Elbridge (town), New York
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Elbridge is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,091 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Elbridge Gerry, a Vice President of the United States.
The Town of Elbridge is west of Syracuse. Elbridge is also the name of a village is in this town. The town is on the west border of the county.
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[edit] History
Elbridge was part of the Central New York Military Tract. It was settled by outsiders around 1793.
The Erie Canal was completed through the town in 1825.
The Town of Elbridge was formed in 1829 from the Town of Camillus.
[edit] Notable residents
- John Adams, (1772-1863), served as a principal at an academy here.[1] (This was John Adams the educator, not the Founding Father).
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 99.2 km² (38.3 mi²). 97.3 km² (37.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (1.85%) is water.
The west town line is the border of Cayuga County.
The Erie Canal/Seneca River system defines part of the north border of the town.
The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) crosses the north part of the town. New York State Route 317 is a north-south highway in Elbridge. New York State Route 5, in the south, and New York State Route 31, in the north, are east-west highways in the town. New York State Route 321 crosses the southeast part of Elbridge.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,091 people, 2,322 households, and 1,688 families residing in the town. The population density was 62.6/km² (162.1/mi²). There were 2,513 housing units at an average density of 25.8/km² (66.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.70% White, 0.38% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.
There were 2,322 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,444, and the median income for a family was $48,085. Males had a median income of $35,989 versus $25,763 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,682. About 6.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in the Town of Elbridge
- Carpenter Brook Fish Hatchery -- A fish hatchery near the south town line.
- Cross Lake -- a lake partly in the northeast corner of the town.
- Crossman Corners -- A location in the southwest part of the town on NY-5.
- Elbridge -- The Village of Elbridge near the center of the town at the junction of NY-5 and NY-317.
- Halfway -- A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town.
- Jones Point -- A location east of South Bay.
- Jordan -- The Village of Jordan in the northwest part of the town at the junction of NY-31 and NY-317.
- Laird Corners -- A hamlet in the eastern part of the town.
- Memphis -- A hamlet on the town line in the northeast corner.
- Peru -- A hamlet in the north part of the town near I-90.
- Skaneateles Junction -- A hamlet in the south part of the town.
- South Bay -- A bay of Cross Lake inside the town by the north town line.
[edit] References
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- ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.
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County Seat: Syracuse |
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| Cities | |
| Towns |
Camillus | Cicero | Clay | DeWitt | Elbridge | Fabius | Geddes | LaFayette | Lysander | Manlius | Marcellus | Onondaga | Otisco | Pompey | Salina | Skaneateles | Spafford | Tully | Van Buren |
| Villages |
Baldwinsville | Camillus | East Syracuse | Elbridge | Fabius | Fayetteville | Jordan | Liverpool | Manlius | Marcellus | Minoa | North Syracuse | Skaneateles | Solvay | Tully |
| Principal hamlets |
Amber | Amboy | Apulia | Apulia Station | Borodino | Brewerton | Bridgeport | Cardiff | Cedarvale | Cicero | Clay | Clintonville | Collingwood | Delphi | Delphi Falls | DeWitt | Fairmount | Galeville | Geddes | Hart Lot | Hinsdale | Howlett Hill | Indian Village | Jamesville | Kirkville | LaFayette | Long Branch | Lysander | Marcellus Falls | Marietta | Mattydale | Memphis | Mottville | Navarino | Nedrow | Onondaga Hill | Oran | Otisco | Plainville | Pompey | Pompey Center | Rose Hill | Skaneateles Falls | South Onondaga | South Spafford | Southwood | Spafford | Split Rock | State Fair Grounds | Taunton | Thorn Hill | Van Buren | Vesper | Warners | Watervale |
| Other hamlets |
Jack's Reef | Lakeland | Lyncourt | Messina Springs | Mycenae | Seneca Knolls | Shepard Settlement | Spafford Valley | Village Green | Westvale |
| Reservations |
