Melrose Park is a suburban community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,294 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of Auburn, located south of the city in the town of Owasco.GeographyMelrose Park is located in the northwest corner of Owasco at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.2km2, of which 9.7km2 is land and 1.5km2, or 13.54%, is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,359 people, 908 households, and 698 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 630.1 per square mile (243.5/km²). There were 931 housing units at an average density of 248.7/sq mi (96.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.73% White, 0.13% African American, 0.68% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.There were 908 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.99.
