Stamford is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States.

[3][2] The town is in the eastern part of the county and has a village called Stamford.

The northeastern town line is the border of Schoharie County.

There were 1,201 housing units at an average density of 24.8 per square mile (9.6/km2).

The racial makeup of the town was 96.55% White, 1.03% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races.