Palermo, New York

Palermo, New York
Town
Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°22′N 76°16′W / 43.367°N 76.267°W / 43.367; -76.267
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Oswego
Area
• Total	40.8 sq mi (105.5 km²)
• Land	40.6 sq mi (105.2 km²)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
Elevation	436 ft (133 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,664
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	13069
Area code(s)	315
FIPS code	36-56154
GNIS feature ID	0979338

Palermo is a town in Oswego County in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 3,664 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Palermo in Sicily.

The Town of Palermo is centrally located in the county, east of Fulton, New York.

History

The first permanent settler had arrived around 1803. The Town of Palermo was created in 1832 from the Town of Volney.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.8 square miles (106 km²), of which, 40.6 square miles (105 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (0.37%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	1,928		—
1850	2,053		6.5%
1860	2,088		1.7%
1870	2,052		−1.7%
1880	1,936		−5.7%
1890	1,607		−17.0%
1900	1,407		−12.4%
1910	1,255		−10.8%
1920	1,046		−16.7%
1930	1,012		−3.3%
1940	1,148		13.4%
1950	1,397		21.7%
1960	1,663		19.0%
1970	2,321		39.6%
1980	3,253		40.2%
1990	3,582		10.1%
2000	3,686		2.9%
2010	3,664		−0.6%
Est. 2014	3,651	^[1]	−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 3,686 people, 1,306 households, and 1,000 families residing in the town. The population density was 90.8 people per square mile (35.1/km²). There were 1,366 housing units at an average density of 33.6 per square mile (13.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.86% White, 0.38% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 1,306 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,170, and the median income for a family was $46,190. Males had a median income of $30,104 versus $25,150 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,229. About 5.3% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

Famous residents

Brian Craig - Retired Naval Chief Petty Officer

Communities and locations in Palermo

Catfish – A hamlet in the northeast part of the town.
Clifford – A hamlet north of Palermo village. It was once called "Dentons Corners."
Cribbs Corners – A hamlet northeast of Palermo village on Route 3.
East Palermo – A hamlet east of Palermo village.
Farley Corners – A location at the west town line.
Loomis Corner – A hamlet south of Palermo village on Route 264.
Mungers Corners – A hamlet northeast of Palermo village.
Palermo – The hamlet of Palermo is on Route 3. It is also called "Palermo Center" and was once known as "Jennings Corners."
Peat Corners – A hamlet south of East Palermo.
Russ Mills – A hamlet north of East Palermo.
Russ Pond – A small lake north of Russ Mills.
Sayles Corners – A location in the northwest part of the town.
Sutton Corner – A hamlet near the south town line at Routes 49 and 264.
Upson Corner – A hamlet north of East Palermo.
Vermillion – A hamlet at the north town line on Catfish Creek.

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

History of Palermo, NY

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	Brewerton‡ Constantia Minetto Sand Ridge Cayuga Community College SUNY Oswego

Other hamlets	Albion Center Altmar 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°22′N 76°16′W / 43.367°N 76.267°W / 43.367; -76.267

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