Cayuga County

Cayuga County Courthouse
administration
US state :	new York
Administrative headquarters :	Auburn
Foundation :	March 8, 1799
Made up from:	Onondaga County
Area code :	001 315
Demographics
Residents :	80,026  (2010)
Population density :	44.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2,236.9 km²
Water surface :	445.7 km²
map
Website : www.co.cayuga.ny.us

Cayuga County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2010 census , Cayuga County had 80,026 people and a population density of 44.7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Auburn .

geography

Cayuga County extends from the south shore of Lake Ontario with a border to Canada and along the east shore of Cayuga Lake , one of the Finger Lakes , to about half the north-south extent of the state of New York. The southern half of the area is terminal moraine area , while the northern part of the county is largely flat as a ground moraine that formed the bottom of a meltwater lake ( Lake Tonawandas ) that formed between the receding ice mass and the terminal moraine during the melting phase of the glacier cap .

The southern part of the county has an average height of between 250 and 350 meters, with no individual hills worth mentioning. The largest lake in the county is centrally located Owasco Lake . The main rivers are the Salmon Creek , which receives inflow from a number of small bodies of water, and the Owasco Outlet , which flows through Auburn. Salmon Creek crosses a number of lakes; at its origin on Cayuga Lake extends a marshland, the Montezuma Marshes . It has formed the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge since 1937 , which was formed from parts of these marshlands.

The county has an area of ​​2,236.9 square kilometers, of which 445.7 square kilometers are water.

Surrounding areas

Lake Ontario	Lake Ontario	Oswego County
Wayne County Seneca County		Onondaga County
Seneca County	Tompkins County	Cortland County

history

Cayuga County's early history is largely in the dark because no written records existed. However, both to the east of Lake Champlain and to the west of Monroe County there have been sites of arrowheads and flint tools, as well as remains of camps, suggesting that groups of post-glacial hunters migrated in the area.

With the exploration and missionary work of the region from around 1670 by the French from the area of ​​today's Canada, the traditions about the inhabitants of that time also begin. It was about the Cayuga , one of the Iroquois tribes who had their hunting ground here.

The area became part of the land the Holland Land Company bought for development and colonization; the eastern part of what is now Cayuga County belonged to the Military Tract : areas that were offered to veterans of the Revolutionary War as a reward and were to be reclaimed by them. Settlement began here around 1790. At that time the area was part of Onondaga County ; The counties were initially organized as administrative units of large areas, which were further subdivided as the population density increased.

The first colonists in the area were Liberation War veterans who had drawn lots in the Military Tract . They all came from the east coast or the Newengland states and moved, like the other colonists of that time, by water over the Oneida Lake and the Oneida River or from the south over the Cayuga Lake. In 1796 a state road was opened to the west, which quickly became the "Highway of Western Emigration", as it was nicknamed. It led from Whitestown to Geneva and crossed Cayuga Counties. Auburn became one of the way stations on the road, making it the center of the area. The crossing of Cayuga Lake was one of the obstacles that the settlers had to overcome. It was solved by three ferries that crossed the maximum 5 miles (about 8.5 kilometers) wide lake. Due to the marshland at the northern end of the lake, the route by land was only possible when the Cayuga Bridge , a low wooden structure about 1,650 kilometers long (1 mile, 8 rods) and a width of 6.70 meters (22 Feet) as well as an equally long span was opened. Its importance was obviously immense: when it was partially destroyed by ice in the winter of 1808, it was immediately rebuilt and was ready for use again in spring. The bridge was maintained until 1857 and only then demolished and replaced by ferries.

Today's Cayuga County was separated from Onondaga County on March 8, 1799 . Its area initially also comprised the areas of today's Seneca County, Tompkins County and Schuyler County, which became independent areas with increasing populations: Seneca County on March 29, 1804, Tompkins County, then still with today's Schuyler County, on April 17 1817.

With the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, on the one hand, the number of emigrants who passed through the county increased, and on the other, the sales markets for agricultural products in the area expanded. At first it was primarily flour; the localities, especially Auburn, which got its own branch canal to the Erie Canal, were known for the high number of flour mills. Milk and cheese production was added from around 1870. The area is still known for both. Between 1861 and 1865 troops were raised here for the civil war . Auburn was the central location for the formation of foot troops and cavalry in the wide area. But there was no fighting in the area.

Due to the predominantly agricultural character, both Black Friday of 1929 and World War II passed the county largely without consequences. The development towards a stable agricultural landscape, which can be read from the census statistics, continues to this day.

Population development

Census Results - Cayuga County, New York

year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	15,871	29,843	38,897	47,948	50,338	55,458	55,767	59,550	65,081	65,302
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	66,234	67.106	65,221	64,751	65.508	70.136	73,942	77,439	79,894	82,313
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	81,963	80.026

Cities and towns

In addition to the independent municipalities listed below, there are seven villages in Cayuga County that are administered by the higher-level towns : Cato, Cayuga, Fair Haven, Moravia, Port Byron, Union Springs and Weedsport.

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Auburn	City	27,687	21.8	21.6	1,281.8	28 Mar 1823	Established as Village on April 18, 1815, as Town in 1823; Appointment to the city on March 21, 1848
Aurelius	town	2,792	82.9	78.3	35.7	Jan. 27, 1780
Brutus	town	4,464	58.3	57.3	77.9	30th Mar 1802
Cato	town	2,537	93.7	87.1	29.1	30th Mar 1802
Conquest	town	1,819	94.1	91.2	19.9	16. Mar. 1821
Fleming	town	2,636	62.9	56.5	46.7	28 Mar 1823
Genoa	town	1,935	111.8	102.6	18.9	Jan. 27, 1789	Founded as Milton ; renamed on April 6, 1808
Ira	town	2,206	90.4	90.1	24.5	16. Mar. 1821
Ledyard	town	1,886	125.8	93.5	20.2	Jan. 30, 1823
Curl	town	1,951	63.2	62.9	31.0	Feb 20, 1802
Mentz	town	2,378	44.5	43.8	54.3	30th Mar 1802	Founded as Jefferson ; renamed on April 6, 1806
Montezuma	town	1,277	48.5	47.2	27.1	0Apr 8, 1859
Moravia	town	3,626	76.8	74.8	48.8	20 Mar 1833
Niles	town	1,194	112.3	100.9	11.8	20 Mar 1833
Owasco	town	3,793	60.8	54.1	70.1	30th Mar 1802
Scipio	town	1,713	101.8	94.7	18.1	05th Mar 1794
Sempronius	town	895	77.0	76.0	11.8	09 Mar 1799
Sennett	town	3,595	74.7	74.6	48.2	19 Mar 1827
Jumping sport	town	2,367	69.5	55.4	42.7	Jan. 30, 1823
sterling	town	3,040	122.0	117.7	25.8	June 19, 1812
Summerhill	town	1,217	67.3	67.0	18.2	Apr 26, 1831	Founded as Plato ; renamed on March 16, 1832
Throop	town	1,990	48.4	48.1	41.3	0Apr 8, 1859
Venice	town	1,368	106.9	106.4	12.9	Jan. 30, 1823
Victory	town	1,660	89.2	89.1	18.6	16. Mar. 1821

literature

• Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . 1st volume. A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 191 ff . ( online [PDF; 58.3 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2018]).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cayuga County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
2. ↑ Historical Summary of the Village of Cayuga Community
3. ^ Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . 1st volume. A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 192, footnote 2 ( online [PDF; 58.3 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2018]).
4. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
5. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
6. ↑ ^{a b} Official data of the United States Board on Geographic Names
7. ^ Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . 1st volume. A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 194 ff .

Web links

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Coordinates: 43 ° 1 ′  N , 76 ° 34 ′  W