Minetto | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Image Map1: | New York in United States (US48).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of New York in the United States |
Coordinates: | 43.3964°N -76.4744°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Oswego County |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | 1916 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 15.7 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.1 |
Area Land Km2: | 15.0 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.8 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.7 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.3 |
Elevation Ft: | 325 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1659 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Est: | 1595 |
Population Density Km2: | 106.3 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 275 |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 13115 |
Area Code: | 315 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-47691 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Website: | https://www.townofminetto.com/ |
Minetto is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,659 at the 2010 census. It was formed in 1916 from the town of Oswego.
The Town of Minetto is located south of the City of Oswego, which it borders.
Minetto was once a company town of the now-closed Columbia Mills textile factory.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.7 km2), of which 5.8 square miles (15.0 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.7 km2) (4.30%) is water. It is the smallest town in Oswego County.
The town is situated along the Oswego River and Oswego Canal.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,663 people, 635 households, and 499 families residing in the town. The population density was 287.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 660 housing units at an average density of 114sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 97.78% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.
There were 635 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% 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 2.95.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $51,667, and the median income for a family was $61,094. Males had a median income of $54,375 versus $30,227 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,404. About 3.6% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.