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In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18.
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of 2000, there were 2,865 people, 1,000 households, and 786 families residing in the town. The population density was 77.1 inhabitants per square mile (29.8/km). There were 1,132 housing units at an average density of 30.5 per square mile (11.8/km). The racial makeup of the town was 97.07%
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 44,216, and the median income for a family was $ 49,583. Males had a median income of $ 39,583 versus $ 20,508 for females. The
456:, the town has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96 km), of which 37.2 square miles (96 km) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) (0.19%) is water. 1845: 1212: 106: 1405: 1806: 534:(Quaker Rd.), North-South roadway through the town from the Hartland town line to its northern terminus at Lake Rd. (NY 18) just north of Barker. 1850: 1599: 1367: 1458: 1060: 361: 1294: 1255: 387: 32: 1205: 77: 1190: 1111: 41: 371: 1855: 1198: 1375: 957: 336: 894: 250: 243: 236: 229: 206: 920:
There were 1,000 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were
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for the town was $ 17,792. About 8.2% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the
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on the east town line by Routes NY-18 and NY-269. The community is shared with
967: 1839: 1821: 1808: 996:– A hamlet by the eastern town line at NY-269, shared with the town of 121: 108: 937: 502: 460: 215: 192: 940:, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over. 1774:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties 1237: 990:– A power generating station on Lake Ontario northwest of Barker. 403: 148: 1018:– A hamlet west of Barker on West Somerset Road at Hosmer Road. 327: 921: 425:
The Town of Somerset was established in 1823 from a section of the
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is in the northeast corner of the county and is northeast of the
1028: 885: 960:– The Village of Barker, centrally located in the town. 353: 332: 1180: 1152: 538: 527: 509: 943: 516: 1012:– A hamlet at Somerset Road and Town Line Road. 1053: 1031:on the opposite shore. The eastern border is the 1080: 1078: 1837: 429:. Part of Somerset was used later to form the 1123: 1075: 1206: 1035:in Orleans County. The south border is the 474: 1022: 1213: 1199: 917:of any race were 1.29% of the population. 84: 1027:The northern border is Lake Ontario with 947: 1846:Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area 1086:"Population and Housing Unit Estimates" 1838: 1107:"National Register Information System" 573: 510:Major highways in the Town of Somerset 1194: 944:Communities and locations in Somerset 406:, the source of some early settlers. 277:37.11 sq mi (96.11 km) 269:37.17 sq mi (96.27 km) 1112:National Register of Historic Places 909:, and 0.56% from two or more races. 442:National Register of Historic Places 1099: 285:0.06 sq mi (0.16 km) 13: 1282: 1221:Municipalities and communities of 1145: 1131:"Census of Population and Housing" 563: 46:Hamlet of Somerset within the town 14: 1867: 1851:Towns in Niagara County, New York 1174: 537: 526: 515: 83: 76: 52: 40: 549: 18:Town in New York, United States 952:The Kintigh Generating Station 1: 1063:. United States Census Bureau 1046: 1039:, and the west border is the 447: 7: 1157:United States Census Bureau 1061:"2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files" 454:United States Census Bureau 322:69.50/sq mi (26.83/km) 311: • Estimate  10: 1872: 988:Kintigh Generating Station 420: 1856:Towns in New York (state) 1779: 1769: 1743: 1457: 1404: 1366: 1293: 1280: 1254: 1235: 877: 864: 849: 834: 819: 804: 789: 774: 759: 744: 729: 714: 699: 684: 669: 654: 639: 624: 609: 594: 579: 572: 567: 562: 559: 475:Adjacent cities and towns 370: 360: 343: 326: 318: 310: 302: 297: 289: 281: 273: 265: 260: 213: 198: 188: 183: 171: 159: 147: 137: 102: 71: 51: 39: 30: 23: 1224:Niagara County, New York 1181:Town of Somerset website 1023:Adjacent towns and areas 929:there were 101.9 males. 543:New York State Route 269 532:New York State Route 148 293:328 ft (100 m) 521:New York State Route 18 438:Thirty Mile Point Light 1287: 982:Golden Hill State Park 953: 1822:43.34750°N 78.55583°W 1761:Tuscarora Reservation 1755:Tonawanda Reservation 1286: 1153:"U.S. Census website" 1117:National Park Service 951: 878:U.S. Decennial Census 555:Historical population 415:City of Niagara Falls 345: • Summer ( 228:• Randall J. Wayner ( 122:43.33667°N 78.54611°W 1792:United States portal 319: • Density 235:• Daniel M. Engert ( 178:Somerset, New Jersey 1827:43.34750; -78.55583 1818: /  556: 249:• Robin R. Jansen ( 127:43.33667; -78.54611 118: /  1424:Niagara University 1288: 1000:in Orleans County. 954: 554: 303: • Total 282: • Water 266: • Total 91:Somerset, New York 25:Somerset, New York 1801: 1800: 1695:Streeters Corners 1595:Molyneaux Corners 1119:. 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Town
Hamlet of Somerset within the town
Location in Niagara County and the state of New York.
Niagara County
New York
Somerset, New York is located in New York
43°20′12″N 78°32′46″W / 43.33667°N 78.54611°W / 43.33667; -78.54611
Country
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New York
County
Niagara
Named for
Somerset, New Jersey
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Time zone
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Eastern (EST)
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