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The Town of Seward is in the northwestern part of the county and is northeast of Oneonta.

The first settlement took place circa 1754 near Seward village. During the American Revolution, much of the town was destroyed due to conflict between loyalist and revolutionary factions. The town was formed in 1840 from part of the Town of Sharon.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.5 square miles (95 km2), of which 36.4 square miles (94 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0 km2) (0.19%) is water. The western town line is the border of Otsego County. New York State Route 10 is a north–south highway. New York State Route 165 is an east–west highway, with its eastern terminus at NY 10 at Janesville. New York State Route 145 is a north–south highway in the northeastern part of Seward.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,637 people, 588 households, and 449 families residing in the town. The population density was (25.0/sq mi). There were 683 housing units at an average density of 18.8 per square mile (7.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.50% White, 0.31% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.75% of the population. There were 588 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.16. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,438, and the median income for a family was $44,813. Males had a median income of $31,827 versus $24,076 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,227. About 5.9% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Clove – A hamlet in the southeastern part of the town, on County Road 63. It was once called "The Clove," a corruption of the Dutch "Klauver Kloof," meaning "clover valley." Dorloo – A hamlet in the western section of the town on NY 165, west of Seward village. Gardnersville – A hamlet east of Seward village, located on NY 10 and named after Dow Gardner, an early settler. Hyndsville – A hamlet on NY 10 in the southeastern part of the town named after a settler family. Janesville – A hamlet on NY 10 in the southeastern part of the town. Lawyersville – A hamlet at the eastern town line on NY 145, named after an early family. Seward – The hamlet of Seward is in the northern section of the town on NY 165. Webers Corners – A hamlet by the western town line on NY 165. Zeh Corners – A hamlet in the northeastern part of the town on County Road 30.