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Baldwinsville is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 7,378 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Baldwinsville (the village itself) is located in the towns of Lysander and Van Buren. Baldwinsville mailing addresses also include a small northwestern section of the town of Clay.

History

The village is named after Dr. Jonas Baldwin, who built a dam across the Seneca River to generate energy and a private canal to keep the integrity of the water highway. It incorporated in 1848 as the Village of Baldwinsville. Prior to this, the community was known by a number of other names, including McHarrie's Rifts.

Baldwinsville initially grew as a local center for a prosperous farming area, with numerous mills along the north and south shores of the Seneca River. A canal on the north shore of the river allowed boats to navigate around the dam. In the early 1900s this canal was superseded with the construction of the New York State Barge Canal on the south shore of the river. In the early 1900s the village was also served by the Erie Lackawanna Railway, connecting Baldwinsville to the cities of Syracuse and Oswego. In addition to agriculture, Baldwinsville had small factories, such as Morris Machine Works, Jardine Bronze Foundry, and others. A large brewery now owned by Anheuser-Busch was constructed immediately east of the village in the mid-1970s to take advantage of ample water supplies from Lake Ontario. As agriculture and industry have receded, Baldwinsville has evolved into an attractive riverside community.

Grace Episcopal Church, formerly of Elizabeth Street, was one of the first churches in the United States to use electric lighting.

Dozens of local farm boys are listed on the Civil War monument in the village cemetery along the Seneca River, having served and died in several units of the Union Army. Those listed on this monument served under General John A. Logan as part of William T. Sherman's army. Other units included 1st Regiment, Light Artillery, N. Y. S. Volunteers, Battery B (Pettit's Battery) which fought at many major battles, including:

The Baldwinsville Village Hall, Mrs. I. L. Crego House, and Oswego-Oneida Streets Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Government

The mayor is Richard Clarke and the deputy mayor is Bruce Stebbins. The Board of trustees includes Mayor Richard Clarke, Deputy Mayor Bruce Stebbins, Ruth Cico, Megan O'Donnell, Mike Shepard, Mark Wilder, and Andrew Dryden.

Education

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The village has a public school district named after it it has one high school (C.W. Baker High School), one middle school (Donald S. Ray Middle School), one junior high school (Theodore R. Durgee Junior High School), and five elementary schools (Harry E. Elden, Catherine McNamara, L. Pearl Palmer, Mae E. Reynolds and Martin Van Buren). One of the districts goals is to be an inclusive and fair environment and to accept all students of different cultures, ethnicity, etc. A number of parochial schools are also located there. Baldwinsville Christian Academy, a private Christian school, is located just outside the village on Van Buren Rd. Another Private Christian School, Word of Life Christian Academy is located in the Village on East Oneida Street.

The Baldwinsville sports teams are nicknamed the "B’ville Bees," and have had some recent success, especially in Girls' Volleyball (2010 New York State Champions, 2006, 2009 & 2011 New York State Semi-Finalists, and 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Section 3 Champs), 2008 Boys' Cross Country (6th ranked team in the state), and Boys' Soccer (2007 & 2008 Section 3 Champions). The Baldwinsville Marching Band won the 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2012 State Championship in the NYSFBC's Large School 2 Class, 2nd place in 2006, and won the 2007 Toyota Gator Bowl in Florida. The 2010 band won the Delaware/Maryland Championships in Baltimore, and the 2011 band won every category but one at the 2012 Gator Bowl. The Baldwinsville Varsity Winterguard won the 2002 and 2004 State Championships in the MYCGC's SA2 class, and the 2009 State Championship in the SRA class. The girls' soccer team was the first team from CNY to ever