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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Wheeler
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|image_caption = The Wheeler town hall on [[New York State Route 53|NY 53]].
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'''Wheeler''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben County]], [[New York (state)|New York]],
The '''Town of Wheeler''' is in the northern part of the county, north of [[Bath (village), New York|Bath
== History ==
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2021}}
The town was organized in 1820 from the Towns of [[Bath (town), New York|Bath]] and [[
The town was at its peak population in 1850: 1,471.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|46.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which
[[New York State Route 53]] is a
[[File:Wheeler Station.jpg|left|thumb|The former Kanona & Prattsburgh station in Wheeler]]
From c.
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 798
|1830= 1389
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|2000= 1261
|2010= 1260
|2020= 1136
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,263 people, 437 households, and 335 families residing in the town.
There were 437 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,806, and the median income for a family was $37,632. Males had a median income of $27,137 versus $21,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,555.
The 1890 population was 1,084.
==Notable
*[[Grattan H. Wheeler]], former US Representative
== Communities and locations in
*'''Bean Station''' – A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] at the north town line on NY-53.
*'''Dinehart''' – A hamlet northeast of Wheeler hamlet on NY-53.
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==External links==
* [http://www.westny.com/steuben/wheeler.htm
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysteube/wh/wh.html
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[[Category:Towns in Steuben County, New York]]
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