DeWitt is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,074.[2] The town is named after major Moses DeWitt, a judge and soldier.[3] An eastern suburb of Syracuse, DeWitt also is the site of most of the campus and all of the academic buildings of Le Moyne College.[4]
The original Erie Canal progressed through the town in 1825. DeWitt was formed in 1835 from the Town of Manlius and was named in honor of Moses DeWitt,[5] a major in the militia, a county judge, and one of the first settlers of the county.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.9 square miles (88 km2), of which 33.8 square miles (88 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.15%) is water.
Highways
Interstate 481 is the major highway in DeWitt crossing the center of the town and turning northward along the eastern side of DeWitt. I-481 intersects Interstate 690 in the eastern part of the town and Interstate 90 (New York State Thruway) in the northern part of the town.
As of the 2000 United States Census,[8] there were 24,071 people, 10,068 households, and 6,503 families residing in the town. The population density was 711.0 inhabitants per square mile (274.5/km2). There were 10,694 housing units at an average density of 315.9 per square mile (122.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 89.70% White, 4.89% African American, 2.98% Asian, 0.56% Native American, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.
There were 10,068 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.94.
The age distribution was as follows: 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,759, and the median income for a family was $60,325. Males had a median income of $45,926 versus $29,797 for females. The per capita income for the town was $29,198. About 4.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
As of July 2009, the population was 24,422,[10] up 1.5% from 2000, with the average household income at $57,273. The average condo value in 2009 was $142,735.
Government
Officials in the Town of DeWitt are elected at-large. Current offices are:[11][12]
Town Supervisor (two-year term of office)
Town Clerk (two-year term of office)
Six Town Councilors (four-year term of office)
Two Town Justices (four-year term of office)
Town Highway Superintendent (two-year term of office)
The Town Hall is located at 5400 Butternut Drive, East Syracuse, NY 13057-8510.[13]
The Town of DeWitt has hosted Erie Canal Day, an annual celebration with entertainment games, music, and refreshments at Cedar Bay Park since 1968.[18]
Fiddlers Green Park – a small, developing park in the hamlet of Jamesville
Maxwell Park – a 105-acre park in East Syracuse[20]
Ryder Park and Recreation Area – a 12-acre park next to DeWitt Town Hall[21][20]
Willis Carrier Recreation Center and Park – a 22-acre park next to Carrier Campus[22][23]
Other
Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville – the public library that serves the Town of DeWitt as part of the Onondaga County Public Library System[24]
^"2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^"U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: De Witt town, Onondaga County, New York; Riverhead town, Suffolk County, New York". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^"DeWitt Family Papers an inventory of its papers at Syracuse University".
^ a b"Town of DeWitt: Town Profile" (PDF). Onondaga County. pp. 9–7.1. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
^Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 105.
^"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^"DeWitt New York". city-data.com.
^"2013 Who's Who in Town of DeWitt Government" (PDF). Town of DeWitt.
^Carlic, Steve (September 23, 2007). "Political notebook: Town of DeWitt". Syracuse Post-Standard. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
^Town of DeWitt Newsletter, Winter 2005
^ a b"Terms of Use Agreement." (Archive). Aspen Dental. Retrieved on September 23, 1012. " Aspen Dental Management, Inc. and the Aspen Dental Management, Inc. logo are trademarks of Aspen Dental Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation having its principle [sic] offices at 281 Sanders Creek Parkway, East Syracuse, New York. All other marks are property of their respective owners."
^ a b"Zoning Map." (Archive) Town of DeWitt. Retrieved on September 23, 2012.
^Hutchison, Edward (February 23, 2012). "DeWitt Acres and Shoppingtown".
^"Onondaga County Department of Correction". Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
^"Suburban life. volume (DeWitt, N.Y.) 1974-19??, July 27, 1983, Image 10" (1983/07/27). July 27, 1983: 10. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Town of DeWitt Newsletter, Winter 2015, pp. 6, 12
^ a b"Town of DeWitt Parks," Town of DeWitt Newsletter, Winter 2015, p.8
^Town of DeWitt website. Accessed: September 23, 2017.
^"Carrier Park Field of Dreams". Town of DeWitt. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
^"Carrier Park Field of Dreams". Friends of DeWitt. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
^Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville website. Accessed May 21, 2017
^"jamesvilledewitt.pdf." (Archive) Office of the State Comptroller, State of New York. September 24, 2010. Retrieved on September 23, 2012. "Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District 6845 Edinger Drive DeWitt, NY 13214"
Bruce, Dwight H., ed. (1896). "Early settlers and development of the Town of DeWitt". Onondaga's Centennial. Boston History Co. pp. 1017–1037. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to DeWitt, New York.
Town of DeWitt official website
Jamesville-DeWitt School District
RootsWeb. "1860 Map of the Town of DeWitt". Ancestry.com.