Constantia (town), New York

For the hamlet located within this town, see Constantia (CDP), New York. For other uses, see Constantia (disambiguation).

Constantia
Town
Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°14′52″N 76°00′00″W / 43.24778°N 76.00000°W / 43.24778; -76.00000Coordinates: 43°14′52″N 76°00′00″W / 43.24778°N 76.00000°W / 43.24778; -76.00000
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Oswego
Area
• Total	99.6 sq mi (258 km²)
• Land	42.8 sq mi (111 km²)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2 km²) 42.93%
Population (2010)^[1]
• Total	4,973
• Density	50/sq mi (19/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website	townconstantia.org

Constantia is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 4,973 at the 2010 census.^[1]

The Town of Constantia is in the southeast part of the county. Located with the town is a hamlet and census-designated place also named Constantia.

History

The town was first settled around 1793 and was known then as "Rotterdam." Francis Adrian Vanderkemp and Marc Isambard Brunel were two of its citizens. The Town of Constantia was created from part of the Town of Mexico in 1808. In 1825, the town was reduced by the formation of the Town of Hastings, and was reduced again in 1839 to form the Town of West Monroe.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 99.6 square miles (258.0 km²), of which, 56.9 square miles (147.3 km²) of it is land and 42.8 square miles (110.8 km²) of it (42.93%) is water.

The south town line is the opposite shore of Oneida Lake, which is the border of Madison County, New York. The east town line is the border of Oneida County, New York.

The Erie Canal, runs through the town, using Oneida Lake as a waterway.

The north boundary is marked by the south edge of the Tug Hill Plateau.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1820	767		—
1830	1,193		55.5%
1840	1,476		23.7%
1850	2,495		69.0%
1860	3,413		36.8%
1870	3,437		0.7%
1880	3,124		−9.1%
1890	2,691		−13.9%
1900	2,259		−16.1%
1910	2,023		−10.4%
1920	1,789		−11.6%
1930	1,405		−21.5%
1940	1,538		9.5%
1950	1,947		26.6%
1960	2,730		40.2%
1970	3,547		29.9%
1980	4,312		21.6%
1990	4,868		12.9%
2000	5,141		5.6%
2010	4,973		−3.3%
Est. 2014	4,934	^[2]	−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 5,141 people, 1,893 households, and 1,398 families residing in the town. The population density was 90.4 people per square mile (34.9/km²). There were 2,351 housing units at an average density of 41.3 per square mile (16.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.29% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 1,893 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,932, and the median income for a family was $45,373. Males had a median income of $31,276 versus $23,299 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,818. About 6.2% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Constantia

Bernhards Bay – A hamlet on the shore of Oneida Lake.
Cleveland – The Village of Cleveland is on the north shore of Oneida Lake, on Route 49.
Carroll Corners – A location between Gay Corners and Dutcherville.
Constantia – The hamlet of Constantia is on the shore of Oneida Lake on Route 49. The community was incorporated as a village in 1837, but abandoned that status in 1923.
Constantia Center – A hamlet northwest of Cleveland.
Doris Park – A hamlet on the shore of Oneida Lake, southwest of Constantia village.
Dutcherville – A hamlet north of Nicholsville.
Gayville – A hamlet north of Constantia village.
Halls Corners – A location east of North Constantia by the north town line.
Nicholsville – A hamlet northeast of Constantia village.
North Constantia – A hamlet north of Gayville.
Panther Lake – A hamlet and resort north of Bernhards Bay.

References

1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Oswego County, New York, United States

County seat: Oswego

Cities	Fulton Oswego

Towns	Albion Amboy Boylston Constantia Granby Hannibal Hastings Mexico Minetto New Haven Orwell Oswego Palermo Parish Redfield Richland Sandy Creek Schroeppel Scriba Volney West Monroe Williamstown

Villages	Central Square Cleveland Hannibal Lacona Mexico Parish Phoenix Pulaski Sandy Creek

CDPs	Altmar Brewerton‡ Constantia Minetto Sand Ridge Cayuga Community College SUNY Oswego

Other hamlets	Albion Center Bardeen Corners Beecherville Bernhards Bay Boylston Center Bundy Crossing Butterfly Corners Cains Corners Carley Mills Carterville Catfish Caughdenoy Clifford Cribbs Corners Cummings Bridge Demster Demster Beach Dexterville Doris Park Drakes Corner Dugway Dutcherville East Amboy East Boylston East Palermo Fairdale Farley Corners Fruit Valley Furmiss Gayville Gilbert Mills Graftons Square Greenboro Hannibal Center Happy Valley Hastings Center Hinmansville Howardville Ingalls Crossing Kasoag Little France Loomis Corner Lycoming Mallory Mallory Station Maple Hill McMahon Corners Morse Mosher Corners Mud Hill Mungers Corners New Scriba Nicholsville North Amboy North Boylston North Constantia North Church Corner North Hannibal North Scriba North Shores North Volney Oswego Beach Oswego Center Panther Lake Peacock Corners Peat Corners Pennellville Pineville Plantz Corners Pleasant Point Crossing Prattham Red Mill Ricard Roosevelt Corners Russ Mills Sala Sandy Pond Shephard Corners Smartville South Hannibal South New Haven South Scriba Stewart Corners Texas The Elms Toad Harbor Upson Corner Vermillion Vorea Vorhees Corners West Amboy

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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