New Haven, New York

New Haven, New York
Town
Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°28′58″N 76°18′36″W / 43.48278°N 76.31000°W / 43.48278; -76.31000
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Oswego
Area
• Total	33.4 sq mi (86.6 km²)
• Land	31.2 sq mi (80.7 km²)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
Elevation	420 ft (128 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,856
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	13121
Area code(s)	315
FIPS code	36-50342
GNIS feature ID	0979265

New Haven is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 2,856 at the 2010 census.

History

The area was originally called "Vera Cruz." The Town of New Haven was taken from the Town of Mexico in 1813, before the founding of Oswego County.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.5 square miles (87 km²), of which, 31.2 square miles (81 km²) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it (6.79%) is water.

The north town line is marked by Lake Ontario.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1820	1,590		—
1830	1,410		−11.3%
1840	1,737		23.2%
1850	2,015		16.0%
1860	2,073		2.9%
1870	1,764		−14.9%
1880	1,713		−2.9%
1890	1,557		−9.1%
1900	1,408		−9.6%
1910	1,461		3.8%
1920	1,256		−14.0%
1930	1,116		−11.1%
1940	1,194		7.0%
1950	1,259		5.4%
1960	1,478		17.4%
1970	1,845		24.8%
1980	2,421		31.2%
1990	2,778		14.7%
2000	2,930		5.5%
2010	2,856		−2.5%
Est. 2014	2,873	^[1]	0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 2,930 people, 1,063 households, and 781 families residing in the town. The population density was 94.0 people per square mile (36.3/km²). There were 1,378 housing units at an average density of 44.2 per square mile (17.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.40% White, 0.17% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 1,063 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 19.9% 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 2.76 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,324, and the median income for a family was $44,900. Males had a median income of $36,042 versus $21,632 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,957. About 7.2% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in New Haven

Austin Corners – A location in the southeast corner of the town.
Butterfly Corners ("Butterfly") – A hamlet in the eastern part of the town.
Cummings Bridge ("Cummings Mills") – A location in the southeast corner of the town.
Demster – A hamlet north of New Haven village on Route 6.
Demster Beach – A hamlet on the Lake Ontario shore.
Hickory Grove – A location on the shore of Lake Ontario.
Johnsons Corners – A location in the southeast corner of the town.
New Haven – The hamlet of New Haven is on Route 104. It was once called "Gay Head."
New Haven Station – A location north of New Haven village.
Pleasant Point Crossing ("Pleasant Point") – A hamlet west of Demster.
Sala – A hamlet near the south town line, southwest of South New Haven.
South New Haven – A hamlet southwest of New Haven village.
Vermillion – A hamlet on the south town line, south of Butterfly Corners.

References

↑ "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. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. 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

Coordinates: 43°28′47″N 76°18′55″W / 43.47972°N 76.31528°W / 43.47972; -76.31528

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