Pompey, New York
| Pompey, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 42°53′56″N 76°00′57″W / 42.89889°N 76.01583°WCoordinates: 42°53′56″N 76°00′57″W / 42.89889°N 76.01583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Onondaga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Carole S. Marsh (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 66.5 sq mi (172.2 km2) |
| • Land | 66.4 sq mi (172.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,457 ft (444 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,080 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13138, 13078, 13104 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-59036 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979383 |
| Website | www |
Pompey is a town in the southeast part of Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 7,080 at the 2010 census. The town was named after the Roman general and political leader Pompey by a late 18th-century clerk interested in the Classics in the new federal republic.
The area of Pompey was originally part of the territory traditionally occupied by the historic Onondaga, one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois tribes of the powerful Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy. After the American Revolutionary War, when most of the Iroquois were forced to cede their land to the victorious United States, many of the Onondaga migrated to Canada. The British Crown awarded them land there for resettlement for their support during the war. New York State took over the former Iroquois lands and sold much of the public land for development (and speculation). It reserved part as the Central New York Military Tract. Veterans of the Revolution were awarded land grants in this tract as payments for service. The town was first settled by outsiders around 1789, as Yankees from New England and other migrants moved into western New York.
The town of Pompey was formed in 1789, but not completely organized until 1794, when Onondaga County was established. The original town was divided and sub-divided into many other towns in the region, including all of the towns of Fabius (1798), Tully, Preble, and Scott (the latter two now in Cortland County), along with parts of the towns of Spafford, Otisco (1806), LaFayette (1825), Onondaga (1794), Truxton and Cuyler (the latter two now in Cortland County).
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