Jewett is a town centrally located in Greene County, New York, United States.

[3][4] The town is named for Freeborn G. Jewett, justice of the New York Supreme Court.

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 970 people, 405 households, and 279 families residing in the town.

There were 1,026 housing units at an average density of 20.4 per square mile (7.9/km2).

25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.