Stockton, New York

Stockton is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. 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.

History
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 severe problem in this town than neighboring communities.

In 1850, the town was increased in size by territory from the Town of Ellery.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.6 square miles (123.3 km²), of which, 47.3 square miles (122.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (0.65%) is water.

New York State Route 60 is a major north-south highway in the Easter part of the town.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,331 people, 859 households, and 649 families residing in the town. The population density was 49.3 people per square mile (19.0/km²). There were 1,054 housing units at an average density of 22.3 per square mile (8.6/km²). 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.

Communities and locations in Stockton

 * Bear Lake Outlet – A stream that flows south through the town past Kelly Corners and Stockton and enters the Cassadaga Creek near Kabob.
 * Burnhams – A hamlet west of Cassadaga village on County Road 58 and at the south end of Cassadaga Lake that was annexed by the village of Cassadaga in the early 1920s.
 * Cassadaga – The Village of Cassadaga is in the northeast part of the town on NY Route 60, at the southern end and outlet of Cassadaga Lake. Cassadaga village is adjacent to the community of Lily Dale to the North in the Town of Pomfret.
 * Cassadaga Creek – A stream that flows from Cassadaga Lake and out of the southeast corner of the town past the community of South Stockton, and drains to the Mississippi watershed.
 * Cassadaga Lake – A lake partly in the northeast part of the town.
 * Centralia – A hamlet on County Road 380 near the south town line.
 * Coes Corners – A location on County Road 58 in the western part of the town
 * Dentons Corners – A location on County Road 54 in the southwest part of the town.
 * Kabob – A hamlet on County Road 71 near the eastern town line.
 * Kelly Corners – A hamlet on County Road 380 in the western part of the town.
 * Moons or  Moons Station – A hamlet on the eastern town border, east of Kabob and south of Cassadaga village on Route 60, named for DC Moon, a primary supporter of and contributor of land in the area for the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad.
 * Pleasantville – A hamlet on County Road 54 in the southwest corner of the town.
 * South Stockton – A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town on County Road 380.
 * Stockton - The hamlet of Stockton on County Road 380 west of Cassadaga. It was formerly known as "Delanti."