Brewerton, New York

A neighborhood in Brewerton.

Brewerton is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Cicero in Onondaga County, New York, and the Town of Hastings in Oswego County, New York, USA. The population was 3,453 at the 2000 census.

Brewerton is an important community at the west end of Oneida Lake at its outlet into the Oneida River.

History

The village is sited near the former Fort Brewerton, erected in 1759 to defend the passage from Albany to the port of Oswego. Settlers arrived in 1789 to engage in the fur trade.

"Brewerton" is also the name of a chipped stone projectile point found by archaeologists as a relic of prehistoric natives in New York.

Interstate 81 cutting through Brewerton near Oneida Lake.

Geography

Brewerton is located at 43°14′15″N 76°8′22″W (43.237428, -76.139369)Template:GR. Brewerton in located on the Oneida River on the east end of Oneida Lake.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the region has a total area of 8.6 km² (3.3 mi²). 8.2 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (5.11%) is water.

The village is next to the border of Oswego County, New York.

Brewerton has the largest Elementary school in the Central Square Central Schools district, which is the largest school district in the State of New York by land.

Both US Route 11 and Interstate 81 pass through the village, connecting it to Watertown to the north and Syracuse to the south.

In Recent years, the town of Brewerton has become a major port for fishing on the already popular Onieda Lake. This is due to the recent Bass Masters outings at Oneida Shores County Park.

Brewerton is now a center in the growth of housing developments Mirrolago and Champlain at the lake.

Photo of Champlain at the Lake new housing development in Brewerton, NY.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,453 people, 1,376 households, and 961 families residing in the community. The population density was 421.9/km² (1,091.9/mi²). There were 1,502 housing units at an average density of 183.5/km² (474.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.93% White, 0.72% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 1,376 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $43,061, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $39,239 versus $27,654 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,327. About 6.6% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.