Editing Cincinnatus, New York

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| official_name      = Cincinnatus, New York
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| named_for          = [[Cincinnatus]]
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| government_type    = [[Town Council]]
| leader_title       = [[Town Supervisor]]
| leader_name        = Ronald R. Constantino ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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 |1           = • Jonathan A. McKee ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |2           = • Nicholas Constantino ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |3           = • Patrick Wiater ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |4           = • Bob Hemming ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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| area_total_km2     = 66.00
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 25.36
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.13

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 910 {{decrease}}
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| postal_code        = 13040
| area_code          = [[Area code 607|607]]
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'''Cincinnatus''' is a small [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Cortland County, New York|Cortland County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States.  The population was 910 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The town is named after the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] general [[Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus]].<ref>{{cite book|title=LIFE|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QFUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57|date=January 31, 1944|page=57|issn=0024-3019}}</ref> It is in the eastern part of the county and is east of the city of [[Cortland, New York|Cortland]].

==History==
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The region was part of the [[Central New York Military Tract]] used to pay soldiers of the [[American Revolution]]. One of the townships was named Cincinnatus. Members of the [[Oneida tribe]] persisted in the town during its early history.

The town was first settled ''circa'' 1795. It was one of the original six towns of Cortland County. The town was formed from the town of [[Solon, New York|Solon]] in 1804. In 1818, Cincinnatus was split so that part of its territory was used to create the towns of [[Freetown, New York|Freetown]], [[Willet, New York|Willet]], and [[Marathon, New York|Marathon]].

===Notable people===
*[[Charles G. Crosse]], physician and legislator
*[[Adelaide Hawley Cumming]], vaudeville performer and living trademark for General Mills<ref>{{cite web| url=http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00536| title=Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America| accessdate=June 9, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703031744/http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00536| archive-date=July 3, 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Jeremiah W. Dwight]], former US congressman
*[[Amos E. Germer]], lawyer and legislator
*[[Vera Gushee]], astronomer, professor at Smith College
*[[Elmer Ambrose Sperry]], inventor
*[[John Sterling Kingsley]], professor of biology and zoology
*[[Spiegle Willcox]], jazz trombonist
*[[Earl Rumsey Durand, Jr,]] Well-known Artist and Sculptor

===Historic district===
The [[Cincinnatus Historic District]], consisting of 14 properties, was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.
* [http://www.cincinnatusny.com/history/historical-sites Town of Cincinnatus Historical Sites]

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|66.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|65.7|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.51%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3602315748| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163031/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3602315748| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cincinnatus town, Cortland County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 15, 2014}}</ref>

The eastern town line is the border of [[Chenango County, New York|Chenango County]].

The [[Otselic River]] valley is central to the town; the river is part of the [[Susquehanna River]] watershed.

[[New York State Route 26]] is a north-south highway in Cincinnatus, which conjoins [[New York State Route 41]] near the town center. [[New York State Route 23]] intersects NY-26 south of Cincinnatus village.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 885
|1830= 1308
|1840= 1301
|1850= 1206
|1860= 1213
|1870= 1155
|1880= 1093
|1890= 956
|1900= 912
|1910= 965
|1920= 941
|1930= 901
|1940= 957
|1950= 977
|1960= 960
|1970= 1080
|1980= 1151
|1990= 1122
|2000= 1051
|2010= 1056
|2020= 910
|estyear=2021
|estimate=902
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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>
}}
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 1,051 people, 418 households, and 282 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|41.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 453 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.09% of the population.

There were 418 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,014, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $27,222 versus $21,304 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,345.  About 4.5% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities and locations in Cincinnatus==
*'''Cincinnatus''' &ndash; The [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] of Cincinnatus is in the northeastern part of the town on NY-26 along the Otselic River.
*'''Gee Brook''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southern part of the town on [[New York State Route 26|NY Route 26]].
*'''Lower Cincinnatus''' &ndash; A hamlet south of Cincinnatus village on NY-23.
*'''Taylor''' &ndash; A hamlet by the town line in the northeastern section  of the town on NY-26.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.townofcincinnatus.com Town of Cincinnatus official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040423100930/http://cortland-co.org/Towns/Cincinnatus.htm Town of Cincinnatus at Cortland County website]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/cincinnatus-ny.htm Early history of Cincinnatus, New York]

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{{Cortland County, New York}}

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