Ellisburg is a

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in Jefferson County,

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, United States. The population was 244 at the 2010 census. The village is named after two brothers who were the original landowners. It is located near the middle of the town of Ellisburg and is southwest of

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History

The village was first settled ''circa'' 1797 by Lyman Ellis and was also called "Ellisburgh". The village set itself off from the town by incorporation in 1895.

Geography

Ellisburg is located in southern Jefferson County at (43.731775, -76.133695). According to the

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, it has a total area of , all land.

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flows through the center of the village, leading southwestward to

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. Ellisburg is at the junction of

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, and County Road 87. NY-193 leads east to Pierrepont Manor and northwest the same distance to

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near Lake Ontario. NY-289 leads north to Belleville.

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is east of Ellisburg via NY-193 and leads an additional north to Watertown, the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 269 people, 91 households, and 69 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 100 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.26%

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, and 0.74% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.37% of the population. There were 91 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were

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living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.34. In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $39,750, and the median income for a family was $45,313. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $20,000 for females. The

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for the village was $14,569. About 18.8% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the

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, including 35.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Notable person

* John M. McHugh, US Secretary of the Army

References

External links

Early history of Ellisburg village and town
{{authority control Villages in New York (state) Villages in Jefferson County, New York