| Official Name: | Solon, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | USA#New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Solon |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| 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: | Cynthia A. Monroe (D, R) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 76.99 |
| Area Land Km2: | 76.80 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.20 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.73 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.65 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1079 |
| Population Density Km2: | 13.82 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 35.78 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 418 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1371 |
| Coordinates: | 42.5967°N -76.0233°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-023-68264 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979502 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 1061 |
Solon is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The town had a total population of 1,079 as of the 2010 census.[2] The name of the town comes from the Greek lawmaker Solon.
The town is in the center of the county, east of the city of Cortland.
The region was part of the Central New York Military Tract used to pay soldiers of the American Revolution. Solon was first settled in 1794.
The town was created from part of the town of Homer in 1798, before the formation of Cortland County. Solon lost territory to the towns of Truxton (1811) and Taylor (1849).
The population of the town reached a peak of 2,311 in 1840. By 1865, the population had dropped to 995.
The Hatheway Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 77km2, of which 76.8km2 is land and 0.2km2, or 0.26%, is water.[2]
New York State Route 41 is an east-west highway in the town.
As of the year 2000 census, there were 1,108 people, 382 households, and 310 families residing in the town. The population density was 37.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 419 housing units at an average density of 14.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 97.74% White, 0.09% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.
There were 382 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 10.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,167, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $27,143 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,555. About 6.4% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.