As of the census of 2000, the town of Edmeston contained:

  • 1824 people,
  • 658 households, and
  • 480 families.

The population density was .

There were 821 housing units at an average density of 18.4 per square mile (7.1/km<sup>2</sup>).

The racial makeup of the town was:

  • 98.14% White
  • 0.44% African American
  • 0.27% Native American
  • 0.05% Asian
  • 0.00% Pacific Islander
  • 0.44% of races other than the above
  • 0.66% of two or more races
  • 0.99% Hispanic or Latino of any race

There were 658 households, out of which:

  • 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them.
  • 62.2% were married couples living together.
  • 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present.
  • 26.9% were non-families.
  • 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals.
  • 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
  • The average household size was 2.65.
  • the average family size was 3.06.

The spread of the population of Edmeston was:

  • 27.1% under the age of 18
  • 6.3% from 18 to 24
  • 28.6% from 25 to 44
  • 23.5% from 45 to 64
  • 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older

Edmeston population distribution (2000 Census)

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! width="30"|Age

! width="60"|Total

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! width="60"|Male

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| All || 1824 ||100.0 || 912 || 50.0 || 912 || 50.0

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| 18+ || 1330 || 72.9 || 657 || 36.0 || 673 || 36.9

|-

| 21+ || 1282 || 70.3 || - || - || - || -

|-

| 60+ || 352 || 19.3 || 166 || 47.2 || 186 || 52.8

|-

| 62+ || 324 || 17.8 || - || - || - || -

|-

| 65+ || 265 || 14.5 || 126 || 47.5 || 139 || 52.5

|-

| 75+ || 118 || 6.5 || 49 || 41.5 || 69 || 58.5

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| 85+ || 25 || 1.4 || 9 || 36.0 || 16 || 64.0

|}

:(*) percent of total population (all ages)

:(**) percent of population in age bracket

The median age was 37 years.

For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males.<br>

For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

In the town of Edmeston, median income:

  • per household was $36,800,
  • per family was $41,510,
  • per male was $27,546,
  • per female was $21,089.

The per capita income for the town was $17,507.

13.6% of the population and 8.3% of families were below the poverty line.

Out of the total people living in poverty,

  • 18.3% of those under the age of 18 and
  • 7.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Communities and locations in Edmeston

  • Amblers Crossing &ndash; A hamlet south of Edmeston village.
  • Edmeston &ndash; The hamlet of Edmeston is in the southern part of the town on NY-80.
  • Manchester Crossing &ndash; A hamlet east of South Edmeston.
  • North Edmeston &ndash; A hamlet located north of Edmeston.
  • South Edmeston &ndash; A hamlet at the western town line near the Unadilla River at the junction of County Roads 18 and 20.
  • Summit Lake &ndash; A small lake in the northeastern part of the town.
  • West Edmeston &ndash; A hamlet near the western town line, located next to the Unadilla River, partially in the Town of Brookfield.

See also

  • Edmeston Local, the town’s former newspaper

References

  • Early map and brief history of Edmeston
  • Edmeston Central School Homepage
  • Edmeston, NY Web Site