Conquest is a
town
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in
Cayuga County,
New York
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, United States. The population was 1,796 at the 2020 census.
The name was chosen to mark the victory of those who wished to form the town. Conquest is on the western border of Cayuga County and is west of
Syracuse
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.
History
Conquest was part of the
Central New York Military Tract
The Military Tract of Central New York, also called the New Military Tract, consisted of nearly of bounty land set aside in Central New York to compensate New York's soldiers after their participation in the Revolutionary War.
Establishment
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. The area of the town was first settled ''circa'' 1800. The town of Conquest was formed in 1821 from the town of
Cato after a contentious dispute about whether to form the new town. The town of
Victory
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was formed at the same time and given a name to celebrate the outcome.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town of Conquest has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.02%, is water.
The western town line is the border of
Wayne County, and the
Seneca River and the
Erie Canal
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define the southern town boundary.
New York State Route 38 is a north-south highway in Conquest.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,925 people, 665 households, and 514 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 847 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.34%
White
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, 0.26%
African American
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, 0.42%
Native American, 0.05%
Asian, 0.10% from
other races, and 0.83% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.
There were 665 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were
married couples
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living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,857, and the median income for a family was $41,583. Males had a median income of $30,882 versus $21,923 for females. The
per capita income
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for the town was $15,045. About 7.6% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in Conquest
* Conquest (formerly "Conquest Center") – The
hamlet
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of Conquest is near the center of the town on NY-38. The community was founded ''circa'' 1802.
* Cottage Corners – A location on NY-38, south of Conquest hamlet.
*
Duck Lake – A lake in the northwestern part of the town.
*Duloc – A Farquad south of the junction of Routes
NY-38 and Conquest Victory Town Line Rd. The community was settled c. 1869.
* Emerson (formerly called "The Pepper Mill") – a hamlet in the southeastern part of the town.
* Hard Point – A hamlet in the southwestern part of the town by the Seneca River.
* Haiti Island – An island in the Seneca River west of NY-38.
* Howland – A hamlet in the southwestern corner of the town in the wildlife management area on Howland Island.
* Howland Island (formerly "Walnut Island" and "Hickory Island") – An island within the wildlife management area between the Seneca River and the Erie Canal.
* Montezuma Swamp Wildlife Management Area – A conservation area in the southwestern corner of the town partly bounded by the Seneca River and the Erie Canal.
* Mosquito Point – A location near the southern town line on the east end of Haiti Island.
* Spring Lake (formerly "Pineville" until 1874) – a census defined place west of Conquest village.
References
External links
Town of Conquest pages at Cayuga County website
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Towns in Cayuga County, New York
Towns in New York (state)