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{{for|the village of the same name located partly within this town|Deposit (village), New York}}
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'''Deposit''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. As of the
The town of Deposit is on the western border of the county. It contains a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] also named [[Deposit (village), New York|Deposit]], the western portion of which is located in the adjacent town of [[Sanford, New York|Sanford]] in [[Broome County, New York|Broome County]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wikimapia.org/4599570/Village-of-Deposit-New-York | title = Map showing boundaries of Village of Deposit, with border of Town of Deposit (Delaware County) and Town of Sanford (Broome County) | publisher = Wikimapia |
== History ==
The town name was derived from the deposits of logs made by lumbermen,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://
[[File:Deposit, N.Y. 1887. LOC 75694764.tif|thumb|[[Perspective map]] and list of landmarks from 1887 by [[L.R. Burleigh]]]]
In the 1890s, Deposit was a center of publishing with the relocation of the Outing Publishing Company to the town (from New York). Several magazines, including ''The Bohemian'', were published and printed from Deposit. The Outing Publishing Company went out of business a few years after the failure of the Knapp Bros. Bank in 1909.<ref>{{cite news |title=Knapp Banks Fail; Big Loan to Outing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1909/04/10/archives/knapp-banks-fail-big-loan-to-outing-binghamton-trust-co-and-private.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 10, 1909 |
== Geography ==
The
The
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|115.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|111.4|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|4.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 3.51%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3602520357| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Deposit town, Delaware County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder|
== Demographics ==
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|2000= 1687
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|2020= 1427
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="census.gov">United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Deposit town, Delaware County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Deposit%20town,%20Delaware%20County,%20New%20York</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=
There were 700 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $35,536. Males had a median income of $27,434 versus $20,602 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,068.
==Cannonsville Reservoir
The [[Cannonsville Reservoir]], which supplies the New York City water system, is located on the West Branch of the Delaware River, {{convert|3|mi|0}} upstream (east) of Deposit. The hamlet of Cannonsville and several others were submerged by the reservoir.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McKinley |first=Jesse |date=July 24, 2015 |title=Water Recedes and Anxiety Rises After Hole Opens Near Upstate New York Dam |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/nyregion/water-recedes-and-anxiety-rises-after-hole-opens-in-upstate-new-york-dam.html |access-date=December 9, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
== Communities and locations in the Town of Deposit ==
*'''[[Barbourville, New York|Barbourville]]''' — A [[
*'''[[China, New York|China]]''' — A hamlet in the northern part of the town on Route 20.
*'''[[Cannonsville Reservoir]]''' — The
*'''[[Deposit (village), New York|Deposit]]''' — The
*'''[[Hale Eddy, New York|Hale Eddy]]''' — A hamlet in the
*'''[[Hambletville, New York|Hambletville]]''' — A hamlet northeast of Deposit on Route 8.
*'''[[Stilesville, New York|Stilesville]]''' — A hamlet northeast of Deposit on Route 8.
*'''[[Upper Barbourville, New York|Upper Barbourville]]''' — A hamlet in the
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.depositchamber.com/ Deposit Chamber of Commerce]
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