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The Town of Ledyard was founded in 1823 from part of the Town Of Scipio . GEOGRAPHY The town is on the east side of Cayuga Lake , in the Finger Lakes District. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 125.9 Km&2 (48.6 Mi&2 ). 94.1 km&2 (36.3 mi&2) of it is land and 31.8 km&2 (12.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 25.28% water. Ledyard is on the east shore of Cayuga Lake . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,832 people, 608 households, and 423 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 19.5/km&2 (50.4/mi&2). There were 886 housing units at an average density of 9.4/km&2 (24.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.96% White , 0.71% African American , 0.38% Native American , 1.31% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.55% from Other Races , and 1.09% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 608 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were Married Couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03. In the town the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 21.3% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 71.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $42,857, and the median income for a family was $51,842. Males had a median income of $31,719 versus $24,750 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $18,231. 3.4% of the population and 1.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 1.6% of those under the age of 18 and 2.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN LEDYARD
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