Fayette, New York

Fayette is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 3,643 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Fayette is on the western border of the county.

History

The town was established from part of the Town of Romulus in 1800. At the time of its founding it was the Town of Washington, but adopted the current name in 1803. The Seneca chief Red Jacket and Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism were famous early residents.

It here in 1830 that Joseph Smith, Jr. organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the log home of Peter Whitmer.

Geography

The west town line is Seneca Lake, and the east town line is Cayuga Lake.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 172.2 km² (66.5 mi²). 142.9 km² (55.2 mi²) of it is land and 29.3 km² (11.3 mi²) of it (17.00%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 3,643 people, 1,367 households, and 1,011 families residing in the town. The population density was 25.5/km² (66.0/mi²). There were 1,680 housing units at an average density of 11.8/km² (30.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.08% White, 0.52% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 1,367 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,259, and the median income for a family was $52,163. Males had a median income of $34,457 versus $24,737 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,186. About 4.2% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Fayette

Canoga -- A hamlet near Cayuga Lake.
Canoga Springs -- A hamlet in the east part of the town.
Fayette -- The hamlet of Fayette on Route 414 at the south town line.
Kuneytown -- A hamlet south of Canoga Springs.
Pastime Park -- A lakeside hamlet on Seneca Lake.
Rose Hill -- A hamlet on Route 96A.
McDougall -- A hamlet on the south town line.
Teall Beach -- A lakeside hamlet on Seneca Lake.
Waterloo -- The south part of the Village of Waterloo.
Yale -- A hamlet on the south town line.
Yost Corners -- A location near the town center.