Pavilion, New York
| Pavilion, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Genesee County and the state of New York |
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| Coordinates: 42°54′10″N 78°0′28″W / 42.90278°N 78.00778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Genesee |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Ted Howard |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,495 |
| • Density | 70/sq mi (27/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14525 |
| Area code(s) | 585 |
| FIPS code | 36-56792 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979346 |
Pavilion is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 2,495 at the 2010 census. The town was named after a hotel in Saratoga, New York, by an early resident. The town of Pavilion is in the southeast corner of Genesee County and is southeast of the city of Batavia.
The area was first settled around 1805. The town of Pavilion was founded in 1841 from the town of Covington (in Wyoming County). More territory was gained in 1842 from the towns of Le Roy and Stafford.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92 km2), of which 35.6 square miles (92 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 0.28%, is water.
The east town line is the border of Livingston County, and the south and part of the west town line is the border of Wyoming County.
Oatka Creek, a tributary of the Genesee River, flows northward through the town into the town of Stafford.
US Route 20, and east-west highway, crosses the center of the town and intersects north-south highway, NY-19 at Pavilion Center. US-20 crosses NY-63 (historic Big Tree Road) at Pavilion village.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,467 people, 886 households, and 691 families residing in the town. The population density was 69.2 people per square mile (26.7/km²). There were 930 housing units at an average density of 26.1 per square mile (10.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.45% White, 0.65% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.
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