Roxbury

Roxbury is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 2,509 at the 2000 census. The Town of Roxbury is at the eastern end of the county. The town was the birthplace and the home of naturalist John Burroughs. A memorial site has been placed by his birthplace. Jay Gould, the Railroad financier, was also born in the town. The eastern town lines border Greene County and Schoharie County. According to the United States Cens... more

Roxbury is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 2,509 at the 2000 census. The Town of Roxbury is at the eastern end of the county. The town was the birthplace and the home of naturalist John Burroughs. A memorial site has been placed by his birthplace. Jay Gould, the Railroad financier, was also born in the town. The eastern town lines border Greene County and Schoharie County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 87.6 square miles (226.9 km²), of which, 87.2 square miles (225.7 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²) of it (0.52%) is water. The East Branch of the Delaware River has its source in a pond behind a tire shop just south of Grand Gorge. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,509 people, 1,078 households, and 719 families residing in the town. The population density was 28.8 people per square mile (11.1/km²). There were 2,026 housing units at an average density of 23.2/sq mi (9.0/km²). The... less