| Official Name: | Plymouth, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Plymouth |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chenango |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Grace Nucero-Alger (D) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 109.68 |
| Area Land Km2: | 109.24 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.44 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 42.35 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 42.18 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1804 |
| Population Density Km2: | 16.05 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 41.56 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 384 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1260 |
| Coordinates: | 42.6033°N -75.6072°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 13832 |
| Area Code: | 607 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-017-58772 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979379 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 1753 |
Plymouth is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,804 at the 2010 census.[2] It is an interior town in the northern part of the county. The town is northwest of the city of Norwich. Plymouth was also known as Plymouth Rock.
Families began to settle Plymouth circa 1794. The town was formed from the town of Norwich on April 7, 1806. Plymouth was also referred to as Frenchtown, Frank Town, or Francistown in honor of its early French inhabitants. In 1799, South Plymouth was settled by Ebenezer and Patience Frink, giving it the name Frinkville. John Young, the father of Brigham Young, lived in a cabin in the area; an abandoned saw mill sits there now.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Plymouth has a total area of 109.7km2, of which 109.2km2 is land and 0.4km2, or 0.40%, is water.[2]
New York State Route 23 is an east-west highway through the town.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,149 people, 692 households, and 513 families residing in the town. The population density was 48.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 873 housing units at an average density of 20.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 91.17% White, 6.88% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.17% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.64% of the population.
There were 692 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 135.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 142.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $53,611, and the median income for a family was $35,602. Males had a median income of $19,921 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,100. About 29.4% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.
The Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department was formed in 1952. The Department has remained an entirely volunteer service since its inception. The first fire apparatus were held in the barn of founding member Theodore Bates. In the 1960's the first fire station was built in the hamlet on County Road 16. To meet the needs of residents further away a second fire station was built on Plymouth Reservoir. In 1999 the Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department moved into their new centralized fire station located on State Highway 23 where it remains today.