Cazenovia is an incorporated

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Madison County, New York Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,016. Its county seat is Wampsville. The county is named after James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, and was fir ...

. The population was 6,740 at the time of the 2020 census. The town is named after Theophile Cazenove, the ''Agent General'' of the

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. The Town of Cazenovia has a

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also named Cazenovia. The town is on the county's western border. The village of Cazenovia is home to

Cazenovia College Cazenovia College is a private college in Cazenovia, New York. Founded as the Genesee Seminary in 1824 and sponsored by the Methodist Church, in 1894 the college adopted the name of Cazenovia Seminary. It was reorganized in 1942 after church spo ...

, a small liberal arts college in the greater Syracuse area. It was founded in 1824, known then as the Genesee Seminary.

History

The Town of Cazenovia was established in 1793 from the Towns of Whitestown and

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(both in Oneida County) before the creation of Madison County. Subsequently, other towns in the county were formed from partitions of its territory. Cazenovia was part of a region called "The Gore", based on a surveying error. It was founded by John Lincklaen, an agent of the

, and was named after Theophile Cazenove, Lincklaen's supervisor.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 51.7 square miles (134.0 km²), with 49.9 square miles (129.2 km²) of land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of (3.54%) water. The town contains Cazenovia Lake. The western town line is the border of

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. U.S. Route 20, also known as Albany Street in the Village of Cazenovia, crosses the town.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,481 people, 2,353 households, and 1,658 families residing in the town. The

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was 129.9 people per square mile (50.2/km²). There were 2,567 housing units at an average density of 51.5 per square mile (19.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.25%

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, 1.10%

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, 0.26% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.15% from

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, and 0.69% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population. There were 2,353 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were

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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.02. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $57,232, and the median income for a family was $73,590. Males had a median income of $50,556 versus $31,613 for females. The

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for the town was $28,957. About 2.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the

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, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Cazenovia

*Abell Corners – A location east of Ballina. *Ballina – A location south of the village of Cazenovia. * Cazenovia – A village located on US-20 by Cazenovia Lake. * Cazenovia Lake – A lake located by the village of Cazenovia. *

Chittenango Falls Chittenango Falls State Park is a state park located in Madison County, New York, east of Cazenovia Lake. The park features a waterfall that cascades over roughly 400-million-year-old bedrock. At the bottom of the falls Chittenango Creek flo ...

– A location on the eastern town border, located north of Cazenovia. * Delphi Falls – A hamlet located west-southwest of Union. * Delphi Falls – A waterfall located west-southwest of Union. *Delphi Station – A location north of the hamlet of New Woodstock. *Juddville – A location south of Abell Corners. * New Woodstock – A hamlet located south of the village of Cazenovia. *North Cazenovia – A location north of the village of Cazenovia. *Perkins Corner – A location southwest of Rippleton on NY-13. *Rippleton – A hamlet located southwest of the village of Cazenovia, known as "Pig City" in the 1800s. *

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– A location west of Delphi Station. *West Woodstock – A location west of New Woodstock.

National Register of Historic Places

The following sites and historic districts are listed on the

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Notable people

* Edward P. Allis (1824–1889), businessman and unsuccessful candidate for governor of Wisconsin * Edward Griffin Beckwith (1818–1881), soldier and explorer *

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(born 1969), chef and TV personality * Samuel Northrup Castle (1808–1894), missionary in Hawaii; founder of Castle & Cooke * Sarah Brown Ingersoll Cooper, philanthropist and educator * John W. Dwinelle (1816–1888), lawyer and politician in California * Harrison Stiles Fairchild (1820–1901), brigadier general in the Union Army * Siobhan Fallon (born May 13, 1961), actress *

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(1993-) Army 1LT, OIR Veteran, Meritorious Service Medal recipient * Beezie Madden (born November 20, 1963), Olympic equestrian gold medalist *

Lauren McLean Lauren Stein McLean (born October 20, 1974) is an American politician and entrepreneur serving as the mayor of Boise, Idaho. McLean served as a member of the Boise City Council from 2011 to 2019, and as council president from 2017 to 2019, befo ...

, 56th mayor of

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(raised in Cazenovia) * Charles Stebbins (1789–1873), Acting lieutenant governor of New York in 1829 * Steve Suhey (1922–1977), football player at Penn State and in the NFL * Ezra Greenleaf Weld (1801–1874), photographer and

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Economy

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has one of its headquarters in Cazenovia.

Gallery

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References

External links

Town of Cazenovia, NY

Village of Cazenovia, NY

Cazenovia NY Central Schools

Cazenovia NY Chamber of Commerce

Cazenovia College

Early history of Cazenovia
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