Scriba, New York

Scriba, New York
Town
Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°28′5″N 76°24′56″W / 43.46806°N 76.41556°W / 43.46806; -76.41556
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Oswego
Area
• Total	43.9 sq mi (113.6 km²)
• Land	40.6 sq mi (105.1 km²)
• Water	3.3 sq mi (8.5 km²)
Elevation	469 ft (143 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	6,840
• Density	20/sq mi (6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	13126
Area code(s)	315
FIPS code	36-65992
GNIS feature ID	0979478

Scriba is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 6,840 at the 2010 census. The town is named after landowner George Scriba.

The Town of Scriba is east of the City of Oswego. The town was created in 1811 from the Town of Volney, then known as the Town of Fredericksburg.

The town of Scriba includes an Oswego County fire department, a municipal building, highway department, justice center, buildings and grounds department and a water department, as well as a child care center, town park and sunset bay park with lake access. The Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station and the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant are both also located within the town.

Most of the town lies within the zip code 13126 and possesses an "Oswego" mailing address. However, a portion of the town lies within zip code 13069 and uses "Fulton" as their mailing address. The hamlet of Lycoming, located within the town, has its own post office and uses the zipcode 13093 for PO boxes only.

Geography

The town borders Lake Ontario, the City of Oswego, and the Oswego River.

Scriba is approximately 40 miles North of Syracuse.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.9 square miles (114 km²), of which, 40.6 square miles (105 km²) of it is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) of it (7.50%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1820	899		—
1830	2,073		130.6%
1840	4,051		95.4%
1850	2,738		−32.4%
1860	3,282		19.9%
1870	3,065		−6.6%
1880	2,971		−3.1%
1890	2,480		−16.5%
1900	2,480		0.0%
1910	2,199		−11.3%
1920	1,817		−17.4%
1930	1,973		8.6%
1940	2,184		10.7%
1950	2,248		2.9%
1960	2,489		10.7%
1970	3,619		45.4%
1980	5,455		50.7%
1990	6,472		18.6%
2000	7,331		13.3%
2010	6,840		−6.7%
Est. 2014	6,726	^[1]	−1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 7,331 people, 2,721 households, and 1,937 families residing in the town. The population density was 180.7 people per square mile (69.8/km²). There were 3,053 housing units at an average density of 75.2 per square mile (29.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.19% White, 0.38% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.

There were 2,721 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 20.9% 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 2.64 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,550, and the median income for a family was $44,304. Males had a median income of $35,974 versus $25,329 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,939. About 10.6% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable current or former residents

Curtis F. Shoup, Medal of Honor recipient

Communities and locations in Scriba

Klocks Corners – Located at the intersection of County Route 4 and the Klocks Corners Road. Named after Jermiah Klock. *Lycoming – A hamlet located in Scriba with its own zip code 13093 and a US post office, located on County Route 29.
Scriba – The hamlet of Scriba located within route 104 and Creamery Road.
North Scriba - a hamlet of Scriba, located at the intersection of County Routes 1 and 29. North Scriba Union cemetery is located here.
South Scriba - a hamlet of Scriba, located at the intersection of County Routes 4 and 29.
Lansing - a hamlet of scriba, located at the intersection of County Routes 4 and 53.

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

Town of Scriba

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°27′55″N 76°25′50″W / 43.46528°N 76.43056°W / 43.46528; -76.43056

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