springs''' &ndash; A hamlet in the south part of the town, southwest of Hermitage.
*'''Glen Grove''' &ndash; A hamlet on the shore of Keuka Lake, south of Urbana Hamlet on NY-54A.
*[[Hammondsport, New York|Hammondsport]] &ndash; The Village of Hammondsport is at the south end of Keuka Lake, located on NY-54A north of its junction with NY-54.
*'''Hermitage''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southwest part of the town.
*'''Mitchellsville''' &ndash; A hamlet at the west town line on County Road 13.
*'''North Urbana''' &ndash; A hamlet on the east town line.
*'''Pleasant Valley''' &ndash; A hamlet south of Rheims, located on County Road 88.
*'''Rheims''' &ndash; A hamlet west of Hammondsport. The [[Pleasant Valley Wine Company]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
*'''Urbana''' &ndash; The hamlet of Urbana is in the northeast part of the town on the shore of Keuka Lake and NY-54A. The [[Timothy M. Younglove Octagon House]] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.<ref name="nris"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.townofurbana.com/  Town of Urbana official website]

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{{Steuben County, New York}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1793]]
[[Category:Towns in Steuben County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]
[[Category:1793 establishments in New York (state)]]