Brewerton is a

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(CDP) in the town of

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in Onondaga County and the town of

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in Oswego County in the U.S. state of

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. It lies at the west end of

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at its outlet into the

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. The population was 4,029 at the 2010 census. Maps of the 19th century indicate that this area was once known as Fort Brewerton, while Brewerton meant the Cicero portion.

History

The community is sited near the former

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, erected in 1759 to defend the passage from Albany to the port of Oswego. Settlers arrived in 1789 to engage in the

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. The Fort Brewerton Block House Museum contains local relics dating back to Paleo-Indian times. It is located next to the original fort. In the late 18th century two

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s, Rev. John Shepard and Deacon George Ramsey started preaching in the area near the Fort Brewerton embankment. Deacon Ramsey built a schoolhouse nearby which was used for both instruction and worship. In 1948 the Brewerton Speedway was built by Alvin Richardson of Buffalo as a 1/4 mile dirt track. Brewerton was working on another track however production has stopped due to state funding.

was listed on the

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in 1973.

Geography

Brewerton is located at (43.237428, -76.139369) on the Oneida River on the west end of

. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km²), of which 3.2 square miles (8.2 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km²) (5.11%) is water. Brewerton has the largest elementary school in the

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, which is the geographically one of the largest school districts in the State of New York. Both U.S. Route 11 and

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pass through the hamlet, connecting it to Watertown to the north and

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to the south. In April 2007, the Town of Cicero redrew the traditional boundaries of Brewerton, moving the eastern line west to Interstate 81, and the southern line northward from Mudmill Road to Orangeport Road. This was done to allow Brewerton to remain eligible for Federal grant money. New housing developments had made Brewerton exceed guidelines for "blighted" areas that allow for improvement funds. In recent years, Brewerton has become a major port for fishing on the already popular Oneida Lake. This is due to the recent Bass Masters outings at Oneida Shores County Park. Brewerton is now a center in the growth of housing developments Miralago and Champlain at the lake.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 4,029 people, 1,644 households, and 1,033 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,429 per square mile (421.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.30%

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, 1.3%

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, 0.60% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population. There was 1,644 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were

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living together, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of invidividuals. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 19, 12.4% from 20 to 29, 14.1% from 30 to 39, 19.9% from 40 to 49, 17.7% from 50 to 64 and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age for males was 36.5 years, and for females the median age was 37.3 years. From 2010 to 2014 the median income for a household in the CDP was $56,143, and the median income for a family was $69,038. Male workers had a median income of $39,943 versus $27,632 for female workers. The

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for the CDP was $25,318. About 11.98% of families and 16.62% of the population were below the

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References

External links

Northern Onondaga Public Library
with Brewerton branch

"Tocqueville in Fort Brewerton"
segment from

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's ''

Alexis de Tocqueville Tour The ''Alexis de Tocqueville Tour'' was a series of programs produced by C-SPAN in 1997 and 1998 that followed the path taken by Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont through the United States during their 1831–32 visit. It explored many ...

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