Place:Delhi (town), Delaware, New York, United States

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NameDelhi (town)
Alt namesDelhi
TypeTown
Coordinates42.267°N 74.9°W
Located inDelaware, New York, United States
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Delhi (pronounced "Dell-high") is a town in Delaware County, New York, USA. The population was 5,117 at the 2010 census.

The Town of Delhi is in the east-central part of the county. The State University of New York at Delhi is located in this town, which contains the village of Delhi. The town is featured as the town of "Walleye" in the humorous book It Takes a Village Idiot, Complicating the Simple Life by writer Jim Mullen about his problems adapting to the rural lifestyle after he and his wife buy a weekend home in the area.

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The town was formed from the Towns of Kortright, Middletown, and Walton March 23, 1798.

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  • Outstanding guide to Delhi family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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