Waterloo (town), New York
| Waterloo, New York | |
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 Waterloo, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°55′16″N 76°51′42″W / 42.92111°N 76.86167°WCoordinates: 42°55′16″N 76°51′42″W / 42.92111°N 76.86167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Seneca |
| Settled | 1800 |
| Established | March 26, 1829 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Supervisor | Gary Westfall |
| • Clerk | Sandra Ridley |
| • Court | Justice Christopher W. Folk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.9 sq mi (56.6 km2) |
| • Land | 21.7 sq mi (56.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,642 |
| • Density | 352.2/sq mi (136.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13165 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-78564 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979603 |
| Website | http://www.waterlootown.org/ |
Waterloo is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 7,642 at the 2010 census. The town, as well as its major community, are named after Waterloo, Belgium.
There is also a village called Waterloo, the primary county seat of Seneca County. The Town of Waterloo is situated on the west border of the county, east of Geneva, New York.
The area was the domain of the Seneca tribe and Cayuga tribe, who were visited in the 17th Century by Jesuit missionaries. The Sullivan Expedition passed through the area in 1779 to destroy the natives and their villages. After the war, the area was in the Central New York Military Tract, reserved for veterans.
The region was first settled around 1800. The town was formed from the Town of Junius in 1829.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.8 square miles (56.5 km²), of which, 21.7 square miles (56.2 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.78%) is water.
The west town line is the border of Ontario County, New York, and part of the south town line is Seneca Lake and the Seneca River/Cayuga-Seneca Canal.
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