Village in New York, United States
Fayetteville is a village located in Onondaga County , New York , United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census , the population was 4,225. The village is named after the Marquis de Lafayette , a national hero of both France and the United States. It is part of the Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Fayetteville is located in the town of Manlius and is an eastern suburb of Syracuse .
History
Fayetteville was first settled in 1792, later officially incorporated in 1844.[ 2]
The Charles Estabrook Mansion , Genesee Street Hill-Limestone Plaza Historic District , and Levi Snell House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .[ 3]
Geography
Fayetteville is in Central New York , at the intersection of New York State Route 5 and Route 257 , at 43°1′43″N 76°0′15″W / 43.02861°N 76.00417°W / 43.02861; -76.00417 (43.028516, -76.004268).[ 4]
According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2 ), all land.
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1860 1,281 — 1870 1,402 9.4% 1880 1,556 11.0% 1890 1,410 −9.4% 1900 1,304 −7.5% 1910 1,481 13.6% 1920 1,584 7.0% 1930 2,008 26.8% 1940 2,172 8.2% 1950 2,624 20.8% 1960 4,311 64.3% 1970 4,996 15.9% 1980 4,709 −5.7% 1990 4,248 −9.8% 2000 4,190 −1.4% 2010 4,373 4.4% 2020 4,225 −3.4%
As of the census of 2020, there were 4,225 people, 1,885 households, and 1,255 families living in the village.[ 6]
Education
Public K–12 education is served by the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District .[ 7] Schools situated within the village include Fayetteville Elementary School and Wellwood Middle School. Wellwood Middle School has undergone a major renovation, part of a $45.2 million district capital project approved in December 2017 that includes a 15,000 square foot addition with a new main entrance, cafeteria, music rooms, art rooms, and classrooms as well as adding air conditioning and replacing windows.[ 8] High school students attend Fayetteville–Manlius High School in Manlius, New York.
In 2009, the Fayetteville Free Library was rated a 5-star public library by Library Journal .[ 9] The Fayetteville Library provides many useful resources such as quiet areas, computer labs, a teen space, and a makerspace with 3D printers , a CNC router , and a laser cutter .[ 10]
President Grover Cleveland received his elementary education at the Fayetteville Academy.[citation needed ]
Notable people
Buddy Boeheim , professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons
Grover Cleveland , served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States
Rose Cleveland , his sister, served as first lady of the United States from 1885 to 1886
Matilda Joslyn Gage , activist known for her contributions to women's suffrage and abolitionism
Edward A. Hanna , served as mayor of Utica, New York from 1974 to 1978 and from 1996 to 2000
Steven Page , musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer; founding member of Barenaked Ladies
Caroline Pratt , social thinker and progressive educational reformer
Ashley Twichell , swimmer who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics [ 11]
See also
References
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022 .
^ "About | Fayetteville, NY" . www.fayettevilleny.gov . Retrieved May 26, 2024 .
^ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . March 13, 2009.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .
^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .
^ https://data.census.gov/all?q=Fayetteville%20village,%20NY [bare URL ]
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Onondaga County, NY" (PDF) . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 8, 2024 . - Text list
^ "Wellwood celebrates new spaces with ribbon-cutting event" . Fayetteville-Manlius Schools . November 3, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2022 .
^ "American's Star Libraries" Archived February 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine . Library Journal . Retrieved December 3, 2009.
^ "Using our Makerspace" . Fayetteville Free Library . Retrieved August 8th, 2024.
^ Kramer, Lindsay (September 1, 2019). "Ashley Twichell swims from Fayetteville to Olympics: 'It's been a pretty long journey'" . The Post-Standard . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
External links
International National Geographic