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The Town of Lima is in the northeast part of the county. The Village of Lima is located within the town. US Route 20 crosses the town. HISTORY The Town of Lima was organized in 1797 (before Livingston County was established) as the Town of Charleston, but was renamed "Lima" in 1808 to reflect that many residents had come from Old Lyme, Connecticut and to avoid confusion with Charleston, New York . The name is a Shibboleth , pronounced IPA . The Genesee Wesleyan Seminary/College in Lima was one of the first co-educational schools in the country when it opened in 1822. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 82.7 Km&2 (31.9 Mi&2 ). 82.6 km&2 (31.9 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.13% water. The north town line is the border of Monroe County, New York , and the east town line is the border of Ontario County, New York . Honeoye Creek defines the east town line. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 4,541 people, 1,553 households, and 1,102 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 55.0/km&2 (142.4/mi&2). There were 1,610 housing units at an average density of 19.5/km&2 (50.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.87% White , 1.04% Black or African American , 0.29% Native American , 0.44% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 0.33% from Other Races , and 0.97% from two or more races. 1.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,553 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were Married Couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% 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 3.10. In the town the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $48,774, and the median income for a family was $57,127. Males had a median income of $40,607 versus $26,316 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $18,972. 4.5% of the population and 2.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 4.0% of those under the age of 18 and 6.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN THE TOWN OF LIMA
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