Earlville is a

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bisected by two counties: Madison County and Chenango County,

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. The population was 774 as per the 2020 decennial census, a decrease from the 872 reported in the 2010 census. The village is named after Jonas Earl, a canal commissioner. The village's East and West Main Street runs along the Madison–Chenango county line. The Madison County part of Earlville is within the Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The area was first settled around 1792 and was originally called "Forks" or "Madison Forks" until the current name was adopted around 1835, after development of the

Chenango Canal The Chenango Canal was a towpath canal in central New York in the United States which linked the Susquehanna River to the Erie Canal. Built and operated in the mid-19th century, it was 97 miles long and for much of its course followed the Che ...

. It was named for the builder of the Chenango Canal. After canal transportation waned, railroad service helped community commerce. Earlville became an incorporated village in 1887. The Earlville Historic District was added to the

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in 1982. The

Earlville Opera House Earlville Opera House is a historic theatre, theater located in Earlville, New York, Earlville in Chenango County, New York. It was built in 1890 and occupies six of the eight units of the Douglass Block. The three-story Opera House rises above ...

was listed in 1973 and houses a theater, two art galleries, an arts cafe, and an artisan gift shop.

Geography

Earlville is located at (42.741079, -75.543827) along the southern edge of Madison County and the northern edge of Chenango County. The village is bordered by the

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to the west and the Sangerfield River, a tributary of the Chenango, to the east. The Chenango River is a southward-flowing tributary of the

Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River ( ; Unami language, Lenape: ) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeastern United States, Northeast states (New York, Pennsylvani ...

. According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

New York State Route 12B New York State Route 12B (NY 12B) is a state highway in the central part of New York in the United States. NY 12B is a north–south highway connecting Oneida County in the north to Chenango County in the south, passing through ...

, a north–south highway, passes through the center of the village as North and South Main Street. East and West Main Street crosses NY 12B, dividing the village between the two counties (Madison and Chenango). NY 12B leads north to the village of

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and south to Sherburne.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 791 people, 298 households, and 219 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 329 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.99%

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, 0.25% Asian, and 0.76% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population. There were 298 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were

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living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.03. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $33,654. Males had a median income of $27,381 versus $24,038 for females. The

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for the village was $15,383. About 9.0% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the

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, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Earlville homes

Earlville is known for its lovely historical Victorian homes and Second Empire mansard roofs. Homes often have traditionally vibrant colors popular for "

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" of the era.

References

External links

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Earlville.net
community website
Quincy Square Museum

Earlville Free Library's Cemetery Records on New York Heritage Digital Collections

Earlville Opera House
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