Hannibal is a

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, New York, United States. The population was 555 at the 2010 census. The village is named after

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, the hero of

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. The Village of Hannibal is located in the western part of the Town of Hannibal on New York State Routes 3 and 104, and Oswego County Route 34.

History

The first settlement came ''circa'' 1808 with a structure made of logs on the site of a former Indian encampment. The village was incorporated in 1860. The population was then 416. By 1895, the population had reached 450.

Geography

Hannibal is located at (43.320945, -76.576193). The village is located on Nine Mile Creek. According to the

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, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (3.0 km²), all land.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 542 people, 213 households and 138 families residing in the village. The

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was 476.5 per square mile (183.6/km²). There were 235 housing units at an average density of 206.6 per square mile (79.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.89%

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, 0.55%

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, 0.37% Native American, and 0.18% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.55% of the population. There were 213 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 35.2% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.16. 26.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. The

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was $33,333 and the median family income was $50,556. Males had a median income of $32,292 and females $20,875. The

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was $16,345. About 6.6% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the

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, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public K-12 education is provided by the Hannibal Central School District.

References

External links

Early history of Hannibal region

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