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Manlius, New York

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Manlius town. It lies in ZIP code area 13104. It stands on West Branch Limestone Creek. The Survey maps it on the Manlius quadrangle. 4,662 people lived here at the 2020 count.

Manlius within Onondaga County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Manlius, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Manlius, surveyed 1895

On record in Manlius

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Manlius fell from 4,704 to 4,662 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20104,704
20204,662-42 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 26 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

120 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Manlius between 2000 and 2020, burning about 103 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 21 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined74
Arson/incendiarism21
Natural12
Smoking4
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreNew York Forest RangersMILL RUN FIRE
5 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Onondaga County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Manlius: 13 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jamesville QuarryCalciumProducer
Jamesville Quarry and MillCalciumPast ProducerCalcite
Kinsella PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Kinsella QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed Gypsum QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Unnamed Gypsum QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Unnamed Gypsum QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Unnamed Gypsum QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Unnamed Gypsum QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Unnamed Gypsum QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Onondaga County

Storms near this place

20 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manlius in 20 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 lightning, 4 hail, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 5 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1998Flash FloodManlius1 killed, $20,000As a severe thunderstorm moved through the region early in the evening, it dumped torrential rains. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches were observed in less than 30 minutes. This caused the Limestone Creek to quickly rise out of its banks. A four year old girl was out playing by the creek near her backyard when waters rapidly rose. She was caught in the rushing water and found downstream later that evening. Unfortunately, she did not survive the ordeal. Some minor damage was also incurred to portions of other properties from the force of the water. Later that evening, water levels receded about as quickly as they came up.
August 1996LightningManlius5 hurt, $10,000no account filed
August 2004Flash FloodManlius$2,000,000Heavy rain caused flash flooding. The rain caused numerous road washouts and creek flooding in Pompey and Manlius. Many roads were closed and impassable with water covering them. A golf course flooded in Manlius. There was significant flooding along Limestone Creek mainly in the southern part of town but spreading north. A bridge was washed out in near the village of Manlius. An animal hospital was evacuated in Fayetteville. Many basements were flooded. Reported as worst flooding in 20 years. Rainfall was 3 to 5 inches.
August 2005LightningManlius$50,000Lightning struck an apartment complex deck in Manlius starting a fire. The fire spread to another apartment building that was attached. The first building was more heavily damaged. This building had a hole cut in the roof to ventilate the flames. Each building had six apartments.
March 2003LightningManlius$50,000no account filed
August 2019Thunderstorm WindNorth Manlius$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down several trees and large branches on Myers Road.
May 2002LightningManlius$10,000Lightning struck a tree behind a house sparking a fire. Moderate damage was caused to the rear and the basement of the house.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindManlius$6,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and powerlines.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindManlius$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires in the area.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindManlius$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a large tree limb, which fell across Pompey Center Road.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindManlius$5,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and power lines in Manlius and in north Syracuse.
May 2002LightningManlius$5,000Lightning struck the chimney of a home damaging appliances. It also caused minor damage to the house.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindManlius$3,000A tree fell on a house on Verbeck Drive.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindManlius$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindManlius$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked wires down on Route 92.
July 2000FloodManlius-Significant ponding of water was reported on roadways from Manlius to Fayetteville due to heavy thunderstorm rains.
August 2019HailManlius-no account filed
April 2006HailManlius-no account filed
May 2000HailManlius-no account filed
May 2000HailManlius-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Onondaga County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Buellville1.8 miles20
Eagle Village2.0 miles26
High Bridge2.0 miles29
Fillmore Corner2.3 miles28
Fayetteville2.4 miles29
Oran2.9 miles20
Peck Hill3.1 miles20
Salem Corner3.4 miles20

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ManliusAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3460079The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956360. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.