Tag: Tompkins

Tompkins is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Daniel D Tompkins, a New York political leader.
The Town of Tompkins is in the western part of the county. (There is also a Tompkins County, New York)
The town was formed in 1806 from part of the Town of Franklin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 104.5 square miles (271 km), of which, 98.2 square miles (254 km) of it is land and 6.2 square miles (16 km) of it (5.95%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,105 people, 445 households, and 315 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.2 people per square mile (4.3/km²). There were 768 housing units at an average density of 7.8 per square mile (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.55% White, 0.81% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race…