Aurelius, New York

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Aurelius is a town in Cayuga County, New York, USA. The population was 2,936 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Marcus Aurelius.

The Town of Aurelius, formed in 1789 was already an existing town when Cayuga County was formed from Onondaga County, New York in 1799.

Contents

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Communities and locations in Aurelius

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 82.7 km² (31.9 mi²). 78.4 km² (30.3 mi²) of it is land and 4.3 km² (1.6 mi²) of it (5.17%) is water.

History

See Central New York Military Tract.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,936 people, 1,124 households, and 816 families residing in the town. The population density was 37.4/km² (97.0/mi²). There were 1,281 housing units at an average density of 16.3/km² (42.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.60% White, 0.34% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 1,124 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,202, and the median income for a family was $48,188. Males had a median income of $34,125 versus $22,895 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,323. About 7.4% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Aurelius

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