Ogden | |
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Country | United States |
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State | New York |
County | Monroe |
Elevation | 325 ft (99.1 m) |
Coordinates | 43°10′N 77°48′W / 43.167°N 77.800°WCoordinates: 43°10′N 77°48′W / 43.167°N 77.800°W |
Area | 36.8 sq mi (95.3 km2) |
- land | 36.5 sq mi (95 km2) |
- water | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 0.54% |
Population | 19,856 (2010) |
Density | 544/sq mi (210.0396/km2) |
Founded | 1817 |
Town Supervisor | Gay H. Lenhard (R) First elected 1997
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Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 14559 |
Area code | 585 |
Location in Monroe County and the state of New York.
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Location of New York in the United States
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Website: http://www.ogdenny.com/ | |
Ogden is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 19,856 at the 2010 census.
The Erie Canal passes through the Town of Ogden.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95 km2), of which, 36.5 square miles (95 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.65%) is water.
Ogden is bordered on the north by the town of Parma, on the east by the town of Gates, on the west by the town of Sweden, and on the south by the towns of Riga and Chili.
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,492 people, 6,527 households, and 5,032 families residing in the town. The population density was 505.9 people per square mile (195.3/km²). There were 6,740 housing units at an average density of 184.4 per square mile (71.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.53% White, 1.35% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.