Stockton, New York
Stockton is a
town in
Chautauqua County,
New York,
USA. The population was 2,331 at the 2000 census. The town is named after
Richard Stockton, who signed the Declaration of Independence.
The
Town of Stockton is an interior town of the county, north of
Jamestown, New York .
The town was permanently settled around 1810. The Town of Stockton was formed in
1821 from territory taken from the
Town of Chautauqua. Predation by wolves was a more sever problem in this town than neighboring communities.
In 1850, the town was increased in size by territory from the
Town of Ellery.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 123.3
km² (47.6
mi²). 122.5 km² (47.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.65%) is water.
New York State Route 60 is a major north-south highway in the easter part of the town.
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 2,331 people, 859 households, and 649 families residing in the town. The
population density was 19.0/km² (49.3/mi²). There were 1,054 housing units at an average density of 8.6/km² (22.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.60%
White, 0.09%
African American, 0.21%
Native American, 0.30%
Asian, 0.51% from
other races, and 1.29% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.
There were 859 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were
married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,423, and the median income for a family was $44,146. Males had a median income of $32,880 versus $21,667 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $17,717. About 7.7% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
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Bear Lake Outlet -- A stream that flows south through the town past Kelly Corners and Stockton and enters the Cassadaga Creek.
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Burnhams -- A
hamlet southeast of Cassadaga village on County Road 58 and at the south end of Cassadaga Lake.
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Cassadaga -- The Village of Cassadaga is in the northeast part of the town on
NY Route 60, next to Cassadaga Lake. Cassadaga village is adjacent to the community of
Lily Dale, inhabited by many practitioners of
spiritualism, in the Town of
Pomfret.
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Cassadaga Creek -- A stream that flows from Cassadaga Lake and out of the southeast corner of the town past the community of South Stockton.
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Cassadaga Lake -- A
lake partly in the northeast part of the town.
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Centralia -- A hamlet on
County Road 380 near the south town line.
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Coes Corners -- A location on County Road 58 in the western part of the town
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Dentons Corners -- A location on County Road 54 in the southwest part of the town.
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Kabob -- A hamlet on County Road 71 near the eastern town line.
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Kelly Corners -- A hamlet on County Road 380 in the western part of the town.
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Moons -- A hamlet on the eastern town border, east of Kabob and south of Cassadaga village on Route 60.
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South Stockton -- A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town on County 380.
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Stockton - The hamlet of Stockton on County Road 390 south of Cassadaga. It was formerly known as "Delante."
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Town of Stockton government *
Early history of Stockton 
