Lincklaen, New York

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Lincklaen, New York
Town
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Lincklaen
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°41′13″N75°50′33″W / 42.68694°N 75.84250°W / 42.68694; -75.84250
Country United States
State New York
County Chenango
Government
 • Type Town Council
 •  Town Supervisor Sharon Monro (R)
 •  Town Council
Members' List
Area
[1]
 • Total
26.27 sq mi (68.05 km2)
 • Land26.26 sq mi (68.02 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
1,650 ft (503 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
362
 • Estimate 
(2016) [2]
386
 • Density14.70/sq mi (5.67/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 36-017-42411
GNIS feature ID0979151
Website townoflincklaen.org

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).

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History

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.

Geography

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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
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 3646.7%
1970 41413.7%
1980 47314.3%
1990 4862.7%
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.

Communities and locations in Lincklaen

References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ↑
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lincklaen town, Chenango County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  187.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

42°40′32″N75°52′37″W / 42.67556°N 75.87694°W / 42.67556; -75.87694

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