Barker, Broome County, New York
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Barker is a town
Town
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in Broome County
Broome County, New York
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. The population was 2,738 at the 2000 census. The town is named after John Barker, an early settler. It is notorious for handing out speeding tickets to students traveling to Ithaca College and Cornell University.
The Town of Barker is on the east county line of the Broome County and is north of Binghamton
Binghamton, New York
Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...
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History
The region was first settled around 1782.The Town of Barker was formed in 1831 from a portion of the Town of Lisle
Lisle (town), New York
Lisle is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 2,707 at the 2000 census.The town is in the northwest part of the county and is north of Binghamton. The town also includes a village called Lisle.- History :...
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Geography
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, the town has a total area of 41.8 square miles (108.3 km²), of which, 41.4 square miles (107.2 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.98%) is water.
The east town line is the border of Chenango County
Chenango County, New York
Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,477. The county's name originates from an Oneida word meaning "large bull-thistle." Its county seat is Norwich.-History:...
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Interstate 81
Interstate 81
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, U.S. Route 11
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, New York State Route 79
New York State Route 79
New York State Route 79 is an east–west state highway in the Southern Tier of New York, United States. The western terminus of the route is at the intersection with NY 414 near the southern end of Seneca Lake east of Watkins Glen...
, and the Tioughnioga River
Tioughnioga River
The Tioughnioga River is a tributary of the Chenango River in central New York in the United States. It drains a dissected plateau area east of the Finger Lakes at the northernmost edge of the watershed of the Susquehanna River....
pass through Barker. The interstate, in particular, makes the town's court surprisingly busy considering how small the town is.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,738 people, 993 households, and 754 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 66.2 people per square mile (25.5/km²). There were 1,067 housing units at an average density of 25.8 per square mile (10.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.77% White, 0.77% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.15% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.
There were 993 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,056, and the median income for a family was $39,267. Males had a median income of $30,691 versus $21,492 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $16,192. About 7.6% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations
- Chenango ForksChenango Forks, New YorkChenango Forks is a hamlet located in Broome County, New York in the United States. The community is partly in the Town of Chenango and partly in the Town of Barker....
– The northern part of this hamlet is at the south town line. - Hydesville – A hamlet on the western side of the town on County Road 101.
- Itaska – A hamlet in the northeast part of the town on NY-79New York State Route 79New York State Route 79 is an east–west state highway in the Southern Tier of New York, United States. The western terminus of the route is at the intersection with NY 414 near the southern end of Seneca Lake east of Watkins Glen...
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Controversies
On July 11, 2011 Town Clerk Laura Fotusky stated she is refusing to sign any same sex marriage licenses and will resign effective July 21, 2011.- References http://www.nycf.info/component/content/article/37-home/403-first-town-clerk-announces-resignation-in-light-of-gay-qmarriageq-legislation
- References http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2011/07/barker-ny-town-clerk-quits-her-job-rather-than-sign-marriage-licenses-for-gay-