Morrisville, New York

The community was named for Thomas Morris and was originally called "Morris Flats." It was made the county seat in 1817 when it was moved from Cazenovia. In 1907 the county seat was moved again this time to Wampsville.

In 1908, the New York State School of Agriculture was established and occupied the old county buildings that were left empty

The First National Bank of Morrisville, Morrisville Public Library, and Old Madison County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Morrisville is located at 42°53′55″N 75°38′52″W (42.898541, -75.647717).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.

At the 2000 census there were 2,148 people, 362 households, and 195 families in the village. The population density was 1,863.4 people per square mile (721.2/km²). There were 398 housing units at an average density of 345.3 per square mile (133.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 79.93% White, 14.20% African American, 0.74% Native American, 2.23% Asian, 0.93% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.24%.[5]

Of the 362 households 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% were non-families. 32.0% of households were one person and 10.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92.

The age distribution was 9.0% under the age of 18, 60.8% from 18 to 24, 11.4% from 25 to 44, 8.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% 65 or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

The median household income was $34,375 and the median family income was $50,536. Males had a median income of $29,028 versus $24,643 for females. The per capita income for the village was $8,983. About 9.0% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.2% of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over.

This is the location of the Morrisville State College, which includes Morrisville fish hatchery, and the Morrisville Equestrian Center. Colgate University is 8 miles to the southeast, Cazenovia College is 12 miles west, and Syracuse University is 30 miles northwest.

In the 1980s cartoon series, The Real Ghostbusters, Morrisville was the hometown of Ray Stantz.

• Morrisville area brief history