Scriba, New York

Geography

The town borders Lake Ontario, the City of Oswego, and the Oswego River.

Scriba is approximately 40 miles north of Syracuse.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.9 sqmi, of which 40.6 sqmi is land and 3.3 sqmi (7.50%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,331 people, 2,721 households, and 1,937 families residing in the town. The population density was 180.7 PD/sqmi. There were 3,053 housing units at an average density of 75.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.19% White, 0.38% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.

There were 2,721 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,550, and the median income for a family was $44,304. Males had a median income of $35,974 versus $25,329 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,939. About 10.6% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

• Curtis F. Shoup, Medal of Honor recipient

Communities and locations in Scriba

• Klocks Corners – Located at the intersection of County Route 4 and the Klocks Corners Road. Named after Jermiah Klock.
• Lycoming – A hamlet located in Scriba with its own zip code 13093 and a US post office, located on County Route 29.
• Scriba – The hamlet of Scriba located within route 104 and Creamery Road.
• North Scriba - a hamlet of Scriba, located at the intersection of County Routes 1 and 29. North Scriba Union cemetery is located here.
• South Scriba - a hamlet of Scriba, located at the intersection of County Routes 4 and 29.
• Lansing - a hamlet of Scriba, located at the intersection of County Routes 4 and 53.

References

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates".
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
4. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].