Editing Lysander, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Lysander, New York
| settlement_type = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]]
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| map_caption = Location in [[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]].

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| leader_name = Kevin Rode ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]) <ref>https://townoflysander.org/government/town-supervisor {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
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 |1           = • John F. Krisanda ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |2           = • Arthur C. Levy ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |3           = • Brian F. May ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |4           = • Edward Reed ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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| population_total = 23074
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| elevation_m = 133
| elevation_ft = 436
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| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 13027
| area_code = [[Area code 315|315]]
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'''Lysander''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 23,074. The town was named after [[Lysander]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n192 193]}}</ref> a [[Sparta]]n military leader, by a clerk interested in the [[classics]]. Lying to the northwest of [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], much of the town is suburban in character.

==History==
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[[Image:Upscalelysanderhome.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Upscale homes like this one in Lysander are becoming common.]]
[[Image:Countrysidelysander.JPG|thumb|200px|left|The rolling hills of Lysander between Baldwinsville and Syracuse]]
The town was part of the former [[Central New York Military Tract]]. It was first settled by outsiders ''circa'' 1797. The Town of Lysander was formed in 1794 from the northern townships of the Military Tract. Lysander was later reduced by the creation of the Towns of [[Hannibal (town), New York|Hannibal]] (1806) and [[Cicero, New York|Cicero]] (1807). Lysander was reduced again on the formation of  [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego County]] in 1816.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|64.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|61.9|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|2.7|sqmi|km2}}  (4.18%) is water.

The northern town line is the border of [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego County]] and the western town boundary is the border of [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]].  The southern town line is defined by the [[Erie Canal]]-[[Seneca River (New York)|Seneca River]] complex. Cross Lake is located on the western border of Lysander.  The [[Oswego River (New York)|Oswego River]] marks part of the eastern town line. The Oswego, Seneca, and [[Oneida River|Oneida]] Rivers join at the eastern town line.

[[New York State Route 370]], West Genesee Road, is an east-west highway in the southern part of Lysander. [[New York State Route 48]] is a highway in the center of the town. [[New York State Route 31]] intersects NY-370 in the southeastern part of Lysander. [[New York State Route 690]] is a major highway leading out of the southern part of Lysander.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1820 = 1723
| 1830 = 3228
| 1840 = 4306
| 1850 = 5833
| 1860 = 4741
| 1870 = 4944
| 1880 = 4903
| 1890 = 5163
| 1900 = 4838
| 1910 = 4509
| 1920 = 4725
| 1930 = 4849
| 1940 = 5207
| 1950 = 6798
| 1960 = 10225
| 1970 = 11968
| 1980 = 13897
| 1990 = 16346
| 2000 = 19285
| 2010 = 21759
| 2020 = 23074
| 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 19,285 people, 7,139 households, and 5,404 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|311.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 7,448 housing units at an average density of {{convert|120.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 7,139 households, out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $59,128, and the median income for a family was $67,539. Males had a median income of $47,057 versus $29,164 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $26,187.  About 2.5% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

<gallery class=center mode=nolines widths=160 heights=120>
Lysanderapartments.jpg|Apartments in Lysander just outside Baldwinsville
SinglefamilyhomesLysander.JPG|Neighborhood in eastern Lysander
Lysanderlargehouses.JPG|Single family homes in Lysander
Farmlandlysander.JPG|Farmland in Lysander
Lysanderview.jpg|Lysander countryside in the spring
Lysanderhomes3.jpg|Neighborhood in Radisson planned community
newhousingdevlysander.JPG|New homes just outside Baldwinsville
lysanderhomeconstruction.JPG|New home under construction in Lysander
</gallery>

== Communities and locations in the Town of Lysander ==

[[Image:Radisson neighborhood, Lysander, NY.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A typical neighborhood in the planned community of Radisson within Lysander]]

* '''Baird Corners''' &ndash; A [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the northwestern part of the town on Plainville Rd, a continuation of Oswego County Road 8
* [[Baldwinsville, New York|Baldwinsville]] &ndash; The northern part of the Village of Baldwinsville is in the south part of the town, and is divided by the Seneca River/Erie Canal.
* '''Belgium''' &ndash; A hamlet by the eastern town line on NY-31.
* '''Cold Springs''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southeastern part of town on NY-370.
* '''Jacksonville''' &ndash; A hamlet in the northern part of the town.
* [[Jack's Reef, New York|Jack's Reef]] &ndash; A hamlet in the southwestern section of town along the Seneca River.  This hamlet is trisected with the towns of Lysander, Elbridge and Van Buren.
* '''Hortontown''' &ndash; A farm in the central part of the town.
* '''Lamson''' &ndash; A hamlet in the northern part of the town.
* '''Little Utica''' &ndash; A hamlet in the northern section of the town.
* '''Lysander''' &ndash; The hamlet of Lysander near the western town line on Plainville Rd, a continuation of Oswego County Road 8
* '''Beaver Lake''' &ndash; A [[lake]] west of Hortontown.
* '''[[Plainville, New York|Plainville]]''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southwestern part of the town on NY-370.
* '''[[Radisson, New York|Radisson]]''' &ndash; A hamlet and planned community in the eastern part of the town.
* '''Red Rock''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southeastern part of town along the Seneca River/Erie Canal.
* '''Seneca Estates''' &ndash; An upscale neighborhood of approximately 120 homes adjacent to Rt. 370 and the Seneca River, {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of the Village of Baldwinsville. The only neighborhood in the town with its own private marina, boat launch, fuel station and head pump-out facility.
* '''West Phoenix''' &ndash;  A hamlet in the northeastern corner of Lysander.
* '''Wrights Corners''' &ndash; A location east of Lamson, located on NY-48.

==Notable people==
* [[Esther Baker Steele]] (1835–1911), educator, author, traveler, philanthropist<ref name="stargazette23nov1911">{{cite news |title=ELMIRA LOSES A BENEFACTOR IN THE DEATH OF MRS. STEELE |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/275801761/?terms=Esther%20Baker%20Steele&match=1 |access-date=December 25, 2021 |work=Star-Gazette |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=November 23, 1911 |page=10 |language=en}} {{source-attribution}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townoflysander.org Town of Lysander official website]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyononda/LYSANDER/default.htm  Lysander history/genalogy links]

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