Rose, New York
| Rose, New York | |
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| Town | |
Rose Town Hall
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 Location in Wayne County and the state of New York. |
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 Rose, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°9′47″N 76°53′13″W / 43.16306°N 76.88694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Wayne |
| Settled | 1805 |
| Established | February 5, 1826 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Board |
| • Supervisor | Kenan S. Baldridge |
| • Clerk | Christine M. Smith |
| • Court | Justice Donald W. Ballagh Justice Gary Poole |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.9 sq mi (87.8 km2) |
| • Land | 33.9 sq mi (87.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 400 ft (122 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,369 |
| • Density | 69.9/sq mi (27.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14516 (North Rose) 14542 (Rose) |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-63605 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979433 |
Rose is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 2,369 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Robert S. Rose, an early landowner of the town.
The Town of Rose is an interior town of the county, located near the county center; it is west of Syracuse, New York.
Two post offices are located in Town of Rose although the area is covered by four postal districts. Most addresses within the northern section have a primary ZIP Code of 14516 for North Rose. Only the immediate hamlet of Rose has a ZIP Code of 14542 for Rose. Much of the southern section either has a ZIP Code of 14433 for Clyde or a ZIP Code of 14489 for Lyons.
Government offices for the town are located in North Rose.
The town was first settled around 1805.
The Town of Rose was created in 1826 from the Town of Wolcott. About 1840 a mass delusion took over the local inhabitants, and they came to believe that a treasure of gold and jewels was buried within the town. In spite of many secret, nocturnal excavations, nothing was ever found.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.9 square miles (88 km2), of which, 33.9 square miles (88 km2) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
New York State Route 414 is a north-south highway through the town.
Sodus Creek flows northward through the town to Sodus Bay.
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