Enfield, New York
Enfield is a
town in
Tompkins County,
New York,
United States. The population was 3,369 at the 2000 census.
The
Town of Enfield is located on the western border of the county.
The west town line is the border of
Schuyler County, New York. Borders on the North the Town of Ulysses, and on the South the Town of Newfield, both in
Tompkins County, New York.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 95.6
km² (36.9
mi²). 95.5 km² (36.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.05%) is water.
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 3,369 people, 1,323 households, and 891 families residing in the town. The
population density was 35.3/km² (91.3/mi²). There were 1,432 housing units at an average density of 15.0/km² (38.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.81%
White, 1.87%
African American, 0.36%
Native American, 0.45%
Asian, 0.50% from
other races, and 2.02% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.
There were 1,323 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were
married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,538, and the median income for a family was $40,183. Males had a median income of $28,000 versus $24,625 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $16,795. About 11.9% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
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Applegate Corner -- Intersection of
State Rt. 79 and Applegate Rd.
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Black Oaks Corner -- Intersection of Harvey Hill Rd and Black Oak Rd.
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Bostwick Corners -- Intersection of Rt. 327 with Bostwick Rd. to East and Harvey Hill Rd. to West.
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Enfield Center -- The hamlet of Enfield Center on Rt. 327 at intersection of Enfield Center Rds (E. and W.).
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Millers Corner -- Intersection of State Rt. 79 with Enfield Main Rd. (Rt. 327) to the South and Halseyville Rd. to the North.
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Roloson Corner -- Intersection of State Rt. 79 with Black Oak Rd. to the South and Waterburg Rd. to the North.
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Robert H. Treman State Park -- Part of the
state park is in the southeast part of the town.
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Whipple Corner -- A hamlet on the east town line.
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Town of Enfield, NY 
