Cuyler, New York | |
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Town | |
Location within Cortland County and New York |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 42°43′29″N 75°56′19″W / 42.72472°N 75.93861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Cortland |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
• Town Supervisor | Louanne Randall (D, R) |
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Area | |
• Total | 43.51 sq mi (112.69 km2) |
• Land | 43.48 sq mi (112.61 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 1,670 ft (509 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 980 |
• Density | 23/sq mi (8.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 13158 |
Area code(s) | 607 |
FIPS code | 36-19499 |
GNIS feature ID | 0978881 |
Cuyler is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 980 at the 2010 census.
The town is in the northeast corner of Cortland County and is northeast of the city of Cortland.
Cuyler was in the former Central New York Military Tract. The area was first settled around 1794. The town was formed from part of the town of Truxton in 1858. In 1865, the population of the town was 1,447.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.5 square miles (112.7 km2), of which 0.031 square miles (0.08 km2), or 0.07%, is water.
The north town line is the border of Onondaga County, and the east town line is the border of Madison and Chenango counties.
The East Branch of the Tioughnioga River flows southwest through the town. The entire town is within the watershed of the Susquehanna River.
New York State Route 13 is a northeast-southwest highway in Cuyler.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,036 people, 359 households, and 269 families residing in the town. The population density was 23.8 people per square mile (9.2/km²). There were 406 housing units at an average density of 9.3 per square mile (3.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.49% White, 0.58% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.