Wolcott (village), New York
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Wolcott Village Hall, October 2009
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_highlighted.svg) Location in Wayne County and the state of New York. |
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 Wolcott, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°13′14″N 76°48′56″W / 43.22056°N 76.81556°WCoordinates: 43°13′14″N 76°48′56″W / 43.22056°N 76.81556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Wayne |
| Town(s) | Wolcott and Butler |
| Settled | 1805 |
| Incorporated | February 24, 1852 |
| Named for | Oliver Wolcott |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Trustees |
| • Mayor | Christopher J. Henner |
| • Clerk | Lori A. Tyler |
| • Court | Justice Henry Krasucki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
| • Land | 1.9 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 378 ft (113 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,701 |
| • Density | 895.3/sq mi (333.5/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14590 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-82678 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0971538 |
| Website | http://www.wolcottny.org/ |
Wolcott is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 1,701 at the 2010 census. The name is from a former governor of Connecticut.
The Village of Wolcott is in the southwest part of the Town of Wolcott and is west of Syracuse, New York. Part of the southward spread of the village is in the Town of Butler.
The land where the village is now located was purchased in 1805 by Jonathan Melvin.
The area was settled by people from New England.
The village was first incorporated in 1852 and re-incorporated in 1873.
In the years 1874, 1876, 1879, and 1884 the village experienced major destructive fires.
A statue of "Venus arising from the sea" was purchased for $875 in 1913 to mark a public drinking fountain at a natural spring. This statue was one of six and still stands proudly in the center of the village.
Wolcott means "wolf's denn or cottage"
The Wolcott Square Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²), of which, 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.02%) is water.
Wolcott Creek flows northward through the village and empties into Port Bay, an arm of Lake Ontario.
County Roads 155, 160, 163 (Ridge Road, Old Route 104), and 261 converge on the village. New York State Route 104 and New York State Route 89 are immediately south of the village.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,701 people, 702 households, and 410 families residing in the village. The population density was 895.3 people per square mile (333.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.6% White, 3.0% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.4% of the population.
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