Exeter is a

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in Otsego County,

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. The town is located in the northern part of the county. The population was 987 at the 2010 census. It is named after the county town and cathedral city of

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History

The name Exeter derives from the city of

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, England. John Tunnicliff purchased of a patent that included the town from David Schuyler and others in 1756, but had to abandon attempts to settle the town until after the

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. The first settlements were made around 1769 near Angel Hill. The town was formed from the Town of Richfield in 1799.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.75%) is water. The eastern town line borders, in part, Canadarago Lake. Wharton Creek flows down the western side of the town. Angel Hill is an elevation near the southern town line.

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is a north-south highway near the eastern town line, and New York State Route 51 is a north-south highway near the western town line.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 954 people, 373 households, and 280 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 542 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.44%

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, 1.57%

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, 0.73% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population. There were 373 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were

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living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $36,607, and the median income for a family was $41,184. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $20,855 for females. The

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for the town was $15,599. About 8.4% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the

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, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Exeter

*Angel Hill – An elevation near the southern town line. *Brainard Corners – A

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west of Exeter hamlet on County Road 22 at the junction of County Road 19. *Exeter (or Exeter Center) – A hamlet located near the center of the town on County Road 22. *Exeter Corner – A location south of Exeter hamlet. * Lidell Corners – A hamlet in the southeastern corner of Exeter on NY-28 at County Road 19. *Pigeon Hill – An elevation south of Exeter Center. Partially in the Town of Burlington. * Schuyler Lake – A hamlet near the eastern town line on NY-28 at County Road 22. Its name is derived from the former name of Canadarago Lake. *West Exeter – A hamlet located near the western town line on NY-51.

References

External links

Early map and brief history of Exeter
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