Official Name: | Cayuga, New York |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | New York |
Pushpin Label: | Cayuga |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cayuga |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Aurelius |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | William Sherman |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | 1857 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.54 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.34 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.20 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.37 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.90 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.46 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 472 |
Population Density Km2: | 201.63 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 522.12 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 147 |
Elevation Ft: | 482 |
Coordinates: | 42.9186°N -76.7269°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 13034 |
Area Code: | 315 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-13068 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0946081 |
Cayuga is a village in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 549 at the 2010 census.[2] The village derives its name from the indigenous Cayuga people and the lake named after them.
The village of Cayuga is in the western part of the town of Aurelius.
The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 passed through the town. The village was incorporated in 1857, and re-incorporated in 1874.
The Hutchinson Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Cayuga has a total area of 3.5km2, of which 2.3km2 is land and 1.2km2, or 33.81%, is water.[2]
Cayuga is located on the eastern shore of the northern end of Cayuga Lake.
New York State Route 90 is a north–south highway through the village.
At the 2000 census there were 509 people, 203 households, and 137 families in the village. The population density was 554.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 240 housing units at an average density of 261.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 99.02% White, 0.39% African American, 0.39% Native American, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39%.[3]
Of the 203 households 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 29.6% of households were one person and 14.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.17.
The age distribution was 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median household income was $37,679 and the median family income was $50,156. Males had a median income of $30,769 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,894. About 1.5% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.