Baldwinsville, New York
Encyclopedia
Baldwinsville is a village
in Onondaga County
, New York
, United States
. The population was 7,053 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Syracuse
Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
The Village of Baldwinsville is located in the Towns of Lysander
and Van Buren
.
Baldwinsville initially grew as a local center for a prosperous farming area, with a grain mill
located on an island in the center of town between the old McHarrie Locks (now part of the New York State Barge Canal) and the Seneca River. It was also served by the Erie Lackawanna Railway
, connecting Baldwinsville to the cities of Syracuse
and Oswego
. In addition to agriculture, Baldwinsville had small factories, such as Morris Machine Works, Jardine Bronze Foundry, and others. A large brewery now owned by Anheuser-Busch
was constructed immediately east of the village in the mid-1970s to take advantage of ample water supplies from Lake Ontario. As agriculture and industry have receded, Baldwinsville has evolved into an attractive and picturesque riverside community.
Grace Episcopal Church, formerly of Elizabeth Street, was one of the first churches in the United States to use electric lighting.
Dozens of local farm boys are listed on the Civil War monument in the village cemetery along the Seneca River, having served and died in several units of the Union Army. Those listed on this monument served under General John A. Logan
as part of William T. Sherman's army. Other units included 1st Regiment, Light Artillery, N. Y. S. Volunteers
Battery B (Pettit's Battery) which fought at many major battles, including:
The village has a public school district named after it; it has one high school (C.W. Baker High School), one middle school (Donald S. Ray Middle School), one junior high school (Theodore R. Durgee Junior High School), and five elementary schools (Harry E. Elden, Catherine McNamara, L. Pearl Palmer, Mae E. Reynolds and Martin Van Buren). A number of parochial schools are also located there. Baldwinsville Christian Academy, a private Christian school, is located just outside the village on Van Buren Rd.
The Baldwinsville sports teams are nicknamed the "Bees," and have had some recent success, especially in Girl's Volleyball (2010 New York State Champions, 2006 & 2009 New York State Semi-Finalists, and 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 Section 3 Champs), 2008 Boy's Cross Country (6th ranked team in the state), and Boy's Soccer (2007 & 2008 Section 3 Champions). The Baldwinsville Marching Band won the 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2009 State Championship in the NYSFBC's Large School 2 Class, 2nd place in 2006, and won the 2007 Toyota Gator Bowl in Florida. The Baldwinsville Varsity Winterguard won the 2002 and 2004 State Championships in the MYCGC's SA2 class, and the 2009 State Championship in the SRA class. The girl's soccer team was the first team from CNY to ever win the Class A State Championships in 2002.
In recent years, the Bees hockey program has experienced success. In 2005, the team reached the Frozen Four but lost in the state championship, finishing ranked number 2 in the state. In 2009, the team finished the season Section 3 Division 1 champions and were ranked 7th in the state. In 2010, the Bees made it to the section finals and finished the year ranked 14th.
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, which flows through the village, through the historic downtown area and forms a section of the Erie Canal
. Its 24th lock sports a local restaurant which is popular for guests.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), of which, 3.1 square miles (8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (5.23%) is water.
Baldwinsville is located on gently rolling country shaped by the glaciers of the Ice Age, which also created nearby Lake Ontario
and the Finger Lakes
. It lies in a transitional zone between the nearly flat plain immediately adjacent to Lake Ontario, and the hills to the south that form the approaches to the Allegheny Mountains
of southern New York and northern Pennsylvania. This rolling glacial terrain is intersected and divided by forests, meadows, farmland, and bodies of water of all types, which, combined with significant seasonal variations, presents a constantly changing tableau of immense beauty. Local soils are a rich and varied blend, with deposits of gravels, sands, and rock flour
, ground up and tilled by the glaciers, and left behind as they receded to the north. As is typical of the Great Lakes plains, these varied soils and gentle slopes create ideal conditions for specialty agriculture, orchards, and vegetable farming. The "lake effect" moderates the harsh Arctic winters found on the north side of Lake Ontario, but this comes at a price. Snowfall in the region is the highest for any metropolitan area in the United States. High average rainfall and snowfall result in abundant water resources.
Baldwinsville is in a region of rivers, lakes, streams, swamps, marshes, creeks, and ponds. Local forests, while predominantly hardwoods such as Sugar Maple
, are also widely variable due to the variations in soil, drainage, and microclimate. Nearly every tree species found in the northeastern United States can be found in the forests near Baldwinsville. Wildlife is abundant, and many varieties of fish are found in the local waters in the Seneca River.
of 2000, there were 7,053 people, 2,801 households, and 1,837 families residing in the village. The population density
was 2,291.7 people per square mile (884.1/km²). There were 2,924 housing units at an average density of 950.1 per square mile (366.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.87% White, 0.75% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races
, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 2,801 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples
living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% 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 3.05.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,143, and the median income for a family was $51,549. Males had a median income of $37,259 versus $25,740 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $19,817. About 5.6% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Onondaga County
Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 7,053 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Syracuse metropolitan area
The Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in central New York, anchored by the city of Syracuse...
.
The Village of Baldwinsville is located in the Towns of Lysander
Lysander, New York
Lysander is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 19,285 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Lysander, a Spartan military leader, by a clerk interested in the classics....
and Van Buren
Van Buren, New York
Van Buren is a town located in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a population of 12,667. The town is named after future President Martin van Buren, who was then governor of the state....
.
History
It is named after Dr. Baldwin and his wife Eliza who visited the area in 1798, returning to settle in 1808 to start the community. Dr. Baldwin built a dam across the Seneca River to generate energy and a private canal to keep the integrity of the water highway. It incorporated in 1848 as the Village of Baldwinsville.Baldwinsville initially grew as a local center for a prosperous farming area, with a grain mill
Gristmill
The terms gristmill or grist mill can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself.- Early history :...
located on an island in the center of town between the old McHarrie Locks (now part of the New York State Barge Canal) and the Seneca River. It was also served by the Erie Lackawanna Railway
Erie Lackawanna Railway
The Erie Lackawanna Railway , known as the Erie–Lackawanna Railroad until 1968, was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad...
, connecting Baldwinsville to the cities of Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
and Oswego
Oswego, New York
Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...
. In addition to agriculture, Baldwinsville had small factories, such as Morris Machine Works, Jardine Bronze Foundry, and others. A large brewery now owned by Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. , is an American brewing company. The company operates 12 breweries in the United States and 18 in other countries. It was, until December 2009, also one of America's largest theme park operators; operating ten theme parks across the United States through the...
was constructed immediately east of the village in the mid-1970s to take advantage of ample water supplies from Lake Ontario. As agriculture and industry have receded, Baldwinsville has evolved into an attractive and picturesque riverside community.
Grace Episcopal Church, formerly of Elizabeth Street, was one of the first churches in the United States to use electric lighting.
Dozens of local farm boys are listed on the Civil War monument in the village cemetery along the Seneca River, having served and died in several units of the Union Army. Those listed on this monument served under General John A. Logan
John A. Logan
John Alexander Logan was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a state senator, congressman and senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President...
as part of William T. Sherman's army. Other units included 1st Regiment, Light Artillery, N. Y. S. Volunteers
Battery B (Pettit's Battery) which fought at many major battles, including:
- Antietam, Md. September 15–17, 1862.
- Battle of FredericksburgBattle of FredericksburgThe Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside...
December 12–17, 1862. - Battle of ChancellorsvilleBattle of ChancellorsvilleThe Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on...
May 1–3, 1863. - Battle of GettysburgBattle of GettysburgThe Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
July 2–3, 1863. - Battle of Spotsylvania May 12, 1864.
- Petersburg, VirginiaPetersburg, VirginiaPetersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...
June 16–20, 1864.
Education
The Baldwinsville sports teams are nicknamed the "Bees," and have had some recent success, especially in Girl's Volleyball (2010 New York State Champions, 2006 & 2009 New York State Semi-Finalists, and 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 Section 3 Champs), 2008 Boy's Cross Country (6th ranked team in the state), and Boy's Soccer (2007 & 2008 Section 3 Champions). The Baldwinsville Marching Band won the 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2009 State Championship in the NYSFBC's Large School 2 Class, 2nd place in 2006, and won the 2007 Toyota Gator Bowl in Florida. The Baldwinsville Varsity Winterguard won the 2002 and 2004 State Championships in the MYCGC's SA2 class, and the 2009 State Championship in the SRA class. The girl's soccer team was the first team from CNY to ever win the Class A State Championships in 2002.
In recent years, the Bees hockey program has experienced success. In 2005, the team reached the Frozen Four but lost in the state championship, finishing ranked number 2 in the state. In 2009, the team finished the season Section 3 Division 1 champions and were ranked 7th in the state. In 2010, the Bees made it to the section finals and finished the year ranked 14th.
Culture
Several community festivals are held each year. Celebrate Baldwinsville, a festival that celebrates the village and surrounding community is held every September. The Rotary Club organizes the Seneca River Days festival (formerly the John McHarrie Day festival) occurs in July; it features an anything that floats race, which encourages entrants to build a floating vehicle without spending more than a set amount (currently $50). Many functions are held at the Anheuser-Busch amphitheater on Paper Mill Island. There have been several local, regional and national bands playing on weekends throughout the summer months.http://www.roadfood.com/photos/12774.jpg
Geography
Baldwinsville is located at 43°10′N 76°20′W (43.1599, -76.3346). The village is located on the Seneca RiverSeneca River (New York)
The Seneca River in central New York flows from west to east, from Seneca Lake, through the Montezuma Marsh at the north end of Cayuga Lake to the Seneca's confluence with the Oneida and Oswego rivers at the Three Rivers area north of Syracuse. Much of the river has been channelized to form part...
, which flows through the village, through the historic downtown area and forms a section of the Erie Canal
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...
. Its 24th lock sports a local restaurant which is popular for guests.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), of which, 3.1 square miles (8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (5.23%) is water.
Baldwinsville is located on gently rolling country shaped by the glaciers of the Ice Age, which also created nearby Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
and the Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes
The Finger Lakes are a pattern of lakes in the west-central section of Upstate New York in the United States. They are a popular tourist destination. The lakes are long and thin , each oriented roughly on a north-south axis. The two longest, Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake, are among the deepest in...
. It lies in a transitional zone between the nearly flat plain immediately adjacent to Lake Ontario, and the hills to the south that form the approaches to the Allegheny Mountains
Allegheny Mountains
The Allegheny Mountain Range , also spelled Alleghany, Allegany and, informally, the Alleghenies, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States and Canada...
of southern New York and northern Pennsylvania. This rolling glacial terrain is intersected and divided by forests, meadows, farmland, and bodies of water of all types, which, combined with significant seasonal variations, presents a constantly changing tableau of immense beauty. Local soils are a rich and varied blend, with deposits of gravels, sands, and rock flour
Rock flour
Rock flour, or glacial flour, consists of fine-grained, silt-sized particles of rock, generated by mechanical grinding of bedrock by glacial erosion or by artificial grinding to a similar size...
, ground up and tilled by the glaciers, and left behind as they receded to the north. As is typical of the Great Lakes plains, these varied soils and gentle slopes create ideal conditions for specialty agriculture, orchards, and vegetable farming. The "lake effect" moderates the harsh Arctic winters found on the north side of Lake Ontario, but this comes at a price. Snowfall in the region is the highest for any metropolitan area in the United States. High average rainfall and snowfall result in abundant water resources.
Baldwinsville is in a region of rivers, lakes, streams, swamps, marshes, creeks, and ponds. Local forests, while predominantly hardwoods such as Sugar Maple
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum is a species of maple native to the hardwood forests of northeastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Ontario, and south to Georgia and Texas...
, are also widely variable due to the variations in soil, drainage, and microclimate. Nearly every tree species found in the northeastern United States can be found in the forests near Baldwinsville. Wildlife is abundant, and many varieties of fish are found in the local waters in the Seneca River.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 7,053 people, 2,801 households, and 1,837 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2,291.7 people per square mile (884.1/km²). There were 2,924 housing units at an average density of 950.1 per square mile (366.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.87% White, 0.75% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 2,801 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% 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 3.05.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,143, and the median income for a family was $51,549. Males had a median income of $37,259 versus $25,740 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $19,817. About 5.6% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- William Martin BeauchampWilliam Martin BeauchampWilliam Martin Beauchamp was an American ethnologist and Episcopal clergyman. He published several works on the archeology and ethnology of the Haudenosaunee in New York.-Early life and education:...
, ethnologist and clergyman. Rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Baldwinsville (1865–1900). He made much valuable archæological research, particularly concerning the Haudenosaunee or Iroquois, and published his findings in eight books between 1892 and 1908. - Tim ConnollyTim ConnollyTim Connolly is an American professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, a professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. - Donald PaigeDonald PaigeDonald Paige is a retired middle distance runner from the United States, who set the world best year performance in the men's 800 metres in 1980. Paige ran 1:44.53 on 23 June 1980 in Eugene, Oregon, U.S. After the U.S...
, 1980 Olympic1980 Summer OlympicsThe 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
Team Member: 800m, Former World Record Holder: 1000 yards - Tom TaylorTSquaredTom Taylor known by the pseudonym Tsquared, is a professional gamer and captain of the 2nd most successful team in MLG history, Str8 Rippin, and was also the coach of Status Quo during the 2010 National Championships in Dallas where he helped them place 2nd behind Final Boss. Making him one of...
, a professional gamer known by the pseudonym Tsquared. He is the captain of the 2nd most successful team in Major League gaming history, Str8 RippinStr8 RippinStr8 Rippin is a Halo:Reach and formerly Halo 2 and Halo 3 team which compete as a part of Major League Gaming, an American video gaming league. They are currently sponsored by Dr Pepper.-Current roster:-Winnings:-External links:********...
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