Profile for Seneca Falls, New York, NY

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Seneca Falls is a village in Seneca County.

The community was named for the river, which was named for the Indian tribe
[NOTE: This is not the only community in New York named Seneca Falls. For links to other places called Seneca Falls, NY, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]

The latitude of Seneca Falls is 42.910N. The longitude is -76.796W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 449 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 6,901.

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Median household income

Local

$36,543

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

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Seneca Falls is on the New York State Barge Canal, near the northern tip of Cayuga Lake

Center of the 19th-century suffragist movement. The first women's rights convention was held here in 1848

Much of the land in this area, along Cayuga Lake, is the subject of a long-litigated claim by the Cayuga tribe. Seneca Knitting Mills recently closed its 155-year-old factory here

Many folks theorize that Seneca Falls was the model for Bedford Falls, hometown of George Bailey in the 1946 movie, "It's a Wonderful Life." (The movie was filmed in California.) The community holds an "It's a Wonderful Life Celebration" in December

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 9. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.3 per 1,000 people.

Setting for Miriam Grace Monfredo's 1992 mystery, "Seneca Falls Inheritance"

Well-known residents have included:
· Elizabeth Cady Stanton, suffragist
· Edwin W. Dickinson, artist
· Amelia Jenks Bloomer, feminist best remembered for her Turkish-style trousers, which became known as "bloomers"

Nearby parks & recreation: Cayuga Lake State Park

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Wildlife: Thousands of geese, mallards and ducks stop at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge during annual migrations

Historic routes: Cayuga-Seneca Canal

Historic sites and museums: Women's Rights National Historical Park, Seneca Falls Historical Society, National Women's Hall of Fame, Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry

Colleges and universities: New York Chiropractic College

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Quotes:
In Seneca Falls, my life was comparatively solitary, and the change from Boston was somewhat depressing.
-- Eighty Years and More
Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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