Minoa, New York
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Minoa is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,657. Minoa is in the northern part of the town of Manlius and is east of Syracuse.
History
Minoa is in the former Central New York Military Tract. It was known as "Manlius Station", a stop on the Syracuse and Utica Railroad (completed in 1839), until the name was changed to Minoa in 1895.<ref>"History". Village of Minoa. Retrieved April 20, 2017.</ref> The name change was driven by a group of women landowners in the area.<ref>[1]Women helped promote the idea of founding the village of Minoa 100 years ago. Retrieved November 13, 2025. </ref>
The village was incorporated in 1913 and was once a prominent railroad community. The village is located on the eastern end of what was once the largest railroad yard New York Central Railroad in the world.
Geography
Minoa is located at Template:Coord (43.077067, -76.006955).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.
Demographics
Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 3,348 people, 1,249 households, and 940 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,293 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 96.62% White, 0.51% African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.
There were 1,249 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $93,125 in 2023. Males had a median income of $65,123 versus $35,590 for females. The per capita income for the village was $52,396 in 2023.
Education
The school district is East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District.<ref name=USCensusBureauSDMap2020>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>
Notable people
- Larry Costello (1931–2001), former professional basketball player and coach; member of the Basketball Hall of Fame