Marathon (village), New York
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Marathon is a village within the town of Marathon in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population of the village was 919 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> out of 1,967 in the entire town.
History
The village is within the former Central New York Military Tract and was incorporated in 1861.
Marathon hosts a yearly "Maple Festival" in the spring.
The Peck Memorial Library and Tarbell Building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>
Geography
Marathon village is located in the western part of the town of Marathon at Template:Coord (42.443633, -76.036846).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is at the junction of U.S. Route 11, Interstate 81, and New York State Route 221. Via I-81 it is Template:Convert north to Cortland, the county seat, and Template:Convert south to Binghamton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of Template:Convert. Less than Template:Convert, or 0.18%, is covered with water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The Tioughnioga River, part of the Susquehanna River watershed, flows southward through the village.
Demographics
As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 1,063 people, 419 households, and 286 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 439 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 98.97% White, 0.38% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.
There were 419 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $32,639, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $31,538 versus $23,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,379. About 11.4% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Public libraries
Peck Memorial Library is a historic library building located at Marathon in Cortland County, New York. It is a Template:Frac-story brick structure constructed in 1894–1895. It is eclectic in style and typical of Late Victorian architecture.<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">Template:Cite web See also: Template:Cite web</ref>
Willed to the people of Marathon by Mrs. Mercena Brink Peck A.D. 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.<ref name="nris"/>