Varick, New York
| Varick, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Varick, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°46′26″N 76°51′54″W / 42.77389°N 76.86500°WCoordinates: 42°46′26″N 76°51′54″W / 42.77389°N 76.86500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Seneca |
| Settled | 1794 |
| Established | February 6, 1830 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Supervisor | Bob Hayssen |
| • Clerk | Donna Karlsen |
| • Court | Justice David Ettman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.6 sq mi (118.1 km2) |
| • Land | 32.3 sq mi (83.6 km2) |
| • Water | 13.3 sq mi (34.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,857 |
| • Density | 57.5/sq mi (22.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-76958 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979578 |
| Website | http://varicknewyork.com/ |
Varick is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 1,857 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Richard Varick, an officer in the American Revolution, mayor of New York City, and uncle of the first Town Supervisor, Anthony Dey.
The Town of Varick is located in the central part of the county and is southeast of Geneva, New York.
There is no post office in the Town of Varick. The primary postal district covering the area is Zip Code 14541 for Romulus.
The land that is now the Town of Varick was occupied by the Cayuga and Seneca tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy before European settlement. Jesuits made missionary visits from 1656 to 1684.
The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 passed through the town to destroy villages of the Cayuga and Seneca tribes. After the American Revolution, most of the current Town of Varick was placed in the Central New York Military Tract (1788), land reserved for veterans, with an eastern part in the Cayuga Indian Reservation (1790 until 1795). White settlement followed.
The town was formed from the Town of Romulus in 1830.
During World War II, a large part of the town was appropriated by the US Government to form the Seneca Army Depot (1941–2001), which was a major employer and the only large industry.
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