Smyrna, New York
| Smyrna, New York | |
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 Smyrna
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| Coordinates: 42°41′14″N 75°34′14″W / 42.68722°N 75.57056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Chenango |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Michael Khoury (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 42.2 sq mi (109.2 km2) |
| • Land | 42.1 sq mi (109.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,210 ft (370 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,280 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (11.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| ZIP code | 13464 |
| FIPS code | 36-017-68110 |
Smyrna is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,280 at the 2010 census. Smyrna is named after a coastal city in ancient Greece.
The town contains a village also named Smyrna. The town is on the county's north border.
The land was settled around 1792. The town of Smyrna was founded in 1808 as "Stafford" from part of the town of Sherburne. Within a month, the name was changed to "Smyrna".
The Smyrna Elementary School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The Smyrna Town Hall-Opera House was listed in 2008.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.2 square miles (109.2 km2), of which 42.1 square miles (109.0 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.18%, is water.
The north town line is the border of Madison County.
New York State Route 80 is an east-west highway in the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,418 people, 472 households, and 371 families residing in the town. The population density was 33.7 people per square mile (13.0/km²). There were 608 housing units at an average density of 14.4 per square mile (5.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.45% White, 0.92% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.
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