Geneva New York History Geography Notable Natives

This article is about the city of Geneva. For demographic information about the town, see the article for: Geneva (town), New York.

1 History

The site was originally the Seneca Native American village of Kanadasaga. That village was abandoned following its destruction by the punitive Sullivan Expedition of 1779, but resettled by Europeans around 1793 as a town developed by the Pulteney Association. The city was incorporated in 1806, formally separating it from the surrounding area of Geneva Town.

2 Geography

Geneva lies at the northern end of the Seneca Lake, in the Finger Lakes region, the largest producer of wine in New York State. According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the city has a total area of 15.2 km² (5.8 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 11.0 km² (4.3 mi²) of it is land and 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 27.18% water.

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4 Colleges and universities

5 Demographics

As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f ² of 2000, there are 13,617 people, 5,014 households, and 2,933 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,234.2/km² (3,199.5/mi²). There are 5,564 housing units at an average density of 504.3/km² (1,307.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 81.52% White, 10.22% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.39% from other races, and 3.34% from two or more races. 8.50% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 5,014 households out of which 29.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% are married couples living together, 15.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% are non-families. 34.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.35 and the average family size is 3.03.

In the city the population is spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 18.9% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $31,600, and the median income for a family is $41,224. Males have a median income of $31,315 versus $23,054 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,609. 17.5% of the population and 13.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 27.2% of those under the age of 18 and 7.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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