History
Settlement of the town began around 1794 on land purchased as part of the Watkins and Flint Patent of 1794.
The Town of Candor was formed from the Town of Spencer in 1811. Citizens wanted to name the town "Washington," but did not do so due to the existence of another town by that name in New York (Dutchess County). The source of the name "Candor" is unknown.
Candor was the community identified as "Springdale" in Vidich and Bensman's 1958 book, Small Town in Mass Society, which caused controversy for how it portrayed the politics of the Candor community and for how it failed to sufficiently anonymize residents. [3]
Demographics
Historical population| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1820 | 1,655 | | — |
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| 1830 | 2,653 | | 60.3% |
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| 1840 | 3,370 | | 27.0% |
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| 1850 | 3,433 | | 1.9% |
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| 1860 | 3,840 | | 11.9% |
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| 1870 | 4,250 | | 10.7% |
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| 1880 | 4,323 | | 1.7% |
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| 1890 | 3,674 | | −15.0% |
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| 1900 | 3,330 | | −9.4% |
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| 1910 | 2,911 | | −12.6% |
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| 1920 | 2,639 | | −9.3% |
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| 1930 | 2,564 | | −2.8% |
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| 1940 | 2,601 | | 1.4% |
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| 1950 | 2,879 | | 10.7% |
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| 1960 | 3,488 | | 21.2% |
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| 1970 | 4,190 | | 20.1% |
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| 1980 | 4,919 | | 17.4% |
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| 1990 | 5,310 | | 7.9% |
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| 2000 | 5,314 | | 0.1% |
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| 2010 | 5,305 | | −0.2% |
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| 2020 | 5,172 | | −2.5% |
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| 2021 (est.) | 5,092 | [2] | −1.5% |
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As of the census [5] of 2000, there were 5,317 people, 2,022 households, and 1,457 families residing in the town. The population density was 56.2 inhabitants per square mile (21.7/km2). There were 2,234 housing units at an average density of 23.6 per square mile (9.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.25% White, 0.85% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.
There were 2,022 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,633, and the median income for a family was $43,186. Males had a median income of $30,441 versus $22,324 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,967. About 6.6% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
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