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Lima, New York
Lima (village), New York is located in New York
Lima (village), New York
Lima (village), New York
Location in New York
Lima (village), New York is located in the United States
Lima (village), New York
Lima (village), New York
Location in the United States
Country United States
State New York
County Livingston
Town Lima
Area
 • Total 1.35 sq mi (3.49 km2)
 • Land 1.35 sq mi (3.49 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
827 ft (252 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,139
 • Estimate 
(2019)
2,016
 • Density 1,497.77/sq mi (578.39/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14485
Area code(s) 585
FIPS code 36-42323
GNIS feature ID 2390941

Lima is a village in the town of Lima, Livingston County, New York, United States. The population of Lima village was 2,139 at the 2010 census, out of 4,305 in the entire town.

History

The village was founded in 1788 by Paul Davison and Jonathan Gould, veterans of the Sullivan Campaign, who had seen the area during the American Revolution. The Village of Lima was organized in 1797 as the "Village of Charleston," but in 1808 the name was changed to "Lima" (after Old Lyme, Connecticut). (For that reason, the name of the village is currently pronounced like the name of the bean, not like the name of the city in Peru).

The Genesee Wesleyan Seminary (1830) / Genesee College (1849) was one of the first co-educational schools in the country when it first opened in 1822. Eventually, determined by a Methodist-Episcopal convention in 1870, the college was shut in favor of the newly developed Syracuse University (1871), over the protests of the residents of Lima.

Notable residents

  • Belva Ann Lockwood, first female attorney to practice before the Supreme Court.
  • Kenneth Keating, U.S. Representative, Senator, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
  • James Edward Quigley, former Archbishop of Chicago
  • W. W. Thayer, former Governor of Oregon

National Register of Historic Places

The following sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Alverson-Copeland House
August 31, 1989
(#89001133)
1612 Rochester St.
42°54′52″N 77°37′00″W / 42.914444°N 77.616667°W / 42.914444; -77.616667 (Alverson-Copeland House)
Lima
2 Barnard Cobblestone House
Barnard Cobblestone House
August 31, 1989
(#89001122)
7192 W. Main St.
42°54′12″N 77°37′03″W / 42.903333°N 77.6175°W / 42.903333; -77.6175 (Barnard Cobblestone House)
Lima
3 Bristol House
Bristol House
August 31, 1989
(#89001135)
1950 Lake Ave.
42°54′11″N 77°36′45″W / 42.903056°N 77.6125°W / 42.903056; -77.6125 (Bristol House)
Lima
4 Cargill House
August 31, 1989
(#89001126)
1839 Rochester St.
42°54′27″N 77°36′42″W / 42.9075°N 77.611667°W / 42.9075; -77.611667 (Cargill House)
Lima
5 Clark Farm Complex
August 31, 1989
(#89001125)
7646 E. Main Rd.
42°54′13″N 77°35′37″W / 42.903611°N 77.593611°W / 42.903611; -77.593611 (Clark Farm Complex)
Lima
6 Dayton House
August 31, 1989
(#89001131)
7180 W. Main St.
42°54′12″N 77°37′05″W / 42.903333°N 77.618056°W / 42.903333; -77.618056 (Dayton House)
Lima
7 William DePuy House
August 31, 1989
(#89001127)
1825 Genesee St.
42°54′27″N 77°36′50″W / 42.9075°N 77.613889°W / 42.9075; -77.613889 (William DePuy House)
Lima
8 Draper House
August 31, 1989
(#89001140)
1764 Rochester St.
42°54′35″N 77°36′44″W / 42.909722°N 77.612222°W / 42.909722; -77.612222 (Draper House)
Lima
9 Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College Hall
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College Hall
July 19, 1976
(#76001227)
College St.
42°54′32″N 77°36′53″W / 42.908889°N 77.614722°W / 42.908889; -77.614722 (Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College Hall)
Lima
10 Harden House
August 31, 1989
(#89001142)
7343 E. Main St.
42°54′19″N 77°36′38″W / 42.905278°N 77.610556°W / 42.905278; -77.610556 (Harden House)
Lima
11 William Harmon House
August 31, 1989
(#89001130)
1847 Genesee St.
42°54′24″N 77°36′50″W / 42.906667°N 77.613889°W / 42.906667; -77.613889 (William Harmon House)
Lima
12 Hillcrest
Hillcrest
May 6, 1980
(#80002648)
7242 W. Main St.
42°54′14″N 77°36′53″W / 42.903889°N 77.614722°W / 42.903889; -77.614722 (Hillcrest)
Lima
13 Morgan Cobblestone Farmhouse
Morgan Cobblestone Farmhouse
August 31, 1989
(#89001118)
6870 W. Main Rd.
42°54′06″N 77°37′55″W / 42.901667°N 77.631944°W / 42.901667; -77.631944 (Morgan Cobblestone Farmhouse)
Lima
14 J. Franklin Peck House
J. Franklin Peck House
August 31, 1989
(#89001128)
7347 E. Main St.
42°54′20″N 77°36′36″W / 42.905556°N 77.61°W / 42.905556; -77.61 (J. Franklin Peck House)
Lima
15 St. Rose Roman Catholic Church Complex
August 25, 1988
(#88001345)
Lake Ave.
42°54′06″N 77°36′41″W / 42.901667°N 77.611389°W / 42.901667; -77.611389 (St. Rose Roman Catholic Church Complex)
Lima
16 School No. 6
School No. 6
August 31, 1989
(#89001121)
6679 Jenks Rd.
42°52′36″N 77°38′44″W / 42.876667°N 77.645556°W / 42.876667; -77.645556 (School No. 6)
Lima
17 Spencer House
August 31, 1989
(#89001124)
7372 E. Main St.
42°54′20″N 77°36′31″W / 42.905556°N 77.608611°W / 42.905556; -77.608611 (Spencer House)
Lima
18 Stanley House
August 31, 1989
(#89001129)
7364 E. Main St.
42°54′20″N 77°36′33″W / 42.905556°N 77.609167°W / 42.905556; -77.609167 (Stanley House)
Lima
19 William L. Vary House
August 31, 1989
(#89001141)
7378 E. Main St.
42°54′21″N 77°36′30″W / 42.905833°N 77.608333°W / 42.905833; -77.608333 (William L. Vary House)
Lima
20 Asahel Warner House
August 31, 1989
(#89001139)
7136 W. Main St.
42°54′09″N 77°37′15″W / 42.9025°N 77.620833°W / 42.9025; -77.620833 (Asahel Warner House)
Lima
21 Matthew Warner House
Matthew Warner House
August 31, 1989
(#89001138)
7449 E. Main St.
42°54′30″N 77°36′15″W / 42.908333°N 77.604167°W / 42.908333; -77.604167 (Matthew Warner House)
Lima

Geography

Lima is located at 42°54′23″N 77°36′46″W / 42.90639°N 77.61278°W / 42.90639; -77.61278 (42.906511, -77.612808).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²).None of the area is covered with water.

Lima is at the intersection of conjoined New York State Route 5/US Route 20 (in part, Avon Lima Road and East Main Street) and New York State Route 15A (in part Rochester Road and Plank Road). The village is four miles east of Interstate 390.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1870 1,257
1880 1,878 49.4%
1890 1,003 −46.6%
1900 949 −5.4%
1910 866 −8.7%
1920 843 −2.7%
1930 897 6.4%
1940 942 5.0%
1950 1,147 21.8%
1960 1,366 19.1%
1970 1,686 23.4%
1980 2,025 20.1%
1990 2,165 6.9%
2000 2,459 13.6%
2010 2,139 −13.0%
2019 (est.) 2,016 −5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,459 people, 770 households, and 532 families. The population density was 1,783.4 people per square mile (688.0/km2). There were 800 housing units at an average density of 580.2 per square mile (223.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.65% White, 1.46% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population.

There were 770 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 19.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,646, and the median income for a family was $52,102. Males had a median income of $29,966 versus $25,429 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,622. 5.3% of the population and 3.4% of families were below the poverty line. 3.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.6% of those 65 and older are all living below the poverty line.

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