Solon, New York
| Solon, New York | |
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 Location within Cortland County and New York |
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| Coordinates: 42°35′48″N 76°1′24″W / 42.59667°N 76.02333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cortland |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Cynthia A. Monroe (D, R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 29.7 sq mi (77.0 km2) |
| • Land | 29.7 sq mi (76.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,371 ft (418 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,079 |
| • Density | 37/sq mi (14.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-68264 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979502 |
Solon is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The town had a total population of 1,079 as of the 2010 census. The name of the town comes from the Greek lawmaker Solon.
The town is in the center of the county, east of the city of Cortland.
The region was part of the Central New York Military Tract used to pay soldiers of the American Revolution. Solon was first settled in 1794.
The town was created from part of the town of Homer in 1798, before the formation of Cortland County. Solon lost territory to the towns of Truxton (1811) and Taylor (1849).
The population of the town reached a peak of 2,311 in 1840. By 1865, the population had dropped to 995.
The Hatheway Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.7 square miles (77.0 km2), of which 29.7 square miles (76.8 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.26%, is water.
New York State Route 41 is an east-west highway in the town.
As of the year 2000 census, there were 1,108 people, 382 households, and 310 families residing in the town. The population density was 37.3 people per square mile (14.4/km²). There were 419 housing units at an average density of 14.1 per square mile (5.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.74% White, 0.09% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.
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