Pompey, New York

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Pompey is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,159 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the Roman general and political leader Pompey by a clerk interested in the Classics.

The Town of Pompey is in the southeast part of the county, south of Syracuse.

1 History
- 1.1 Notable residents
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Communities and locatiions in Pompey
5 External links

[edit] History

Pompey was within the land of the Iroquois and later part of the former Central New York Military Tract, used to compensate soldier of the American Revolution. The town was first settled by outsiders around 1789.

The Town of Pompey was formed in 1789, but not completely organized until 1794, when Onondaga County was established. The original town was divided and sub-divided into many other towns in the region, including all of the Towns of Fabius (1798), Tully, Preble, and Scott (The latter two now in Cortland County), along with parts of the Towns of Spafford, Otisco (1806), LaFayette (1825), Onondaga (1794), Truxton and Cuyler (The latter two now in Cortland County).

[edit] Notable residents

William George Fargo, Founder of Wells-Fargo and mayor of Buffalo, was born in Pompey.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 172.2 km² (66.5 mi²). 172.0 km² (66.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.09%) is water.

The east town line is the county line of Madison County.

US Route 20 is an east-west highway through the town. New York State Route 91, an north-south highway, intersects US-20 in Pompey village. New York State Route 92 cuts across the northeast corner of Pompey.

The rolling hills of Pompey are located just southeast of Syracuse, NY.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 6,159 people, 2,154 households, and 1,761 families residing in the town. The population density was 35.8/km² (92.7/mi²). There were 2,272 housing units at an average density of 13.2/km² (34.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.56% White, 0.37% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 2,154 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.4% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $59,190, and the median income for a family was $64,442. Males had a median income of $42,212 versus $32,357 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,970. About 2.5% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Communities and locatiions in Pompey

Atwell Corners -- A location on the east town line near Hills Corners.
Berwyn -- A location southwest of Pompey village and west of Swift Corner.
Buellville -- A hamlet at the north town line on NY-92.
Clough Corners -- A hamlet southeast of Pompey village.
Delphi Falls -- A hamlet near the east town line.
Hills Corners -- A location near the east town line on US-20, east of Pompey Center.
Jamesville Reservoir -- A reservoir in the northeast corner of Pompey.
Jamesville Beach County Park -- A county park south of Jamesville Reservoir.
Jerome Corner -- A hamlet south of Pompey village, near the south town line on NY-91.
Oran -- A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town on NY-92, southeast of Beullville.
Pompey -- The hamlet of Pompey is in the western part of the town at US-20 and NY-91.
Pompey Center -- A hamlet east of Pompey village on US-20.
Pompey Hill -- An famous elevation (1728') in the town that allows a view of seven counties.
Pompey Hollow -- A valley near the east town line.
Pratts Falls County Park -- A county park northeast of Pompey village. `
Salem Corner -- A hamlet northeast of Pompey village.
Stebbins Gulf -- A valley in the west part of Pompey, north of The Tunnel.
Swift Corner -- A hamlet south of Pompey village and west of Jerome Corner.
The Tunnel -- A valley in the western part of the town.
Watervale -- A hamlet northeast of Pompey village and west of Salem Corner.