Editing Spafford, New York

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| leader_name = Christopher Kozub ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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[[Image:RipleyHill.Tree.700.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Some of the highest points in Onondaga County afford fine views.]]

'''Spafford''' 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 1,588. The town was named after [[Horatio Spafford|Horatio Gates Spafford]], a writer and founder of the local library. Spafford is in the southwestern corner of Onondaga County and is southwest of [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]].

== History ==
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Spafford was located within the former [[Central New York Military Tract]].

The first European settler arrived in 1794, the same year Onondaga County was established.

The Town of Spafford was formed in 1811 from parts of the Towns of [[Marcellus (town), New York|Marcellus]], [[Sempronius, New York|Sempronius]] and [[Tully (town), New York|Tully]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|39.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|32.8|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|6.4|sqmi|km2}}  (16.31%) is water.

The western town line is the border of [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]], and the southern town boundary is the border of [[Cortland County, New York|Cortland County]]. Part of the town lies between [[Skaneateles Lake]] and [[Otisco Lake]], two of the [[Finger Lakes]].

Spafford's high terrain, between two of the Finger Lakes, provides spectacular scenery.   Spafford is largely rural, with only small hamlets, and retains many forested areas, some protected as public preserves.

[[New York State Route 41]] is a north–south highway in the town. [[New York State Route 174]] is a state highway in the northern part of Spafford.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1820 = 1294
| 1830 = 2647
| 1840 = 1873
| 1850 = 1903
| 1860 = 1814
| 1870 = 1595
| 1880 = 1450
| 1890 = 1227
| 1900 = 1159
| 1910 = 1064
| 1920 = 875
| 1930 = 767
| 1940 = 742
| 1950 = 829
| 1960 = 974
| 1970 = 1148
| 1980 = 1596
| 1990 = 1675
| 2000 = 1661
| 2010 = 1686
| 2020 = 1588
| 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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Although situated in a remote corner of [[Onondaga County]], somewhat isolated by two of the [[Finger Lakes]], residential development is expanding into the town from adjacent [[Skaneateles (town), New York|Skaneateles]].  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 1,661 people, 631 households, and 485 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|50.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,095 housing units at an average density of {{convert|33.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.60% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 631 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $53,553, and the median income for a family was $61,250. Males had a median income of $41,515 versus $31,071 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $24,014.  About 4.7% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Spafford ==
* '''[[Borodino, New York|Borodino]]''' &ndash; The largest [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in Spafford, located approximately eight miles south of the [[Skaneateles (village), New York|Village of Skaneateles]].
* '''Borodino Landing''' &ndash; A hamlet west on Borodino, located on the shore of Skaneateles Lake, south of Woodland.
* '''Edgewater Park''' &ndash; A small community surrounding Five Mile Point on the eastern lakeside, located on NY-41 in the northeastern corner of the town.
* '''[[Gifford Hill (Onondaga County, New York)|Gifford Hill]]''' &ndash; An elevation near the southern town line, south of South Spafford.
* '''Jenny Point''' &ndash; A location north of Willow Point on the lake shore.
* '''Pine Grove''' &ndash; A hamlet on the shore of Skaneateles Lake, south of Borodino Landing.
* '''[[Ripley Hill]]''' &ndash; An elevation in the south of Spafford alleged to be the highest point in Onondaga County.
* '''[[South Spafford, New York|South Spafford]]''' &ndash; A hamlet by the southern town line.
* '''Spafford''' &ndash; The hamlet of Spafford is on NY-41 in the southern part of the town.
* '''Spafford Creek''' &ndash; A stream feeding Otisco Lake in the southeastern section of the town.
* '''[[Spafford Forest]]''' &ndash; An Onondaga County preserve with public trails.
* '''[[Spafford Landing]]''' (formerly "Randalls Point") &ndash; located on the shore of Skaneateles Lake, southwest of Spafford village.
* '''[[Spafford Valley, New York|Spafford Valley]]''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southeastern part of the town, northeast of Spafford village.
* '''[[Ten Mile Point, New York|Ten Mile Point]]''' &ndash; A location south of Pine Grove on the lake shore.
* '''Willow Point''' &ndash; A projection into Skaneateles Lake southwest of Spafford village.
* '''Woodland''' &ndash; A lakeside hamlet south of Edgewater Park.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townofspafford.com Town of Spafford official website]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyononda/SPAFFORD/SPAFFORD.HTM  Spafford history/genealogy]

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