 barre is a town in orleans county, new york, united states. the population was 2,025 at the 2010 census. the town is named after barre, massachusetts. the town of barre is on the southern boundary of the county. ==history== the town of barre /ËbÃ¦ri/ was founded in 1818 from part of the town of gaines. the town was named after the birthplace of an early settler. the benjamin franklin gates house was listed on the national register of historic places in 2009. ==geography== according to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of , of which  is land and 0.02% is water. the southern boundary is shared with the town of elba in [[g
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