2 ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁member . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 4 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁P itch er ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁Chen ango ▁County , ▁New ▁York , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 8 0 3 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Nathan iel ▁P itch er , ▁the ▁e ighth ▁governor ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁border ▁of ▁Chen ango ▁County , ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Nor wich . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁was ▁first ▁settled ▁around ▁ 1 7 9 4 . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁P itch er ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁German ▁and ▁Lin ck la en ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁The ▁size ▁of ▁P itch er ▁was ▁increased ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁with ▁an ▁additional ▁portion ▁of ▁Lin ck la en . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 0 5 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁west ▁town ▁line ▁is ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁Cort land ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁O ts el ic ▁River ▁flows ▁south ward ▁through ▁the ▁town . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Ti ough ni oga ▁River ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁River ▁waters hed . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Route