Fayetteville, New York

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Fayetteville is a village located in Onondaga County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the village had a population of 4,190. The village is named after Lafayette, a national hero of both France and the United States.

The Village of Fayetteville is located in the Town of Manlius, east of the City of Syracuse of which it is a suburb.

1 History
- 1.1 Famous inhabitants of Fayetteville
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] History

Fayetteville is in the former Central New York Military Tract. The community was first settled around 1792. It was previously known as "Manlius Four Corners."

Fayetteville was first incorporated in 1844 and re-named after the Marquis de Lafayette {note that the Town of LaFayette in the county is also named after the Marquis). The village was re-incorporated in 1871.

[edit] Famous inhabitants of Fayetteville

United States President Grover Cleveland called Fayetteville his childhood home for some time. Across the street from the old home of Cleveland is that of suffragist and civil rights activist Matilda Joslyn Gage, who was born in nearby Cicero, called Fayetteville home for the vast majority of her life. She is interred at the Fayetteville Cemetery. Fayetteville has produced one Major League Baseball player...outfielder Sandy Griffin. (b. October 24, 1858).

[edit] Geography

Fayetteville is in Central New York, on New York State Route 5, at 43°1′43″N, 76°0′15″W (43.028516, -76.004268)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²), all land.

New York State Route 5 and New York State Route 257 intersect in Fayetteville.

Fayetteville Towne Center Shopping Mall include Target, Kohl's, Bonefish Grill, Carrabbas, Panera Bread and many other stores and restaurants.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,190 people, 1,830 households, and 1,141 families residing in the village. The population density was 935.1/km² (2,422.9/mi²). There were 1,901 housing units at an average density of 424.3/km² (1,099.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.82% White, 0.62% African American, 0.14% Native American, 2.41% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 1,830 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 33.2% 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 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,598, and the median income for a family was $66,201. Males had a median income of $52,298 versus $31,011 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,284. About 1.1% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.