Турин: География, население и характеристики города

the town

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.4 square miles (81.3 km2), of which 31.2 square miles (80.8 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2) (0.67%) is water. The eastern town line is defined by the Black River. Part of the town is on the Tug Hill Plateau. New York State Route 12 and New York State Route 26 are north south highways that parallel the Black River through the town. NY 12 is closer to the river.

As of the census of 2020, there were 768 people, 445 households, and 379 families residing in the town. The population density was 24.6 people per square mile (9.5/km2). There were 454 housing units at an average density of 14.5 per square mile (5.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.5% White, 0.52% Black or African American, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population. There were 445 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no spouse present, 12.1% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 14.8% were non families. 9.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 2.85. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $79,375, and the median income for a family was $64,063. Males had a median income of $42,708 versus $27,306 for females. The per capita income for the town was $84,344. About 9% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Burdicks Crossing – A former location on the Black River. Glenfield – A hamlet near the Black River at the town line in the northeastern part of the town. Gomer Hill – An elevation in the western part of Turin. House Creek – An eastward flowing tributary of the Black River. Houseville – A hamlet on NY 26, north of Turin village. The community is named after its founder, Eleazer House. Snow Ridge Ski Area – A skiing area north of Turin village. Turin – A village on NY 26 near the southern town line. Welch Hill – A hamlet by the southern town line, west of Turin village. Whetstone Gulf State Park – A state park at the northern town line, north of Houseville.

The real world geographic coordinates of Turin are found in an ancient temple beneath Rome, Italy in the "Da Vinci Disappearance" add on mission for the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood video game. It was discovered in the later game Assassin's Creed III that the coordinates marked the location of a Grand Temple hidden underground in Turin.