Country United States County Madison ZIP code 13030, 13037 Elevation 125 m Local time Thursday 9:28 PM Team Sullivan Mountain Lions | State New York Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) FIPS code 36-71993 Population 15,339 (2010) Area code 315 | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 84% Humidity Area 190.6 km² (190.1 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Sullivan is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 15,339 at the 2010 census. The town is named after General John Sullivan.
Contents
- Map of Sullivan NY 13037 USA
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Communities and locations in Sullivan
- Transportation
- Notable residents
- References
Map of Sullivan, NY 13037, USA
The Town of Sullivan is located in the northwest corner of the county.
History
Settlement began around 1790. The town was established in 1803 from the Town of Cazenovia. In 1809 the town was partitioned to form the Town of Lenox.
The Chittenango Landing Dry Dock Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 73.6 square miles (190.5 km²), of which, 73.4 square miles (190.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.27%) is water.
The northern border of the town is Oneida Lake, and the west border is the Chittenango Creek.
The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) passes across the town.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,991 people, 5,688 households, and 4,169 families residing in the town. The population density was 204.3 people per square mile (78.9/km²). There were 6,209 housing units at an average density of 84.6 per square mile (32.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.25% White, 0.33% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
There were 5,688 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town, the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $44,468, and the median income for a family was $50,262. Males had a median income of $36,587 versus $25,881 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,982. About 4.8% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in Sullivan
Transportation
Luther Airport is located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of the central business district of Chittenango.