Lodi is a

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in Seneca County,

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, United States. The population was 291 at the 2010 census. The Village of Lodi is in the north part of the Town of Lodi and is northwest of

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. It owes its name to the

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city of Lodi. Lodi Point State Park is west of the village on the shore of Seneca Lake.

History

This part of New York was in the territory of the

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until the

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drove them away. The area was then assigned to the

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used to pay soldiers for service in the

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. The Lodi Methodist Church, designed by noted church architect Warren H. Hayes (1847–1899), was listed on the

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in 1982.

Geography

Lodi is located at (42.613366, -76.824082). According to the

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, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²).None of the area is covered with water. Lodi is in the

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District of New York.

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and

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intersect at the village.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 291 people, 118 households, and 81 families residing in the village. The

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was 485.0 people per square mile (194.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.6%

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, 0.0%

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, 0.7% Native American, 1.0%

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, 0.0%

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, 0.3% from

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, and 0.3% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 118 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were

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living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.90. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 20, 5.8% from 20 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $40,417, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $25,000 for females. The

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for the village was $19,108. About 21.2% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the

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, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 22.9% of those age 65 or over.

Housing

There were 142 housing units at an average density of 236.7 per square mile (94.7/km²). 16.9% of housing units were vacant. There were 118 occupied housing units in the village. 97 were owner-occupied units (82.2%), while 21 were renter-occupied (17.8%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.0% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 0.0%.

References

External links

Village of Lodi

Lodi Historical Society
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