Editing Junius, New York

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Seneca County, New York|Seneca]]
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|government_type          = [[City Council|Town Board]]
|leader_title             = [[Town Supervisor|Supervisor]]
|leader_name              = C. Ernest Brownell<ref name="DIRECTORY">[http://www.townofjunius.org/directory.html Town of Junius, Directory], Retrieved May 25, 2019.</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[Clerk (municipal official)|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Mary T. Prosser
|leader_title2            = [[Justice Courts (New York)|Court]]
|leader_name2             = Justice Brian S. Erway<br>Justice Brian J. Laird
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|established_title1       = Established
|established_date1        = February 12, 1803<ref name="Sullivan 1927 p634">{{Cite Q|Q114149636|page=634
 |chapter=Chapter IV. Seneca County.
 |editor=Sullivan, James
 |editor2=Williams, Melvin E.
 |editor3=Conklin, Edwin P.
 |editor4=Fitzpatrick, Benedict
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|population_total         = 1370 {{decrease}}
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|blank_info               = 36-38858
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|website                  = http://www.townofjunius.org/
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|pop_est_as_of = 2021
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'''Junius''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Seneca County, New York|Seneca County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,370 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

The '''Town of Junius''' is in the northwest corner of the county and is east of [[Geneva, New York|Geneva]], [[New York (state)|New York]].

There is no post office in the Town of Junius. The primary postal district covering much of the area is [[ZIP Code]] 14433 for [[Clyde, New York|Clyde]].<ref name="USPSC">[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=14433&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1358466&locationName=CLYDE&address2=&address1=20+S+PARK+ST&city=CLYDE&state=NY&zip5=14433&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=43.0836672&longitude=-76.870158&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& United States Postal Service (Clyde, New York Post Office)], Retrieved June 3, 2015.</ref> Other sections of the town have either a Zip Code of 13165 for [[Waterloo (village), New York|Waterloo]], ZIP Code 14489 for [[Lyons (village), New York|Lyons]] or ZIP Code 14532 for [[Phelps (village), New York|Phelps]].<ref name="USPSW">[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=13148&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1386598&locationName=WATERLOO&address2=&address1=2+E+MAIN+ST&city=WATERLOO&state=NY&zip5=13165&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=42.9046027&longitude=-76.862636&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& United States Postal Service (Waterloo, New York Post Office)], Retrieved June 3, 2015.</ref><ref name="USPSL">[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=14489&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1371270&locationName=LYONS&address2=&address1=1+PEARL+ST&city=LYONS&state=NY&zip5=14489&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=43.0628582&longitude=-76.992777&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& United States Postal Service (Lyons, New York Post Office)], Retrieved June 3, 2015.</ref><ref name="USPSP">[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=14489&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1377364&locationName=PHELPS&address2=&address1=6+CHURCH+ST&city=PHELPS&state=NY&zip5=14532&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=42.9574324&longitude=-77.058068&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& United States Postal Service (Phelps, New York Post Office)], Retrieved June 3, 2015.</ref>

Government offices for the town are located in [[Dublin, New York|Dublin]].<ref name="JUNIUS">[http://www.townofjunius.org/ Town of Junius, New York], Retrieved June 11, 2015.</ref>

== History ==
Junius was part of the [[Central New York Military Tract]] used to pay soldiers of the [[American Revolution]]. The region was first settled around 1795.

The town was set apart from the [[Fayette, New York|Town of Fayette]] in 1803. Junius was subsequently divided to form new towns: [[Wolcott (town), New York|Wolcott]], in [[Wayne County, New York|Wayne County]] (1807), [[Galen, New York|Galen]] also in Wayne County (1812), [[Seneca Falls (town), New York|Seneca Falls]] (1829), [[Tyre, New York|Tyre]] (1829), and [[Waterloo (town), New York|Waterloo]] (1829).

The [[Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1027 Stone Church Rd.]], [[Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1111 Stone Church Road]], [[Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1229 Birdsey Road]], and [[John Graves Cobblestone Farmhouse]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|26.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|26.7|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.41%) is water.

The west town line is the border of [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]], and the north town line is the border of [[Wayne County, New York|Wayne County]].

The [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 90]]) passes across the town. [[New York State Route 318]] is an east-west highway in the town running parallel to the Thruway.  [[New York State Route 414]] is a north-south highway crossing a few arces in the far north-eastern part of Junius.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 5113
|1830= 1581
|1840= 1594
|1850= 1516
|1860= 1316
|1870= 1420
|1880= 1356
|1890= 1134
|1900= 1053
|1910= 957
|1920= 829
|1930= 775
|1940= 738
|1950= 846
|1960= 871
|1970= 1111
|1980= 1354
|1990= 1354
|2000= 1362
|2010= 1471
|2020= 1370
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1364
|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=June 3, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,471 people, 543 households, and 381 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|55.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.5% of the population.

There were 543 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 20, 5.5% from 20 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,350, and the median income for a family was $55,529. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $34,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20.833. About 12.9% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 45.7% of those under age 18 and 24.2% of those age 65 or over.

===Housing===
There were 608 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. 10.7% of housing units were vacant.

There were 543 occupied housing units in the town. 445 were owner-occupied units (82.0%), while 98 were renter-occupied (18.0%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 8.4%.<ref name="GR2" />

== Communities and locations in Junius ==
*'''[[Dublin, New York|Dublin]]''' &ndash; A [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the central part of the town, formerly called "Junius Post Office."  The community is at the junction of County Roads 108 and 109.
*'''Junius Ponds''' &ndash; A cluster of [[pond]]s near the west town line.  The name is also used for a nearby service area on the Thruway.
*'''Malcom''' &ndash; A location on NY-414 in the northeast of the town.
*'''Stone Church Corner''' &ndash; A hamlet on NY-318.
*'''Thompson''' &ndash; A hamlet at the west town line in the northwest of Junius on County Road 109.
*'''West Junius''' is a hamlet, not in the Town of Junius, but just west of the west town line in [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]]

==Notable people==
* [[Ruby I. Gilbert]], business woman
* [[Emma L. Shaw]], editor

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townofjunius.org/ Town of Junius]
* [http://juniusfire.org/ Junius Volunteer Fire Department]

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