| Official Name: | Lysander, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Onondaga |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Kevin Rode (D) [1] |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 167.34 |
| Area Land Km2: | 159.84 |
| Area Water Km2: | 7.50 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 64.61 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 61.71 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 2.89 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 23074 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 133 |
| Elevation Ft: | 436 |
| Coordinates: | 43.1728°N -76.3547°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 13027 |
| Area Code: | 315 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-44039 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979177 |
Lysander is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 23,074. The town was named after Lysander,[3] a Spartan military leader, by a clerk interested in the classics. Lying to the northwest of Syracuse, much of the town is suburban in character.
The town was part of the former Central New York Military Tract. It was first settled by outsiders circa 1797. The Town of Lysander was formed in 1794 from the northern townships of the Military Tract. Lysander was later reduced by the creation of the Towns of Hannibal (1806) and Cicero (1807). Lysander was reduced again on the formation of Oswego County in 1816.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 64.6sqmi, of which 61.9sqmi is land and 2.7sqmi (4.18%) is water.
The northern town line is the border of Oswego County and the western town boundary is the border of Cayuga County. The southern town line is defined by the Erie Canal-Seneca River complex. Cross Lake is located on the western border of Lysander. The Oswego River marks part of the eastern town line. The Oswego, Seneca, and Oneida Rivers join at the eastern town line.
New York State Route 370, West Genesee Road, is an east-west highway in the southern part of Lysander. New York State Route 48 is a highway in the center of the town. New York State Route 31 intersects NY-370 in the southeastern part of Lysander. New York State Route 690 is a major highway leading out of the southern part of Lysander.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 19,285 people, 7,139 households, and 5,404 families residing in the town. The population density was 311.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 7,448 housing units at an average density of 120.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 96.89% White, 0.73% African American, 0.29% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
There were 7,139 households, out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $59,128, and the median income for a family was $67,539. Males had a median income of $47,057 versus $29,164 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,187. About 2.5% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.