Moravia is a

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. The population was 3,626 at the time of the 2010 census. The town of Moravia contains a village also called

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. The town is located in the

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region, south of Auburn.

History

Moravia was part of the

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. The first settlers arrived around 1789, while the

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still lived in the area. The town was formed in 1833 from the town of Sempronius. Moravia was long known as the last bastion of the Whigs, the defunct political party of native ex-U.S. president

Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853. He was the last president to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House, and the last to be neither a De ...

. A few Whigs survived as late as the early 1980s according to voter registration records.

Notable people

Abigail Fillmore Abigail Fillmore (; March 13, 1798 – March 30, 1853) was the first lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853 as the wife of President Millard Fillmore. She began work as a schoolteacher at the age of 16, where she took on Millard Fillmore, w ...

, First Lady of the United States *

, US president, born east of Moravia village and married in the village *

John D. Rockefeller John Davison Rockefeller Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was one of the List of richest Americans in history, wealthiest Americans of all time and one of the richest people in modern hist ...

, boyhood home of the American industrialist and wealthiest person in modern history * John Wood, Illinois governor and founder of

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Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.54%, is water. Moravia is at the southern end of

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, and the Owasco Inlet flows northward through the town to the lake. Mill Creek flows into the Owasco Inlet at Moravia village.

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joins

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at Moravia village.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,040 people, 1,003 households, and 685 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,198 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 72.30%

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, 21.39%

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, 0.27% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 5.35% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 9.98% of the population. There were 1,003 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were

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living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01. In the town, the population was spread out, with 16.8% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 42.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 202.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 237.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $38,081, and the median income for a family was $43,493. Males had a median income of $32,919 versus $23,264 for females. The

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for the town was $16,847. About 5.5% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the

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, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Moravia

*Courtwright Corners – A location east of Southeast Owasco. * Fillmore Glen State Park – A

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southeast of Moravia village. *Four Town Corners – A location southeast of Owasco village at the eastern town line. *Indian Grove – A location north of Southeast Owasco. *Montville – A hamlet east of Moravia village. It was once a rival for prominence over Moravia village. *

– The village of Moravia is at the junction of NY-38 and NY-38A near the southern town line. *Owasco Hill – A hamlet northwest of Owasco village at the town line. *Perkins Corners – A location at the western town line, south of Owasco Hill. *Southeast Owasco – A hamlet at the southern end of Owasco Lake. *Toll Gate Corners – A hamlet at the southern town line, south of Moravia village. *Wilson Corners – A hamlet northeast of Moravia village on NY-38A

References

External links

Town of Moravia official website

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NY Senate District 48
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