West Monroe, New York | |
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Town | |
Location in Oswego County and the state of New York. |
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Coordinates: 43°17′45″N 76°4′57″W / 43.29583°N 76.08250°WCoordinates: 43°17′45″N 76°4′57″W / 43.29583°N 76.08250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Oswego |
Area | |
• Total | 38.5 sq mi (99.8 km2) |
• Land | 33.7 sq mi (87.3 km2) |
• Water | 4.8 sq mi (12.5 km2) |
Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,252 |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 13167 |
Area code(s) | 315 |
FIPS code | 36-80500 |
GNIS feature ID | 0979623 |
West Monroe is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 4,252 at the 2010 census.
The Town of West Monroe is in the southeast part of the county.
The town's boundaries traverse Oneida Lake, with the town's southern boundary located at the mean high-water mark on the south shore of Oneida Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.5 square miles (100 km2), of which, 33.7 square miles (87 km2) of it is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km2) of it (12.48%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,428 people, 1,579 households, and 1,206 families residing in the town. The population density was 131.3 people per square mile (50.7/km²). There were 1,765 housing units at an average density of 52.3 per square mile (20.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.38% White, 0.14% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.
There were 1,579 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.16.