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Stockton is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,036 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] The town is named after Richard Stockton , who signed the Declaration of Independence .
Whether a municipality is defined as a borough, city, town, or village is determined not by population or land area, but rather on the form of government selected by the residents and approved by the New York State Legislature. [2] [3] [4] Each type of local government is granted specific home rule powers by the New York State Constitution. [5]
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As of the 2020 United States population census, [1] [2] the 62 counties of the State of New York are subdivided into 933 towns, 62 cities, and 10 American Indian reservations. Towns in New York are considered a third-level administrative division and a minor civil division by the US Census Bureau , in contrast to cities and villages, which are ...
The town of Stockton-on-Tees was an ancient borough.The borough's date of creation is unknown, but Stockton was being described as a borough by 1283. [7] The original borough had a very tightly drawn boundary; by 1835 it was said that the borough only covered a quarter of the urban area. [8]
Groton is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 5,950 at the 2010 census. The name is taken from Groton, Massachusetts. [1] The Town of Groton contains a village, also called Groton. The town is in the northeast corner of the county and is northeast of Ithaca.
The town's government is made up of a town board, consisting of a Supervisor and four council members. In addition, there is a deputy supervisor, a town clerk, two town justices, a deputy Town clerk, a Highway Superintendent and a Tax Collector.