Freetown, New York
| Freetown, New York | |
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 Location within Cortland County and New York |
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| Coordinates: 42°31′58″N 76°0′57″W / 42.53278°N 76.01583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cortland |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Thomas Vanderploeg (Conservative) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 25.6 sq mi (66.4 km2) |
| • Land | 25.5 sq mi (66.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,565 ft (477 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 757 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (11.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13803 |
| Area code(s) | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-27496 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978974 |
Freetown is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 757 at the 2010 census. Freetown is in the southeast part of the county and is southeast of Cortland.
Freetown was in the former Central New York Military Tract within a tract township called "Cincinnatus".
The region was first settled around 1800.
Freetown was formed from part of the town of Cincinnatus in 1818. In 1820, the town was increased in size by an addition from the town of Virgil.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Freetown has a total area of 25.6 square miles (66.4 km2), of which 25.5 square miles (66.0 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.55%, is water.
New York State Route 41 crosses the northeast part of Freetown. The town drains to the Otselic River to the east and the Tioughnioga River to the west, but both rivers are outside the town boundaries. The entire town is part of the Susquehanna River watershed.
As of the census of 2000, there were 789 people, 267 households, and 206 families residing in the town. The population density was 30.9 people per square mile (11.9/km²). There were 321 housing units at an average density of 12.6 per square mile (4.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.35% White, 0.13% African American, 0.13% Native American, and 1.39% from two or more races.
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