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

[3][4] The town is in the west-central part of the county and contains the village of Walton.

The original settlement, near the site of the village of Walton, occurred in 1785.

[4] As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 5,607 people, 2,391 households, and 1,570 families residing in the town.

There were 2,958 housing units at an average density of 30.4 per square mile (11.7/km2).