Palermo, New York
| Palermo, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Oswego County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 43°22′N 76°16′W / 43.367°N 76.267°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oswego |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.8 sq mi (105.5 km2) |
| • Land | 40.6 sq mi (105.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,664 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13069 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-56154 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979338 |
Palermo is a town in Oswego County in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 3,664 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Palermo in Sicily.
The Town of Palermo is centrally located in the county, east of Fulton, New York.
The first permanent settler had arrived around 1803. The Town of Palermo was created in 1832 from the Town of Volney.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.8 square miles (106 km2), of which, 40.6 square miles (105 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.37%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,686 people, 1,306 households, and 1,000 families residing in the town. The population density was 90.8 people per square mile (35.1/km²). There were 1,366 housing units at an average density of 33.6 per square mile (13.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.86% White, 0.38% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
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