Spafford, New York
| Spafford, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 42°49′58″N 76°18′6″W / 42.83278°N 76.30167°WCoordinates: 42°49′58″N 76°18′6″W / 42.83278°N 76.30167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Onondaga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Christopher Kozub (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 39.2 sq mi (101.6 km2) |
| • Land | 32.8 sq mi (85.0 km2) |
| • Water | 6.4 sq mi (16.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,490 ft (454 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,686 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-70057 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979511 |
| Website | www |
Spafford is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,686 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Horatio Gates Spafford, a writer and founder of the local library. Spafford is in the southwest corner of Onondaga County and is southwest of Syracuse.
Spafford was within the former Central New York Military Tract.
The first European settler arrived in 1794, the same year Onondaga County was established.
The Town of Spafford was formed in 1811 from parts of the Towns of Marcellus, Sempronius, and Tully.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.2 square miles (102 km2), of which, 32.8 square miles (85 km2) of it is land and 6.4 square miles (17 km2) of it (16.31%) is water.
The west town line is the border of Cayuga County, and the south town line is the border of Cortland County. Part of the town lies between Skaneateles Lake and Otisco Lake, two of the Finger Lakes.
Spafford's high terrain, between two of the Finger Lakes, provides spectacular scenery, as suggested by photographs linked below. Spafford is largely rural, with only small hamlets, and retains many forested areas, some protected as public preserves.
New York State Route 41 is a north-south highway in the town. New York State Route 174 is a state highway in the northern part of Spafford.
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