Starkey, New York
| Starkey | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Location in Yates County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 42°31′12″N 76°56′55″W / 42.52000°N 76.94861°WCoordinates: 42°31′12″N 76°56′55″W / 42.52000°N 76.94861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Yates |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.3 sq mi (101.7 km2) |
| • Land | 32.8 sq mi (85.1 km2) |
| • Water | 6.4 sq mi (16.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,142 ft (348 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,573 |
| • Density | 91/sq mi (35/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-70816 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979521 |
Starkey is a town in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 3,573 at the 2010 census. The town is in the southeast part of the county and south of Geneva, New York.
Starkey may have been settled around 1798, but a scouting party of the Sullivan Expedition of 1779, found an occupied cabin north of Glenora.
The town became part of the county in 1824, the year after Yates County was created, and was formed from the town of Reading (in Schuyler County).
The Thomas Bennett Curtis House, William Swortz House, Crescent Methodist Episcopal Church, John Noyes House, Starkey United Methodist Church, Daniel Supplee Cobblestone Farmhouse, and Dr. Henry Spence Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.3 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 (16.40%) is water.
The south town line and part of the east town line are the border of Schuyler County, New York, and the remainder of the east town line, marked by Seneca Lake, is the border of Seneca County, New York. Starkey is in the Finger Lakes Region of New York.
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