Editing Cayuta, New York

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'''Cayuta''' is a town in [[Schuyler County, New York|Schuyler County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 508.

The ''' Town of Cayuta''' occupies the southeastern corner of the county and is northeast of Elmira. It is part of the [[Elmira, New York|Elmira]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

== History ==
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The first pioneers arrived ''circa'' 1798 near the community of Cayuta.

The town was created from part of the [[Spencer (town), New York|Town of Spencer]] ([[Tioga County, New York|Tioga County]]) in 1824, before the formation of Schuyler County. The size was increased in 1854 by the addition of parts of two other towns: [[Catharine, New York|Catharine]] and [[Erin, New York|Erin]] (then both in [[Chemung County, New York|Chemung County]]). In the same year, Schuyler County was created, and Cayuta was included in the new county.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|20.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

The western, southern and eastern town lines border [[Chemung County, New York|Chemung County]], and the northern town line borders primarily [[Tompkins County, New York|Tompkins County]].

[[Cayuta Creek]] is an important stream in the town, flowing southeast toward the [[Susquehanna River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1889
|1830= 642
|1840= 835
|1850= 1035
|1860= 708
|1870= 641
|1880= 601
|1890= 560
|1900= 459
|1910= 345
|1920= 282
|1930= 258
|1940= 311
|1950= 459
|1960= 538
|1970= 557
|1980= 566
|1990= 599
|2000= 545
|2010= 556
|2020= 508
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 545 people, 212 households, and 161 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|26.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 233 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.37% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.55% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.47% of the population.

There were 212 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,768, and the median income for a family was $35,313. Males had a median income of $27,857 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,419.  About 3.9% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[William T. Lawrence (politician)|William T. Lawrence]], former US Congressman

== Communities and locations in the Town of Cayuta ==
*'''Alpine Junction''' &ndash; A hamlet near the northern town line on NY-13 and NY-224.
*'''Cayuta''' &ndash; The [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Cayuta is in the northwestern part of the town on NY-224.  It was the first place settled in the town.  Cayuta is a short distance from the border of [[Tompkins County, New York|Tompkins County]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyschuyl/cayuhist.htm Brief early history of Cayuta]

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[[Category:Towns in Schuyler County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]