Everything about Waterloo Town New York totally explained
Waterloo is a
town in
Seneca County,
New York,
United States. The population was 7,866 at the 2000 census. The town, as well as its major community, are named after
Waterloo, Belgium. The current Town Supervisor is James Mooney and the current Town Clerk is Louise Van Nostrand
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The
Town of Waterloo also has a village called
Waterloo and is on the west border of the county. The town and village are east of
Geneva,
New York.
History
The area was the domain of the
Seneca tribe and
Cayuga tribe, who were visited in the 17th Century by
Jesuit missionaries. The
Sullivan Expedition passed through the area in 1779 to destroy the natives and their villages. After the war, the area was in the
Central New York Military Tract, reserved for veterans.
The region was first settled around 1800.
The town was formed from the
Town of Junius in 1829.
People of note from Waterloo
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.9
square miles (56.6
km²), of which, 21.7 square miles (56.2 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.78%) is water.
The west town line is the border of
Ontario County,
New York, and part of the south town line is
Seneca Lake and the
Seneca River/
Cayuga-Seneca Canal.
The
NY 5-
US 20 concurrency is a major east-west highway in Waterloo.
NY 96 is a highway that turns southward at Waterloo village.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 7,866 people, 3,057 households, and 2,048 families residing in the town. The
population density was 362.4 people per square mile (140.0/km²). There were 3,293 housing units at an average density of 151.7/sq mi (58.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.90%
White, 0.99%
Black or
African American, 0.22%
Native American, 0.37%
Asian, 0.53% from
other races, and 0.99% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population.
There were 3,057 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were
married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,089, and the median income for a family was $40,304. Males had a median income of $30,981 versus $21,897 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $15,773. About 9.4% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
Schools in the Town of Waterloo
Public schools
Skoi-Yase School is a public school that teaches Grades Pre-School to Grade 2. Its enrollment is about 420 students. The current principal is Liz Springer.
Lafayette School is a public school that teaches Grades 3-5. Its enrollment is about 344 students. The current principal is Sally Covert.
Main Street Multiage School is a public school that teaches Grades K-5. Its enrollment is about 117 students. The current principal is Wendy Doyle. The school was previously the Border City Elementary School until it moved to the former middle school building.
Waterloo Middle School is a public school that teaches Grades 6-8. Its enrollment is about 546 students. The current principal is Michael Ferrara.
Waterloo High School - Grades 9-12. Its enrollment is about 608 students. The current principal is John Butler.
Private schools
Fayette Mennonite School is a private mennonite school that teaches Grades 1-8. Its enrollment is about 50 students. The current head teacher is Elizabeth Zimmerman.
Until 2005, St. Mary's School operated as a private PreK-8 Roman Catholic school in Waterloo. It merged with St. Patrick's school in Seneca Falls (town), New York to form St. John Bosco School in 2005 after undergoing financial difficulties.
Communities and locations in the Town of Waterloo
Border City -- A hamlet near the west town line and Geneva.
Dobbins Corner -- A hamlet at the west town line on County Road 112.
East Geneva -- A hamlet near the west town line on US-20.
Packwood Corners -- A hamlet on US-20, on the south town line.
Parr Harbour -- A location west of Waterloo village on US-20.
Seneca Lake State Park -- A state park in the southwest corner of the town.
Waterloo -- The Village of Waterloo in on US-20 at the south town line, partly in the Town of Fayette.Further Information
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