Ithaca (town), New York
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| Town of Ithaca | |
 The Town of Ithaca surrounds but does not include the City of Ithaca |
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| Coordinates: 42°27′23″N 76°29′35″W / 42.45639°N 76.49306°WCoordinates: 42°27′23″N 76°29′35″W / 42.45639°N 76.49306°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 New York
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| County | Tompkins |
| Founded | 1821 |
| Named for | Ithaca |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Ithaca Town Board |
| • Town Supervisor | Bill Goodman (D) |
| • Ithaca Town Board |
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| Area | |
| • Town | 30.3 sq mi (78 km2) |
| • Land | 29.1 sq mi (75 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2) |
| • Urban | 24.581 sq mi (63.66 km2) |
| • Metro | 474.649 sq mi (1,229.34 km2) |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) †Town proper. | |
| • Town | 19,930 |
| • Density | 660/sq mi (250/km2) |
| • Urban | 53,661 |
| • Urban density | 2,200/sq mi (840/km2) |
| • Metro | 101,564 |
| • Metro density | 210/sq mi (83/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Ithacan |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| ZIP codes | 14850, 14851, 14852 |
| Area code(s) | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-38088 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 979100, 970238 |
| Website | www |
Ithaca is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The town's population was 19,930 at the 2010 census. The town is in the central part of the county, in the Finger Lakes–Southern Tier region of New York, and is part of the Ithaca Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Town of Ithaca is a horseshoe-shaped portion of the metropolitan area of Ithaca, New York, surrounding the City of Ithaca and being the city's only border.
The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 passed through this region. The town is in the former Central New York Military Tract. The Town of Ithaca was created from part of the Town of Ulysses in 1821. In 1865, Ezra Cornell, supported by New York State, provided funds and land to found Cornell University.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.3 square miles (78.5 km²), of which, 29.1 square miles (75.4 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it (3.99%) is water.
The town is at the foot of Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. The town borders all other towns in Tompkins County, with the exception of the Towns of Caroline and Groton. It also borders both the eastern and western shores of Cayuga Lake. Fall, Cascadilla, and Six Mile Creeks, the Cayuga Inlet and Buttermilk Creek flow through the town to Cayuga Lake.
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