Town of Seneca
| Seneca, New York | |
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 Seneca, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°50′13″N 77°4′32″W / 42.83694°N 77.07556°WCoordinates: 42°50′13″N 77°4′32″W / 42.83694°N 77.07556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Ontario |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | John T. Sheppard (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 50.4 sq mi (130.6 km2) |
| • Land | 50.4 sq mi (130.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,721 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-66289 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979480 |
Seneca is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. United States. The population was 2,721 at the 2010 census. The town is named after a group of local natives.
The Town of Seneca is on the south border of the county and is southwest of the City of Geneva.
The Town of West Seneca in Erie County added "west" to its name to avoid confusion with the Town of Seneca.
The region was the locale of the Seneca tribe, a member of the Iroquois, and the sites of many important villages are in the town or the surrounding area; Kanadaseaga is one.
The area was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. Settlement commenced around 1790, the year after the county was formed. A "District of Seneca" was created judicially in 1789 at the time the county was established, but its extent and subdivisions are not clearly known. The town was finally organized in 1793.
In 1872, the northeast part of the town was used to form the Town of Geneva, taking with it most of the historic Seneca communities and sites.
The Levi Barden Cobblestone Farmhouse, Thomas Barron House, and Rippey Cobblestone Farmhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 50.4 square miles (131 km2), all of it land.
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