Morrisville, New York

History

The community was named for Thomas Morris and was originally called "Morris Flats". It was made the county seat in 1817 when it was moved from Cazenovia. In 1907 the county seat was moved again, this time to Wampsville. In 1908, the New York State School of Agriculture was established and occupied the old county buildings that had been left empty.

The First National Bank of Morrisville, Morrisville Public Library, and Old Madison County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Morrisville is located in central Madison County at (42.898541, -75.647717). U.S. Route 20 passes through the village as Main Street, leading east 7 mi to Madison and west 11 mi to Cazenovia. The closest city is Oneida, 15 mi to the north.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village of Morrisville has an area of 1.02 sqmi, all land. The Chenango River rises in Morrisville Swamp just to the northwest of the village, and the nascent river crosses the southwest part of the village limits. The Chenango is a south-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River, which it joins at Binghamton.

Climate

| Jan record high F = 69 | Feb record high F = 68 | Mar record high F = 82 | Apr record high F = 87 | May record high F = 90 | Jun record high F = 96 | Jul record high F = 100 | Aug record high F = 97 | Sep record high F = 95 | Oct record high F = 86 | Nov record high F = 78 | Dec record high F = 65 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 50.6 |Feb avg record high F = 50.4 |Mar avg record high F = 60.5 |Apr avg record high F = 76.0 |May avg record high F = 82.4 |Jun avg record high F = 85.1 |Jul avg record high F = 86.3 |Aug avg record high F = 85.6 |Sep avg record high F = 82.8 |Oct avg record high F = 74.6 |Nov avg record high F = 64.5 |Dec avg record high F = 54.6 |year avg record high F = 85.6

|Jan avg record low F = -8.3 |Feb avg record low F = -6.9 |Mar avg record low F = -1.0 |Apr avg record low F = 19.0 |May avg record low F = 30.3 |Jun avg record low F = 40.3 |Jul avg record low F = 47.9 |Aug avg record low F = 46.8 |Sep avg record low F = 36.2 |Oct avg record low F = 25.5 |Nov avg record low F = 14.2 |Dec avg record low F = 0.9 |year avg record low F = -11.2

| Jan record low F = -35 | Feb record low F = -34 | Mar record low F = -21 | Apr record low F = -1 | May record low F = 20 | Jun record low F = 29 | Jul record low F = 33 | Aug record low F = 31 | Sep record low F = 22 | Oct record low F = 4 | Nov record low F = -12 | Dec record low F = -37 | year record low F =

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Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,148 people, 362 households, and 195 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,863.4 PD/sqmi. There were 398 housing units at an average density of 345.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 79.93% White, 14.20% African American, 0.74% Native American, 2.23% Asian, 0.93% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.24% of the population.

There were 362 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 9.0% under the age of 18, 60.8% from 18 to 24, 11.4% from 25 to 44, 8.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $50,536. Males had a median income of $29,028 versus $24,643 for females. The per capita income for the village was $8,983. About 9.0% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.2% of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The village is the location of SUNY Morrisville, which includes the Morrisville fish hatchery, and the Morrisville Equestrian Center.

Popular culture

In the 1980s cartoon series The Real Ghostbusters, Morrisville was the hometown of Ray Stantz.

References

References

1. "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New York". United States Census Bureau.
2. "P1. Race – Morrisville village, New York: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau.
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4. (February 12, 2011). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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6. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].