25-511: William Moseley Swain (May 12, 1809 – February 16, 1868) was an American newspaper owner, journalist, publisher, editor, and businessman. William Moseley Swain was born in Manlius, New York in 1809. In 1936, along with Arunah Shepherdson Abell and Azariah H. Simmons, he established a daily newspaper in Philadelphia , The Public Ledger . He also served as its editor. The paper was
50-477: 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
75-615: Is a town in Onondaga County , New York , United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 26,074. The town is named after major Moses DeWitt, a judge and soldier. 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 . DeWitt was part of the Central New York Military Tract . The first settlers arrived around 1789. The original Erie Canal progressed through
100-575: Is a northwest-southeast highway. As of the census of 2020, there were 31,709 people, 13,711 households, and 8,887 families residing in the town. The population density was 642.3 inhabitants per square mile (248.0/km ). There were 13,071 housing units at an average density of 263.4 per square mile (101.7/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 88.2% White , 1.5% Black or African American , 0.1% Native American , 4.5% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.17% from other races , and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of
125-456: Is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km ) (0.68%) is water. The New York State Thruway ( Interstate 90 ) crosses the northern part of Manlius. New York State Route 290 crosses the northwestern corner of the town. New York State Route 5 (in part, Genesee Turnpike) and New York State Route 173 (Seneca Turnpike) are east-west highways. New York State Route 257 is a north-south state highway, while New York State Route 92 (Cazenovia Rd)
150-503: Is no longer known. The current town was first settled around 1790. The town of Manlius was founded in 1794, along with Onondaga country which decreased with the formation of news towns( DeWitt , Onondaga , Salina ) and part of Syracuse. The economy related to trade generated by the Erie Canal contributed to the early development of the town. The Christ Church and Manlius Village Cemeteries and Mycenae Schoolhouse are listed on
175-557: Is water. 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. New York State Route 92 conjoined with New York State Route 5 intersects I-481 in the east part of DeWitt. New York State Route 91 has its northern terminus at New York State Route 173 , which crosses
200-624: The Manlius Pebble Hill School . The school's Manlius campus was closed following the merger in 1974. The three libraries located in the Town of Manlius—Village of Manlius Library, Fayetteville Free Library, and Village of Minoa Library—are branches of the Onondaga County Public Library . The people below were born in or were residents of Manlius, New York DeWitt, New York DeWitt
225-588: The National Register of Historic Places . The eastern town line is the border of Madison County , New York , marked in part by Chittenango Creek . The town of DeWitt is to the west, the town of Pompey is to the south, and the town of Cicero is to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 50.0 square miles (129.4 km ), of which 49.6 square miles (128.5 km )
250-463: 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, up 1.5% from 2000, with the average household income at $ 57,273. The average condo value in 2009 was $ 142,735. Officials in the Town of DeWitt are elected at-large. Current offices are: The Town Hall is located at 5400 Butternut Drive, East Syracuse, NY 13057-8510. Village Hamlets Other Other schools in
275-651: The Town of DeWitt include: The Long Level section of the Old Erie Canal runs through DeWitt, which in turn is part of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor . As of the 2000 United States Census , 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/km ). There were 10,694 housing units at an average density of 315.9 per square mile (122.0/km ). The racial makeup of
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#1732780791975300-563: The Town of Manlius. Before the school districts were formed, the historic Mycenae Schoolhouse was used. The Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District has also been recognized by New York State for their quality of education and was awarded the NYSPHSAA School of Distinction for the 2023-24 school year. The Manlius School , formerly St. John's Military School, merged with the Pebble Hill School in 1970 to become
325-402: The average family size was 3.04. The population in the town was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males. The median income for a household in the town
350-587: The first daily to establish a pony-express -style delivery service during the late 1830s and through the next few decades for routing its reporter/correspondent dispatches from throughout the eastern states. The system was made famous twenty-five years later, in 1861, by the United States Post Office Department , with a series of riders and horses across the Western United States from Missouri to California, at
375-814: The new revolutionary quick communications system to transmit news of the events and battles of the Mexican–American War (1847–1848), thousands of miles southwest as hostilities extended into the capital of Mexico City . In 1847, the Philadelphia Public Ledger was printed on the first rotary press ever built. Swain, who had become one of the incorporators of the pioneering Magnetic Telegraph Company in 1845, served as its president beginning in 1850. He married Sarah James on November 19, 1837, and they had five children. Swain died at his home in Philadelphia on February 16, 1868, and
400-409: The population. There were 12,553 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and
425-467: The same time of the construction of the Western Union telegraph line, coast to coast. The Ledger and its younger sister paper, The Sun of Baltimore , which was established a year later by both Abell and Swain, were two of the first publications to use the new electric telegraph that was invented by their friend, former artist/painter Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872). Using Morse code ,
450-475: The southern part of the town at Jamesville. New York State Route 298 crosses the northern part of the town, while New York State Route 290 crosses the middle portion of the town. Other state routes of note include New York State Route 598 in the extreme northwest portion of the town and New York State Route 635 , which straddles the western town boundary with the City of Syracuse . Natural bodies of water in
475-592: The system was first tested in 1844 on a line between Baltimore and Washington . That transmission was sent from a telegraph set that was located in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 's old first main terminal station on Pratt Street in Baltimore's waterfront district to the Supreme Court chambers on Capitol Hill , forty miles southwest. Three years later, both The Sun and The Ledger made extensive use of
500-452: The town in 1825. DeWitt was formed in 1835 from the Town of Manlius and was named in honor of Moses DeWitt, a major in the militia, a county judge, and one of the first settlers of the county. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 33.9 square miles (88 km ), of which 33.8 square miles (88 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) (0.15%)
525-403: 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
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#1732780791975550-407: The town was ranked 98th on CNN 's list of Best Places to Live. The town of Manlius includes a village also named Manlius , along with the villages of Fayetteville and Minoa . It is located on the eastern border of Onondaga County. The town was a township of the former Central New York Military Tract . Manlius is the name of several important Romans, but exactly which one was being honored
575-620: Was $ 60,118, and the median income for a family was $ 70,655. As of the 2008 estimate, however, these figures had risen to $ 71,830 and $ 88,272, respectively. Males had a median income of $ 52,065 versus $ 31,486 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 31,825, but had risen to $ 39,688 in 2008. About 2.0% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over. Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District , East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District , and Chittenango Central School District each serve sections of
600-408: 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
625-473: Was buried in The Woodlands Cemetery . His son William J. Swain founded a newspaper titled The Public Record in 1870, which later became The Philadelphia Record . Manlius, New York Manlius is a town to the south east of Syracuse in Onondaga County . As of the 2020 Census, the population was 33,712, making it the third largest suburb in metropolitan Syracuse . In 2005,
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