Marcellus (town), New York
| Marcellus | |
| Town | |
| Official name: Town of Marcellus | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| County | Onondaga |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°58′56″N 076°20′24″W / 42.98222°N 76.34000°WCoordinates: 42°58′56″N 076°20′24″W / 42.98222°N 76.34000°W |
| Area | 32.59 sq mi (84.41 km2) |
| - land | 32.45 sq mi (84.05 km2) |
| - water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2), 0.4% |
| Population | 6,210 (2010) |
| Density | 190.5/sq mi (73.6/km2) |
| Town Supervisor | Daniel J. Ross (R) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-45491 |
| GNIS feature ID | 979196 |
 Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York.
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Marcellus is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,210 at the 2010 census. The town was probably named after Marcus Claudius Marcellus, a Roman general, by a clerk interested in the Classics.
The Marcellus Formation is a vast geological layer of shale spanning Pennsylvania, West Virginia and parts of other states and Ontario, which is named for an outcropping in or near Marcellus.
The Town of Marcellus contains a village also named Marcellus. The town and village are southwest of Syracuse.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.7 square miles (84.6 km²), of which, 32.5 square miles (84.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.40%) is water.
US Route 20 is an east–west highway through the south part of the town. New York State Route 175 is an east–west highway and intersects New York State Route 174 at Marcellus village.
Marcellus is at the east end of the Finger Lakes District and is at the north end of Otisco Lake. High hills, deep valleys, lake and streams, make the town remarkably scenic. Nine Mile Creek is a noted trout stream where New York State provides several access areas. Marcellus Park, which was once an Onondaga County Park, was taken over by the Town of Marcellus in 1993. The village of Marcellus is one of 15 villages in Onondaga County. Baltimore Woods Nature Center [1] is nearby.
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