Lodi (village), New York
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Lodi is a village in Seneca County
Seneca County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,342 people, 12,630 households, and 8,626 families residing in the county. The population density was 103 people per square mile . There were 14,794 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...

, 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...

, USA. The population was 338 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Lodi is in the north part of the Town of Lodi
Lodi (town), New York
Lodi is a town in Seneca County, New York, USA. The population was 1,476 at the 2000 census.The Town of Lodi is in the southwest part of the county and is northwest of Ithaca, New York. There is a village called Lodi in the town...

 and is northwest of Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...

. It owes its name to the Italian
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 city of Lodi.

Lodi Point State Park
Lodi Point State Park
Lodi Point State Park is a state park in New York State, USA. The park is in the Town of Lodi in Seneca County. Lodi Point state park is on the east shore of Seneca Lake, one of the Finger Lakes....

 is west of the village on the shore of Seneca Lake.

History

This part of New York was in the territory of the Seneca tribe until the Sullivan Expedition
Sullivan Expedition
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 drove them away. The area was then assigned to the Central New York Military Tract
Central New York Military Tract
The Military Tract of Central New York, also called the New Military Tract, consisted of nearly two million acres of bounty land set aside to compensate New York’s soldiers after their participation in the Revolutionary War....

 used to pay soldiers for service in the American Revolution
American Revolution
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. The Lodi Methodist Church
Lodi Methodist Church
Lodi Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at Lodi in Seneca County, New York. It was constructed in 1880 and it consists of a main block with four steeply pitched gables, a corner bell tower, and a large single story rear wing. It is built of brick with a coursed stone...

, designed by noted church architect Warren H. Hayes
Warren H. Hayes
Warren Howard Hayes was a leading designer of churches in the United States and Canada during the late 19th century. Hayes' work holds a significant place in its association with the "Social Gospel" movement...

 (1847–1899), was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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 in 1982.

Geography

Lodi is located at 42.613366°N 76.824082°W (42.613366, -76.824082).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km2).None of the area is covered with water.

Lodi is in 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...

 District of New York.

New York State Route 96A
New York State Route 96A
New York State Route 96A is a state highway in Seneca County, New York, in the United States. It is a north–south road between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake, two of the Finger Lakes. NY 96A is two lanes wide for most of its length, with the exception of the long four-lane divided highway...

 and New York State Route 414
New York State Route 414
New York State Route 414 is a north–south state highway in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions of New York in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with NY 352 in the Steuben County city of Corning to a junction with NY 104 in the Wayne County town of Huron...

 intersect at the village.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 338 people, 119 households, and 84 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 595.4 people per square mile (229.0/km2). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 243.1 per square mile (93.5/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 94.38% White, 0.89% Black or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.59% Native American, 2.07% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.85% of the population.

There were 119 households out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the village the population was spread out with 32.5% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $13,709. About 18.1% of families and 30.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.3% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.

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