Lisle is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 348 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village was named after a community in France. It was once called Onondaga.
The village of Lisle is in the southeast part of the town of Lisle and is north of Binghamton.
History
In 1791, the region which would become Lisle was settled by American Revolutionary Army veterans from Massachusetts. The settlers were members of the Boston Purchase (Boston Ten Townships) that bought 240,000 acres in what is now Broome County, from the State of Massachusetts, at a penny an acre. As part of this arrangement, settlers also had to pay the local Indian tribes another penny an acre.
In 1915, Richard Edwards and his wife, Anne, in memory of their daughter, Elizabeth Ann Edwards, founded the Happy Valley Home for boys and girls.
On January 5, 1918, Florence B. Chauncey became the first woman in New York State to vote, at the Lisle Village Hall. A historical marker commemorating this event was erected at the village hall in 2018. The vote considered whether or not to allow alcohol to be continued to be sold in the town. Among its opponents were tavern owners like O. A. Burtis, the owner of local Dudley Hotel and Bar who said "I challenge the vote of every woman in here". Opponents such as him antagonized women's suffrage because they expected the women to vote against the sale of alcohol. Chauncey had placed her historic vote at 6:10 AM that day, followed shortly by 244 other women. All 255 votes were in support of outlawing alcohol sales.
As of the census of 2000, there were 302 people, 116 households, and 75 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 135 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.34% White, 0.66% Black or African American, 0.99% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.
There were 116 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $31,797 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,685. About 10.7% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.4% of those 65 or over.
Notable person
- Thomas J. Paterson (1805–1885), US congressman