Seneca Falls (town), New York
Seneca Falls is a
town in
Seneca County,
New York,
United States. The population was 9,347 at the 2000 census.
The
Town of Seneca Falls contains
Seneca Falls village.
The east town line is partly defined by
Cayuga Lake.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 71.0
km² (27.4
mi²). 62.8 km² (24.2 mi²) of it is land and 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²) of it (11.63%) is water.
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 9,347 people, 3,796 households, and 2,440 families residing in the town. The
population density was 148.9/km² (385.6/mi²). There were 4,167 housing units at an average density of 66.4/km² (171.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.86%
White, 0.87%
Black or
African American, 0.22%
Native American, 1.52%
Asian, 0.30% from
other races, and 1.23% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.
There were 3,796 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were
married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,245, and the median income for a family was $48,565. Males had a median income of $36,631 versus $25,094 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $18,462. About 9.7% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
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Bridgeport -- A lakeside
hamlet east of Seneca Falls village.
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Cayuga Lake State Park -- A
state park on the shore of Cayuga Lake.
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Finger Lakes Regional Airport -- A general aviation airport southeast of Seneca Falls village.
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Seneca Falls -- The Village of Seneca Falls.
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Town of Seneca Falls
