Boylston, New York

Boylston, New York
Town
Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°39′22″N 75°58′44″W / 43.65611°N 75.97889°W / 43.65611; -75.97889Coordinates: 43°39′22″N 75°58′44″W / 43.65611°N 75.97889°W / 43.65611; -75.97889
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Oswego
Area
• Total	39.1 sq mi (101.4 km²)
• Land	39.1 sq mi (101.4 km²)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,207 ft (368 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	549
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	13083
Area code(s)	315
FIPS code	36-07674
GNIS feature ID	0978746

Boylston is a town in Oswego County, New York, U.S.. The population was 549 at the 2010 census. The name is that of the first landowner of the tract that became the town.

The Town of Boylston is located on the north boundary of the county.

History

The region was first called "Campania" and was first settled around 1812. Boylston was created from part of the Town of Orwell in 1828. The population of the town was always small.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.2 square miles (102 km²), of which, 39.1 square miles (101 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.

The north town line with part of the west town line is the border of Jefferson County, New York.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1830	388		—
1840	481		24.0%
1850	621		29.1%
1860	909		46.4%
1870	1,053		15.8%
1880	1,283		21.8%
1890	1,081		−15.7%
1900	849		−21.5%
1910	667		−21.4%
1920	545		−18.3%
1930	444		−18.5%
1940	365		−17.8%
1950	302		−17.3%
1960	293		−3.0%
1970	276		−5.8%
1980	390		41.3%
1990	443		13.6%
2000	505		14.0%
2010	549		8.7%
Est. 2014	554	^[1]	0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 505 people, 193 households, and 137 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.9 people per square mile (5.0/km²). There were 333 housing units at an average density of 8.5 per square mile (3.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.02% White, 1.19% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.18% of the population.

There were 193 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 110.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $44,792. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,360. About 6.0% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Boylston

Boylston Center – A hamlet located near the center of the town at Routes NY-13 and 50.
East Boylston – A hamlet in the northeast part of the town on Route 17.
Hemlock District – A location east of Boylston Center.
North Boylston – A hamlet in the northwest corner of the town.
Plantz Corners – A hamlet near the east town line on Routes 13 and 17.
Smartville – A hamlet south of Boylston Center on Route 50.
Tamarack Swamp – A bog in the southeast part of the town.

References

↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

History of Boylston, New York

Municipalities and communities of Oswego County, New York, United States

County seat: Oswego

Cities	Fulton Oswego

Towns	Albion Amboy Boylston Constantia Granby Hannibal Hastings Mexico Minetto New Haven Orwell Oswego Palermo Parish Redfield Richland Sandy Creek Schroeppel Scriba Volney West Monroe Williamstown

Villages	Central Square Cleveland Hannibal Lacona Mexico Parish Phoenix Pulaski Sandy Creek

CDPs	Altmar Brewerton‡ Constantia Minetto Sand Ridge Cayuga Community College SUNY Oswego

Other hamlets	Albion Center Bardeen Corners Beecherville Bernhards Bay Boylston Center Bundy Crossing Butterfly Corners Cains Corners Carley Mills Carterville Catfish Caughdenoy Clifford Cribbs Corners Cummings Bridge Demster Demster Beach Dexterville Doris Park Drakes Corner Dugway Dutcherville East Amboy East Boylston East Palermo Fairdale Farley Corners Fruit Valley Furmiss Gayville Gilbert Mills Graftons Square Greenboro Hannibal Center Happy Valley Hastings Center Hinmansville Howardville Ingalls Crossing Kasoag Little France Loomis Corner Lycoming Mallory Mallory Station Maple Hill McMahon Corners Morse Mosher Corners Mud Hill Mungers Corners New Scriba Nicholsville North Amboy North Boylston North Constantia North Church Corner North Hannibal North Scriba North Shores North Volney Oswego Beach Oswego Center Panther Lake Peacock Corners Peat Corners Pennellville Pineville Plantz Corners Pleasant Point Crossing Prattham Red Mill Ricard Roosevelt Corners Russ Mills Sala Sandy Pond Shephard Corners Smartville South Hannibal South New Haven South Scriba Stewart Corners Texas The Elms Toad Harbor Upson Corner Vermillion Vorea Vorhees Corners West Amboy

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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