Niles is a

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in Cayuga County,

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, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2010 census. Niles lies in the eastern part of the county, southeast of Auburn.

History

Niles was in the

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, land reserved for veterans. The area that would become the town was first settled ''circa'' 1792. The town of Niles was created in 1833 by division of the town of Sempronius.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 11.83%, is water. Niles is between

Owasco Lake Owasco Lake is the sixth largest and third easternmost of the Finger Lakes of New York in the United States. History Owasco Lake's name may have been derived from the Iroquois word ''dwas-co'', meaning ''bridge on the water''. The name may al ...

and Skaneateles Lake, two of the

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. The eastern town line and part of the northern town boundary are the border of

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intersects New York State Route 41A in the northwest part of the town.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 1,208 people, 476 households and 348 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 824 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 99.09%

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, 0.33%

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, 0.08% Native American, 0.08% Asian, and 0.41% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.08% of the population. There were 476 households, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were

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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 20.4% 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 2.54 and the average family size was 2.91. 24.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males. The

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was $42,167 and the median family incomewas $47,188. Males had a median income of $33,250 versus $26,250 for females. The

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for the town was $20,791. About 5.4% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the

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, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Niles

*Adams Point – a projection into Owasco Lake. *Austin – a hamlet in the western part of the town. *Carpenter Point – a projection into Skaneateles Lake. *Conklin Cove – a hamlet on Owasco Lake near the northern town line. *Globe Hotel Corners – a

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on NY Route 38A near the southern town boundary. *Gregory Landing – a hamlet of vacation homes and cottages on the western shore of Skaneateles Lake in the southeast of Niles. Named after a historical family in the area. * Kelloggsville – a hamlet near the southern town line. *Koenigs Point – a location at the northwestern corner of the town. *New Hope – a hamlet in the southeastern part of the town on NY Route 41A. The New Hope Mills Complex was listed on the

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in 2005. *Niles – the hamlet of Niles is near the northern town boundary on NY-38A. West Niles Mayor Tiffany Dewitt residing. *Omro – a hamlet in the southwestern part of the town near the town line. *Partello Corners – a hamlet in the southeastern section of the town on NY-38A. *Rice Point a location on the shore of Owasco Lake by the southern town line. *Seward Point – a projection into Owasco Lake. *Twelve Corners – a location in the central part of the town, south of Niles village.

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Cayuga County, New York Towns in New York (state)