Tyre, New York: Difference between revisions

|image_skyline = NY 89 south at Tyre line.jpg

|imagesize = 300px

|image_caption = [[New York State Route 89]] southbound entering Tyre.

|leader_name = RonaldElizabeth FL. McGreevyPartee

|leader_name2 = Justice LarryGregory MillsGuy<br />Justice Kathy Jans-Duffy

|established_date1 = March 26, 1829<ref name="NYROOTS">[http://www.newyorkroots.org/bookarchive/historyofnewyorkstate/bk7/ch4.html New York Roots - ''The History of New York State'' by Dr. James Sullivan (Book1927 VII,p635">{{Cite Chapter IV - Seneca County)], Retrieved Jun. 3, 2015.</ref>Q|Q114149636|page=635

|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_36.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=JulJuly 5, 2017}}</ref>

|population_as_of = [[20102020 United States Census|20102020]]

|population_total = 9811002 {{increase}}

|area_code = [[Area code 315|315]] and [[Area code 680|680]]

|website = http{{Official|https://www.tyreny.com/}}

|pop_est_as_of = 20162021

|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2016USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

|population_est = 969999

'''Tyre''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Seneca County, New York|Seneca County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 9811,002 at the 20102020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The town is named after the [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] city of [[Tyre (Lebanon)|Tyre]].

The '''Town of Tyre''' is located in the northeastern part of the county, northeast of [[Geneva, New York|Geneva]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. It has a [[hamletHamlet (New York)|hamlet]], also called [[Tyre (hamlet), New York|Tyre]]. Government offices for the Town of Tyre are located in the new town hall on New York State Route 318 just west of the hamlet of [[Magee, New York]].<ref name="TYRE">[http://www.tyreny.com/ Town of Tyre, New York], Retrieved Jun.June 11, 2015.</ref>

There is no post office in the Town of Tyre. The primary postal district covering the area is [[ZIP Code]] 13148 for [[Seneca Falls (CDP), New York|Seneca Falls]].<ref name="USPSSF">[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=13148&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1381207&locationName=SENECA+FALLS&address2=&address1=38+STATE+ST&city=SENECA+FALLS&state=NY&zip5=13148&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=42.9121291&longitude=-76.798044&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& United States Postal Service (Seneca Falls, New York Post Office)], Retrieved Jun.June 3, 2015.</ref> A small section of addresses west of [[New York State Route 414|N.Y. Route 414]] to the town border have a ZIP Code of 13165 for [[Waterloo (village), New York|Waterloo]].<ref name="USPSW">[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=13148&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1386598&locationName=WATERLOO&address2=&address1=2+E+MAIN+ST&city=WATERLOO&state=NY&zip5=13165&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=42.9046027&longitude=-76.862636&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& United States Postal Service (Waterloo, New York Post Office)], Retrieved Jun.June 3, 2015.</ref>

The region was in the [[Central New York Military Tract]], reserved for veterans, but a reservation was established at the northern end of [[Cayuga Lake]] for natives who returned to the area. A tract at the hamlet of Tyre was granted to Revolutionary War Colonel [[James Livingston (American Revolution)|James Livingston]]. The first outside settler, Ezekiel Crane, arrived about 1794.<ref name="HISTORY">[http://www.tyreny.com/about.php Town of Tyre, New York - A Brief History of Tyre], Retrieved Jun.June 3, 2015.</ref> Other early settlers were Asherr Halsey, Lewis Winans, Asa Smith and Caleb Woodworth. James Magee, a prominent physician for many years, came in 1811.

The town was created from the eastern part of the [[Junius, New York|Town of Junius]] in 1829.<ref name="NYROOTSSullivan 1927 p635" />

The town is part of the [[Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor]].<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/erie/planyourvisit/upload/ERCA_brochure_large_2007.pdf National Park Service - Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Brochure, New York], Retrieved Jun.June 11, 2015.</ref> [[Erie Canal]] Lock 25 is located off Mays Point Road (CR 105A) in the hamlet of [[Mays Point, New York|Mays Point]]. It was built around 1912, and has a lift of 6 feet (1.83 m) to the west.<ref name="NYCANALS">[http://www.nycanals.com/Index_of_Locks NY Canals (Index of Locks)], Retrieved Jun.June 11, 2015.</ref>

The northnorthern town line is the border of [[Wayne County, New York|Wayne County]], and the easteastern town line, partly marked by the Seneca River, is the border of [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]].

[[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 90 in New York|Interstate 90]]) crosses the town, passing through the Montezuma Marsh. [[New York State Route 89]] and [[New York State Route 414]] are north-south highways in the town, and [[New York State Route 318]] is an east-west highway. [[New York State Route 31]] crosses the northeastnortheastern corner of the town.

|estyear=20162021

|estimate=969999

At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=httphttps://factfinder2www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-January 31, 2008|title=AmericanU.S. Census FactFinderwebsite}}</ref> there were 981 people, 356 households and 263 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|32.6 per square mile (12.6|PD/km²)sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 356 households, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 20, 5.6% from 20 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

There were 419 housing units at an average density of 13.9 per square mile (5.4/km²²)., of which 15.0% of housing units were vacant.

There were 356 occupied housing units in the town.; 303 were owner-occupied units (85.1%), while 53 were renter-occupied (14.9%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 3.6%.<ref name="GR2" />

*'''[[Clyde River (New York)|Clyde River]]''' &ndash; A river entering the Montezuma Marsh near the northnorthern town line.

*'''Evans Corner''' &ndash; A [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] at the northnorthern town lineboundary on NY-89.

*'''Malcom''' &ndash; A location on NY-414 near the northnorthern town line.

*'''[[Mays Point, New York|Mays Point]]''' &ndash; A hamlet on NY-89 north of the Thruway by the [[Erie Canal]].

*'''[[Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge]]''' &ndash; A federal conservation area encompassing part of the [[Montezuma Marsh]].

*'''Munsons Corner''' &ndash; A hamlet on the northnorthern town line on County Road 101.

The town is the site of a new casino called [[delDel Lago Resort &and Casino]].<ref name="DELLAGO">[https://dellagoresort.com/ del Lago Resort & Casino], Retrieved Jun.June 30, 2017.</ref> It was one of three projects selected by the New York State Gaming Facility Location Board on December 17, 2014, for possible licensure by the [[New York State Gaming Commission]].<ref>http{{cite web| url=https://www.gaming.ny.gov/pdf/12.17.14.GFLBSelection.pdf | title=SELECTION OF THE NEW YORK GAMING FACILITY LOCATION BOARD | access-date=February 7, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.gaming.ny.gov/pdf/02.27.15.GFLBFinalAppendicesWebSmall.pdf | title=REPORT AND FINDINGS OF THE NEW YORK GAMING FACILITY LOCATION BOARD | access-date=February 7, 2024}}</ref> The casino opened to the public in 2017.<ref name="DELLAGO" />