Hannibal, New York

Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.

Hannibal is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 4,854 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the hero of ancient Carthage, Hannibal.^[1]

The Town of Hannibal also contains a village also called Hannibal. The town is on the west border of the county.

History

The first settlement occurred around 1802. Much of the region was purchased from the Onondaga and Oneida tribes to form the Central New York Military Tract to pay off war veterans. The town was formed in 1806 from the Town of Lysander while still part of Onondaga County, New York. The name was provided by Robert Harpur, an employee of the New York survey, who is responsible for many of the "classical" names applied to political entities in the central part of New York.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.8 square miles (116.0 km²), of which, 44.8 square miles (116.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.04%) is water.

The west town line is the border of Cayuga County, New York.

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 4,956 people, 1,760 households, and 1,307 families residing in the town. The population density was 110.7 people per square mile (42.7/km²). There were 1,962 housing units at an average density of 43.8 per square mile (16.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.00% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 1,760 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,278, and the median income for a family was $38,355. Males had a median income of $33,083 versus $23,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,344. About 13.6% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Hannibal

• Cains Corners – A hamlet southwest of Hannibal village.
• Dexterville – A location at the east town line.
• Fairdale – A hamlet east of Hannibal village.
• Hannibal – Village of Hannibal is in the western part of the town on Route 104.
• Hannibal Center – A hamlet southeast of Hannibal village.
• Kinney Corners – A location near the north town line on Route 104.
• Metcalf Siding – A location northwest of North Hannibal.
• North Hannibal – A hamlet northeast of Hannibal village, located on County Route 7.
• South Hannibal – A hamlet southeast of Hannibal Center and located on Route 176. The community was also known as "Hulls Corners."

References

1. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 149. 
2. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015. 
3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015. 
4. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• History of Hannibal, NY
• Town of Hannibal, NY website

Municipalities and communities of Oswego County, New York, United States
County seat: Oswego
Cities	Fulton Oswego
Towns	Albion Amboy Boylston Constantia Granby Hannibal Hastings Mexico Minetto New Haven Orwell Oswego Palermo Parish Redfield Richland Sandy Creek Schroeppel Scriba Volney West Monroe Williamstown
Villages	Central Square Cleveland Hannibal Lacona Mexico Parish Phoenix Pulaski Sandy Creek
CDPs	Altmar Brewerton‡ Constantia Minetto Sand Ridge Cayuga Community College SUNY Oswego
Other hamlets	Albion Center Bardeen Corners Beecherville Bernhards Bay Boylston Center Bundy Crossing Butterfly Corners Cains Corners Carley Mills Carterville Catfish Caughdenoy Clifford Cribbs Corners Cummings Bridge Demster Demster Beach Dexterville Doris Park Drakes Corner Dugway Dutcherville East Amboy East Boylston East Palermo Fairdale Farley Corners Fruit Valley Furmiss Gayville Gilbert Mills Graftons Square Greenboro Hannibal Center Happy Valley Hastings Center Hinmansville Howardville Ingalls Crossing Kasoag Little France Loomis Corner Lycoming Mallory Mallory Station Maple Hill McMahon Corners Morse Mosher Corners Mud Hill Mungers Corners New Scriba Nicholsville North Amboy North Boylston North Constantia North Church Corner North Hannibal North Scriba North Shores North Volney Oswego Beach Oswego Center Panther Lake Peacock Corners Peat Corners Pennellville Pineville Plantz Corners Pleasant Point Crossing Prattham Red Mill Ricard Roosevelt Corners Russ Mills Sala Sandy Pond Shephard Corners Smartville South Hannibal South New Haven South Scriba Stewart Corners Texas The Elms Toad Harbor Upson Corner Vermillion Vorea Vorhees Corners West Amboy
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°19′10″N 76°34′40″W / 43.31944°N 76.57778°W / 43.31944; -76.57778