Romulus is a

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) in the Town of Romulus, Seneca County,

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, on the border with the Town of Varick. The population was 409 at the 2010 census. The hamlet was originally called "Romulusville."Seneca County GenWeb – 1859 Town of Romulus Map
Retrieved June 10, 2015. It was renamed Romulus, after the town, ''circa'' 1870.New York State Agricultural Society, ''Abstract of the Proceedings, Part II'', Volume 27, 1867, page 734
Retrieved June 10, 2015.Getty Images – 1874 Town of Romulus Map
Retrieved June 10, 2015.

Geography

Romulus is located at . According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. The primary intersection in the hamlet is at N.Y. Route 96, Cayuga Street (CR 148) and Seneca Street (CR 135). Romulus is adjacent to the former

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Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 409 people, 152 households, and 100 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.9%

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, 2.0%

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, 0.5% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0%

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, 0.2% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. There were 152 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.18. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 20, 4.9% from 20 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,583, and the median income for a family was $48,917. Males had a median income of $22,188 versus $22,241 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,521. About 8.2% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

Housing

There were 170 housing units at an average density of . 10.6% of housing units were vacant. There were 152 occupied housing units in the CDP. 111 were owner-occupied units (73.0%), while 41 were renter-occupied (27.0%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.9% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 12.5%.

References

{{authority control Hamlets in Seneca County, New York Census-designated places in New York (state) Hamlets in New York (state) 1870 establishments in New York (state)