Bristol, New York
| Bristol, New York | |
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 Bristol, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°49′11″N 77°25′28″W / 42.81972°N 77.42444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Ontario |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Robert A. Green, Jr. (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 36.8 sq mi (95.2 km2) |
| • Land | 36.7 sq mi (95.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,234 ft (376 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,315 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-08378 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978754 |
| Website | www.townofbristol.org |
Bristol is a town in Ontario County, New York, in the United States. The population was 2,315 at the 2010 census. Bristol was named after Bristol County, Massachusetts, by settlers from New England. The town of Bristol is in the western half of the county, southwest of the city of Canandaigua.
The region was visited by the explorers Robert de La Salle and René de Bréhant de Galinée in 1669 in order to observe a known to the area's indigenous members of the Seneca tribe. Such "burning springs" occur in places where the water appears to support a flame caused by escaping natural gas.
The Sullivan Expedition destroyed native villages as it passed through Bristol in 1779. Some of the soldiers were impressed with the area and later returned to buy land.
The town area was first settled around 1788. The town of Bristol was formed in 1789, but the first town meeting was not held until 1797. In 1838 part of the town was used to form the town of South Bristol.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95 km2), of which, 36.7 square miles (95 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.05%) is water.
U.S. Route 20A (US 20A) passes across the town. New York State Route 64 (NY 64) is a north–south highway in the southeast part of the town.
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