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living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93.
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In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males.
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According to the 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the median income for a household in the town was $ 51,194, and the median income for a family was $ 62,625. Males had a median income of $ 39,151 versus $ 34,639 for females. The
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of 2010, there were 4,616 people, 1,872 households, and 1,242 families residing in the town. There were 2,190 housing units at an average density of 57.3 per square mile (22.1/km). The racial makeup of the town was 96.2%
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Sea Serpent" after a sea serpent sighting, possibly a hoax, in 1855. The serpent is celebrated by images throughout the town and previously by a summer festival. An artificial serpent was placed by Silver Lake in 2016.
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was from Perry and had an art school at Silver Lake. A gallery devoted to his work was donated to Perry Public Library and his work, including some local scenes, can be seen there. His son
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was born and grew up in the hamlet of Perry Center, in what was then Genesee County and later became Wyoming County. Sheldon founded the Oswego Training School, now the
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There were 1,872 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 4.81% were
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in 1818 after being split up. Parts of the town of Perry were removed later to form new towns.
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for the town was $ 24,726. About 11.7% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the
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minister who became a prominent Christian Scientist, was born in Perry in 1860.
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is also the name of a village within the town. The town is styled "home of the
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The Town of Perry was established in 1814 from part of the
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The east town line is the border of Livingston County.
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Perry (village), New York
Town
Town hall
Location within Wyoming County and New York
Wyoming County
New York
Perry is located in New York
42°42′57″N 78°0′19″W / 42.71583°N 78.00528°W / 42.71583; -78.00528
New York
Wyoming County
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
FIPS code
GNIS
www.townofperry.com
Wyoming County
New York
Oliver Hazard Perry
Perry
Silver Lake
Tree City USA
U.S. Route 20A
Town of Leicester
Livingston County
Cattaraugus County
Perrysburgh

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