Colchester, New York
Colchester is a toun in Delaware Coonty, New York, Unitit States. The population wis 2,077 at the 2010 census.[1] The toun is in the soothwast pairt o the coonty.
Colchester, New York | |
|---|---|
  Colchester Location athin the state o New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°1′45″N 74°57′56″W / 42.02917°N 74.96556°W | |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| State | New York |
| Coonty | Delaware |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Toun Cooncil |
| • Toun Supervisor | Robert Homovich (R) |
| • Toun Cooncil | Members' List
|
| Area | |
| • Total | 368.2 km2 (142.2 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 354.3 km2 (136.8 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.0 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 728 m (2388 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,077 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastren (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13856 |
| Area code(s) | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-16793 |
| GNIS featur ID | 0978848 |
| Website | townofcolchesterny |
History eedit
Colchester wis shapit frae pairt o the toun o Middletown in 1792. It wis namit aeter Colchester, Connecticut.[2]
Geografie eedit
The sooth toun line is the border o Sullivan Coonty.
Accordin tae the United States Census Bureau, the toun haes a total aurie o 142.2 square mile (368.2 km2), o which 136.8 square mile (354.3 km2) is laund an 5.4 square mile (14.0 km2), or 3.80%, is watter.[1]
References eedit
- ↑ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Colchester town, Delaware County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived frae the original on 13 Februar 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 87.
Freemit airtins eedit
- Town of Colchester offeecial wabsteid
- Colchester information Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 42°09′37″N 75°04′39″W / 42.16028°N 75.07750°W