Lincklaen, New York | |
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Coordinates: 42°41′13″N75°50′33″W / 42.68694°N 75.84250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Chenango |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
• Town Supervisor | Sharon Monro (R) |
• Town Council | Members' List |
Area | |
• Total | 26.27 sq mi (68.05 km2) |
• Land | 26.26 sq mi (68.02 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 1,650 ft (503 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 362 |
386 | |
• Density | 14.70/sq mi (5.67/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 36-017-42411 |
GNIS feature ID | 0979151 |
Website | townoflincklaen |
Lincklaen is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 392 at the 2020 census. [3] The town was named after Colonel John Lincklaen, [4] an agent of the Holland Land Company and a land owner. The town is in the northwestern corner of the county, northwest of the city Norwich and northeast of Cortland (in Cortland County).
The land was first settled circa 1796. Lincklaen was formed from the town of German in 1823. Parts of the town were removed to form the town of Pitcher in 1827 and 1833.
The 1865 population was 988.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.27 square miles (68.05 km2), of which 26.26 square miles (68.02 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.04%, is water. [3]
The northern town line is the border of Madison County, and the western town line is the border of Cortland County.
Mud Creek is an important stream flowing southward through the town. Via the Otselic, then the Tioughnioga, then the Chenango River, it is part of the watershed of the Susquehanna River flowing to Chesapeake Bay.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1830 | 1,425 | — | |
1840 | 1,249 | −12.4% | |
1850 | 1,196 | −4.2% | |
1860 | 1,094 | −8.5% | |
1870 | 926 | −15.4% | |
1880 | 901 | −2.7% | |
1890 | 726 | −19.4% | |
1900 | 646 | −11.0% | |
1910 | 570 | −11.8% | |
1920 | 532 | −6.7% | |
1930 | 447 | −16.0% | |
1940 | 397 | −11.2% | |
1950 | 341 | −14.1% | |
1960 | 364 | 6.7% | |
1970 | 414 | 13.7% | |
1980 | 473 | 14.3% | |
1990 | 486 | 2.7% | |
2000 | 416 | −14.4% | |
2010 | 396 | −4.8% | |
2020 | 362 | −8.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [5] |
As of the census [6] of 2020, there were 362 people, 228 housing units with 145 occupied housing units in the town. The population density was 15.8 inhabitants per square mile (6.1/km2). There were 228 housing units at an average density of 9.2 per square mile (3.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 89.5% White, 0% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0% Asian, 2.76% from other races, and 6.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.76% of the population.
Out of the 145 occupied housing units, 15.19% were children under the age of 18, 60.0% were married couples or living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 17.7% were male households with no spouse present. The average household size was 2.45.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 15.19% under the age of 18, 0.83% from 18 to 24, 16.3% from 25 to 44, 19.61% from 45 to 64, and 39.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.4 years.
The median income for a household in the town was $62,000, and the median income for a family was $76,250. Nonfamilies had a median income of $38,125. About 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
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