Dewitt, New York
| DeWitt, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 43°3′16″N 76°4′45″W / 43.05444°N 76.07917°WCoordinates: 43°3′16″N 76°4′45″W / 43.05444°N 76.07917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Onondaga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Edward M. Michalenko (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 33.9 sq mi (87.8 km2) |
| • Land | 33.9 sq mi (87.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 417 ft (127 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 25,838 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13214 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-20478 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978901 |
DeWitt is a town (township) in Onondaga County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the town's population was 25,838. The town is named after Major Moses DeWitt, a judge and soldier. An eastern suburb of Syracuse, DeWitt also is "the site of most of the campus and all of the academic buildings of Le Moyne College".
DeWitt was part of the Central New York Military Tract. The first settlers arrived around 1789.
The original Erie Canal progressed through the town in 1825. DeWitt was formed in 1835 from the Town of Manlius and was named in honor of Moses DeWitt, a Major in the militia, judge of the county courts and one of the first settlers of the county.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.9 square miles (88 km2), of which, 33.8 square miles (88 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.15%) is water.
Interstate 481 is the major highway in DeWitt crossing the center of the town, turning northward along the east side of DeWitt. I-481 intersects Interstate 690 in the eastern part of the town and Interstate 90 (New York State Thruway) in the northern part of the town.
New York State Route 92 conjoined with New York State Route 5 intersects I-481 in the east part of DeWitt. New York State Route 91 has its northern terminus at New York State Route 173, which crosses the southern part of the town, at Jamesville. New York State Route 298 crosses the north part of the town while New York State Route 290 crosses the middle portion of the town. Other state routes of note include New York State Route 598 in the extreme northwest portion of town and New York State Route 635 which straddles the western town boundary with the city of Syracuse.
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