Skaneateles, New York Explained

Skaneateles
Nickname:Skantown, Skan
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:USA
Mapsize:260px
Coordinates:42.9467°N -76.4283°W
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:Janet Aaron (R)
Leader Title1:Town Council
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:126.46
Area Land Km2:110.35
Area Water Km2:16.11
Area Total Sq Mi:48.83
Area Land Sq Mi:42.61
Area Water Sq Mi:6.22
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:7112
Population Density Km2:64.45
Population Density Sq Mi:166.91
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code:13152
Area Code:315
Pop Est Footnotes:[3]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-067-67521

Skaneateles [4] is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 7,112. The name is from the Iroquois term for the adjacent Skaneateles Lake, which means "long lake." The town is on the western border of the county and includes a village, also named Skaneateles. Both the town and village are southwest of Syracuse.

History

The area was part of the former Central New York Military Tract. On February 26, 1830, the town of Skaneateles was formed from the town of Marcellus, and the town later annexed areas of the Town of Spafford in 1840. Early turnpikes facilitated development. The town was noted for participation in reform movements before the Civil War.

In 1843, the Skaneateles Community acquired and successfully operated a large farm and developed small industries. It ultimately failed because of internal difficulties, as well as external concern about its unorthodox social practices. Locals sometimes referred to it as "No God," because of the atheistic views of members. The Skaneateles Community published a newspaper, the "Comunitist" between 1844 and 1846 when the community dissolved. Buildings are extant, known as "Community Place," now serving as a bed-and-breakfast.

Some Skaneateles men volunteered for the ill-fated Upper Canada Rebellion (1837) to liberate Canada and were imprisoned by the British in Australia. Quaker congregations were involved in abolitionist activity. Underground Railroad sites have been documented in Skaneateles. Although the larger city of Syracuse nearby was known nationally as a center of abolition and Underground Railroad activity, Skaneateles was said (by Beauchamp, an early historian) to have "eclipsed Syracuse as an anti-slavery town."

On July 4, 1876, resident John Dodgson Barrow delivered the centennial address in Skaneateles recounting the history of the village up to that time.[5] In 1891, he had it printed in Syracuse as a 20-page book.[6]

The Brook Farm, Community Place, and Kelsey-Davey Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 48.8mi2, of which 42.7 square miles (87.49%) is land and 6.1 square miles (12.51%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there are 7,112 people and 1,998 families residing in the town. The population density is 166.91/mi2. There are 3,233 housing units at an average density of 75.8/mi2. The racial makeup of the town is 93.56% White, 0.15% Black or African-American, 0.25% Native American and Alaska Native, 0.96% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 4.46% from two or more races.[7] Hispanic or Latino people of any race also make up 2.31% of the population.[8]

It was estimated in 2021 that there are 3,047 households in Skaneateles, with which 20.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% are married couples living together, 30.8% are non-families, and 25.9% are made up of individuals. The average household size is 2.33 and the average family size is 2.87.[9]

In 2021, it was also estimated that 21.1% of people in Skaneateles are under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 29.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 51.1 years old.[10]

As of 2021, the median household income is estimated to be $90,762, and the median family income is estimated to be $120,667.[11] It is also estimated that 5.1% of the population and 1.9% of families are below the poverty line.[12]

Communities and locations in the Town of Skaneateles

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 5, 2017.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. September 28, 2021.
  3. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  4. Book: . Kenyon . John S. . John Samuel Kenyon . Knott . Thomas A. . 1953 . Merriam-Webster . Springfield, Mass. . 0-87779-047-7 . 393 .
  5. Book: Beauchamp . William Martin . Past and Present of Syracuse and Onondaga County, New York: From Prehistoric Times to the Beginning of 1908 . 1908 . S.J. Clarke Publishing Company . Onondaga County (N.Y.) . 288 . November 25, 2020 . en.
  6. Web site: Barrow, John D. . Centennial Address by John D. Barrow . Masters & Stone Printers . November 25, 2020 . Skaneateles, New York . July 4, 1876.
  7. Web site: P1: RACE . December 11, 2022 . United States Census Bureau.
  8. Web site: P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE . December 11, 2022 . United States Census Bureau.
  9. Web site: S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES . December 11, 2022 . United States Census Bureau.
  10. Web site: S0101: AGE AND SEX . December 11, 2022 . United States Census Bureau.
  11. Web site: S1901: INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2021 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) . December 11, 2022 . United States Census Bureau.
  12. Web site: S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES . December 11, 2022 . United States Census Bureau.
  13. Blakney . Susan S. . A Conservation Strategy For a Static Non-funded Collection: The John D. Barrow Art Gallery . The Abbey Newsletter . September 1988 . 12 . 6 . November 25, 2020.
  14. Book: 1922 . The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography . XVIII . New York, NY . James T. White & Company . 284 . . .