Manlius | |
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Coordinates: 43°02′53″N075°58′58″W / 43.04806°N 75.98278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Onondaga |
Established | 1794 |
Government | |
• Type | Town Board |
• Supervisor | John Deer (D) |
• Councilors | |
Area | |
• Total | 49.95 sq mi (129.38 km2) |
• Land | 49.22 sq mi (127.48 km2) |
• Water | 0.73 sq mi (1.90 km2) |
Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 33,712 |
• Density | 670/sq mi (260/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 13057, 13066, 13082, 13104, 13116 |
Area code | 315 |
FIPS code | 36-45029 |
GNIS feature ID | 0979192 |
Website | www |
Manlius is a town to the south east of Syracuse in Onondaga County. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 33,712, making it the third largest suburb in metropolitan Syracuse. [2] In 2005, the town was ranked 98th on CNN's list of Best Places to Live. [3]
The town of Manlius includes a village also named Manlius, along with the villages of Fayetteville and Minoa. It is located on the eastern border of Onondaga County.
The town was a township of the former Central New York Military Tract. Manlius is the name of several important Romans, but exactly which one was being honored is no longer known. The current town was first settled around 1790.
The town of Manlius was founded in 1794, along with Onondaga country which decreased with the formation of news towns(DeWitt, Onondaga, Salina) and part of Syracuse.
The economy related to trade generated by the Erie Canal contributed to the early development of the town.
The Christ Church and Manlius Village Cemeteries and Mycenae Schoolhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4]
The eastern town line is the border of Madison County, New York, marked in part by Chittenango Creek. The town of DeWitt is to the west, the town of Pompey is to the south, and the town of Cicero is to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 50.0 square miles (129.4 km2), of which 49.6 square miles (128.5 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km2) (0.68%) is water.
The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) crosses the northern part of Manlius. New York State Route 290 crosses the northwestern corner of the town. New York State Route 5 (in part, Genesee Turnpike) and New York State Route 173 (Seneca Turnpike) are east-west highways. New York State Route 257 is a north-south state highway, while New York State Route 92 (Cazenovia Rd) is a northwest-southeast highway.
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Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 5,372 | — | |
1830 | 7,375 | 37.3% | |
1840 | 5,509 | −25.3% | |
1850 | 6,298 | 14.3% | |
1860 | 6,028 | −4.3% | |
1870 | 5,833 | −3.2% | |
1880 | 5,954 | 2.1% | |
1890 | 5,453 | −8.4% | |
1900 | 5,374 | −1.4% | |
1910 | 6,016 | 11.9% | |
1920 | 6,599 | 9.7% | |
1930 | 7,620 | 15.5% | |
1940 | 7,845 | 3.0% | |
1950 | 10,221 | 30.3% | |
1960 | 19,351 | 89.3% | |
1970 | 26,071 | 34.7% | |
1980 | 28,530 | 9.4% | |
1990 | 30,656 | 7.5% | |
2000 | 31,872 | 4.0% | |
2010 | 32,370 | 1.6% | |
2020 | 33,712 | 4.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [5] |
As of the census [6] of 2020, there were 31,709 people, 13,711 households, and 8,887 families residing in the town. The population density was 642.3 inhabitants per square mile (248.0/km2). There were 13,071 housing units at an average density of 263.4 per square mile (101.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 88.2% White, 1.5% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.5% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.
There were 12,553 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.04.
The population in the town was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $60,118, and the median income for a family was $70,655. As of the 2008 estimate, however, these figures had risen to $71,830 and $88,272, respectively. [7] Males had a median income of $52,065 versus $31,486 for females. The per capita income for the town was $31,825, but had risen to $39,688 in 2008. [7] About 2.0% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District, East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District, and Chittenango Central School District each serve sections of the Town of Manlius. [8]
Before the school districts were formed, the historic Mycenae Schoolhouse was used.
The Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District has also been recognized by New York State for their quality of education and was awarded the NYSPHSAA School of Distinction for the 2023-24 school year [9] .
The Manlius School, formerly St. John's Military School, merged with the Pebble Hill School in 1970 to become the Manlius Pebble Hill School. The school's Manlius campus was closed following the merger in 1974.
The three libraries located in the Town of Manlius—Village of Manlius Library, Fayetteville Free Library, and Village of Minoa Library—are branches of the Onondaga County Public Library.
The people below were born in or were residents of Manlius, New York
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Cicero is a town in northern Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 31,435. The name of the town was assigned by a clerk interested in the classics, honoring Cicero, a Roman statesman.
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Minoa is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,657. Minoa is in the northern part of the town of Manlius and is east of Syracuse.
Pompey is a town in the southeast part of Onondaga County, New York. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 7,080. The town was named after the Roman general and political leader Pompey by a late 18th-century clerk interested in the Classics in the new federal republic.
Manlius is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States, and a southeast suburb of Syracuse. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,662.
Mycenae is a hamlet in the Town of Manlius, New York, within Onondaga County, United States. It lies at the meeting point of New York Route 5 and Route 290. Mycenae is located at 43° 02' 56" North, 75° 55' 50" West. Presumably the hamlet was named after the ancient Greek city of Mycenae.
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New York State Route 298 (NY 298) is an east–west state highway located entirely within Onondaga County, New York, in the United States. It runs in a generally northeast direction for 14.05 miles (22.61 km) from an interchange with Interstate 690 (I-690) in the city of Syracuse to a roundabout intersection with NY 31 near the shores of Oneida Lake. Along its course it has exits with all four Interstate Highways in the area. Most of NY 298 was originally designated as part of NY 91 in 1930 before gaining its current designation later in the decade.
New York State Route 173 (NY 173) is a state highway located in the Syracuse area of central New York in the United States. It takes a slightly bow-shaped route from NY 31 in the town of Van Buren to NY 5 in Chittenango, gently curving to the south of Downtown Syracuse in the center of its 30.59-mile (49.23 km) routing. Even so, NY 173 briefly enters the Syracuse city limits near where it intersects U.S. Route 11 (US 11). NY 173 passes through several suburbs of Syracuse, including Camillus, where it first meets NY 5, and Manlius, where it has a short overlap with NY 92.
New York State Route 290 (NY 290) is a state highway located entirely within Onondaga County, New York, extending from downtown Syracuse to the east side of the county. It provides access to Green Lakes State Park from the north.
New York State Route 92 (NY 92) is a state highway located in central New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with U.S. Route 11 in downtown Syracuse. Its eastern terminus is at a junction with US 20 west of the village of Cazenovia. NY 92 is known as East Genesee Street through Syracuse and DeWitt; from DeWitt to Cazenovia, its name varies by location. It heads generally eastward through Syracuse to DeWitt, where it crosses Interstate 481 (I-481) while concurrent with NY 5. At the east end of the overlap, it splits off follows a more southeasterly routing through the village of Manlius to Cazenovia.
The East Syracuse Minoa Central School District (ESM) is a pre-K through 12th grade public school district with its headquarters in Manlius, New York, enrolling approximately 3,500 students. ESM serves portions of the towns of DeWitt and Manlius, specifically the villages of East Syracuse, Minoa, and Kirkville as well as portions of Eastwood, Fayetteville, and Bridgeport. The district is partially funded by and governed under the authority of the New York State Education Department, whose standardized examinations are designed and administered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York.
New York State Route 20SY (NY 20SY) was a state highway in the vicinity of the city of Syracuse, New York, in the United States. It connected U.S. Route 20 (US 20) to downtown Syracuse via Skaneateles, Camillus, Manlius, and Cazenovia in Onondaga County and Madison County. The highway began at an intersection with US 20 and NY 321 in the village of Skaneateles and ended at a junction with US 20, NY 20N, and NY 92 near the village of Cazenovia. Most of NY 20SY overlapped another route; however, two sections of NY 20SY—one in the town of Camillus and another near the village of Fayetteville—were not concurrent with another highway.
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Limestone Creek is a 25-mile-long (40 km) river in Onondaga County in the state of New York. From its source on the north side of Arab Hill south of Delphi Falls, New York, and northwest of DeRuyter Reservoir, the creek flows generally north to its confluence with Chittenango Creek.
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