Penn Yan, New York
| Penn Yan, New York | |
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Historic downtown Penn Yan
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 Location in Yates County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 42°39′36″N 77°3′20″W / 42.66000°N 77.05556°WCoordinates: 42°39′36″N 77°3′20″W / 42.66000°N 77.05556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Yates |
| Settled | 1799 |
| Incorporated | 1833 |
| Named for | "Pennsylvania Yankee" |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2) |
| • Land | 2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,159 |
| • Density | 2,200/sq mi (860/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14527 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-57177 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0960144 |
| Website | http://www.villageofpennyan.com |
Penn Yan is an incorporated village in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 5,159 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Yates County and lies at the north end of the east branch of Keuka Lake, one of the Finger Lakes.
The Village of Penn Yan is primarily in the Town of Milo, but a small section is in the Town of Benton. A smaller section is in the Town of Jerusalem. The Penn Yan Airport is south of the village. The name "Penn Yan" is a syllabic abbreviation of "Pennsylvania Yankee". It houses the Penn Yan Central School District.
The first frame dwelling at Penn Yan was built in 1799. The village became the county seat in 1823, when Yates county was created, and was incorporated in 1833.
The first settlers were chiefly followers of Jemima Wilkinson (1753–1819), a religious enthusiast, born in Cumberland Township, Providence County, Rhode Island, who asserted that she had received a divine commission. Wilkinson preached in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. After obtaining a large tract (which was called Jerusalem in 1789) in the present Yates county, she founded in 1788 the village of Hopeton on the outlet of Keuka Lake about a mile from Seneca Lake. Many followers settled there, and she herself lived there after 1790. Some of her followers left her before 1800, and then the community gradually broke up.
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