Cortlandville, New York Explained

Official Name:Cortlandville, New York
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:New York
Pushpin Label:Cortlandville
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of New York
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cortland
Government Type:Town Council
Leader Title:Town Supervisor
Leader Name:Tom Williams (R)
Leader Title1:Town Council
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:129.24
Area Land Km2:128.78
Area Water Km2:0.46
Area Total Sq Mi:49.90
Area Land Sq Mi:49.72
Area Water Sq Mi:0.18
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:8409
Population Density Km2:64.05
Population Density Sq Mi:171.1
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:335
Elevation Ft:1099
Coordinates:42.5856°N -76.1744°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:13045
Area Code:607
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-023-18421
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0978872

Cortlandville is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 8,509 at the 2010 census.[2]

Cortlandville surrounds the city of Cortland and is at the western border of the county.

History

The town is in the former Central New York Military Tract.

The area was first settled in 1792 at Lorings Corners. In 1829, the town was taken from the south part of the town of Homer. The town was increased by additional land from the town of Virgil in 1845.

In 1853, the village of Cortland (the present city of Cortland) was incorporated as a village, and was reincorporated in 1864.

New York authorized a normal school (now State University of New York at Cortland) to be erected in the region in 1866.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Cortlandville has a total area of 129.2km2, of which 128.8km2 is land and 0.5km2, or 0.36%, is water.[2]

The Tioughnioga River flows southward through the town and is part of the Susquehanna River watershed. The western town line is the border of Tompkins County.

Interstate 81, U.S. Route 11, and New York State Route 281 are north-south highways. New York State Route 41 and New York State Route 222 are east-west highways, but NY-41 turns northward from Cortland. New York State Route 13 is a northeast-southwest highway.

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 7,919 people, 3,166 households, and 2,168 families residing in the town. The population density was 159sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,431 housing units at an average density of 68.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 96.93% White, 0.40% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 3,166 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,458, and the median income for a family was $46,888. Males had a median income of $31,530 versus $23,984 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,887. About 8.2% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Cortlandville

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 4, 2017.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cortlandville town, Cortland County, New York. https://archive.today/20200212161937/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3602318421. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. December 15, 2014.
  3. Web site: About Cortlandville Cortlandville NY. November 30, 2021. www.cortlandville.org.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .