Tuscarora, New York

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official_name = Tuscarora, New York
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = New York
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Steuben
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area_total_km2 = 97.9
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area_total_sq_mi = 37.8
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1400
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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longd = 77 |longm = 15 |longs = 27 |longEW = W

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Tuscarora is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,400 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the Tuscarora tribe.

The Town of Tuscarora is in the south part of the county, southwest of Corning, NY.

History

The town was formed in 1859 from part of the Town of Addison.

There are two locations in New York State with the name Tuscarora.One is in Livingston County (a hamlet south of Mt. Morris) and the one on this page is in Steuben County.See Geography section for clarification of error on this page.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.8 square miles (97.8 km²), of which, 37.8 square miles (97.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.08%) is water.

The south town line is the border of Pennsylvania (Tioga County).

New York State Route 417 crosses the north part of the town, following Tuscarora Creek.

The Tuscarora Creek crosses the north part of the town. Elk Creek flows northward and joins Tuscarora Creek west of South Addison.

The coordinates given at the top of this page are for the Tuscarora in Livingston County. Tuscarora in Steuben County has these coordinates: DEC system is 42.0501, -77.2575 and DMS system 042-03-00N, 077-15-27W [gnis|979563|Town of Tuscarora] .

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,400 people, 500 households, and 382 families residing in the town. The population density was 37.1 people per square mile (14.3/km²). There were 565 housing units at an average density of 15.0/sq mi (5.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.64% White, 0.14% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 500 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,708, and the median income for a family was $32,054. Males had a median income of $26,094 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,906. About 14.9% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Tuscarora

*Bear Falls -- A waterfall south of South Addison.
*Freeman -- A hamlet in the north part of the town on County Road 85.
*Nichols -- A hamlet on County Road 86 near the south town line.
*Pinnacle State Park and Golf Course -- A state park by the northeast town line.
*South Addison -- A hamlet on NY-417 at the north town line.
*Van Fleet -- A hamlet south of Freeman on County Road 85.
*Woods Corner -- A hamlet south of Freeman on County Road 85 (Addison Hill Road).

References

External links

* [http://www.westny.com/steuben/tuscarora.htm Tuscarora information]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysteube/tu/tu.html Tuscarora history/links]