Manlius is a

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, United States, and a southeast

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,662. The Village of Manlius is located near the southern boundary of the Town of Manlius. An area of approximately three blocks within the village, running along Seneca Street and parallel to Pleasant Street, is listed on the

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as the

Manlius Village Historic District The Manlius Village Historic District is a historic district (United States), historic district on the east side of the Manlius (village), New York, Village of Manlius, in the Town of Manlius, New York, about 9.5 miles from the downtown of Syr ...

History

Originally one of the communities in the

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(defined as Township Number Seven), the town of Manlius was settled in 1794. The village, however, was settled two years before by John A. Shaeffer, a German. The first schoolhouse in Manlius was erected in 1798. Built out of logs, it was located near a local resident's mill, named only as Mr. Costello. By 1801, the village began to grow, with six buildings and several amenities, including a blacksmith, store, doctor, lawyer, and a tavern. By the turn of the 19th century, there was also a post office defined as "Liberty Square". However, the name of Liberty Square was eventually renamed Manlius Square. After four years, Manlius had grown at a rapid rate, with the building of thirty houses. The growing village was defined as one of the most prominent business locations in Onondaga County. The community became the first village in the county in 1813. Before the construction of the

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, Manlius was a large business point along the

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and

Seneca Turnpike The Seneca Road Company was formed to improve the main road running west from Utica, New York, the Genesee Road, from Utica to Canandaigua and operate it as a toll road or turnpike. The road became known as the Seneca Turnpike, which was long an ...

s. Since the traveling of goods passed through Manlius on these turnpikes, every other structure along the highways were taverns. Between Manlius and nearby

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, there were only about six or seven public buildings. Most of this stretch of the Seneca Turnpike is now

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. For twenty years, Manlius was the largest trade center in Onondaga County, with what is now

, a swamp at the time. Into the early 20th century, its St. John Military Academy was a respected private school for young men. The

was listed on the

in 1973.

Geography

Manlius is located at (43.002266, -75.979068). According to the

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, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²), all land.

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and

intersect in Manlius.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,819 people, 2,056 households, and 1,293 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 2,143 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.07%

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, 1.02%

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, 0.23% Native American, 4.17% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population. There were 2,056 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.00. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $45,492, and the median income for a family was $65,080. Males had a median income of $49,600 versus $29,118 for females. The

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for the village was $26,434. About 3.2% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the

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, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public

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education is served by the

Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District The Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District (F-M) is a K-12 public school district located in the Town of Manlius in Central New York, enrolling approximately 4,800 students. F-M serves a large portion of the Town of Manlius, including t ...

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Parks

Manlius has several parks within the village, including Mill Run Park (the largest) and Swan Pond, located near the public library.

References

*Sloan, De Villo. ''The Crimsoned Hills of Onondaga''. Amherst, N.Y.: Cambria Press, 2008.

External links

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