Galen, New York | |
|---|---|
 Location in Wayne County and the state of New York. | |
  Galen, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 43°4′3″N 76°52′49″W / 43.06750°N 76.88028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Wayne |
| Settled | 1800 |
| Established | February 14, 1812[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Board |
| • Supervisor | Steven J. Groat |
| • Clerk | Norma Lancaster |
| • Court | Justice Lester Carr Sr. Justice Carol Heald |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.06 sq mi (155.55 km2) |
| • Land | 59.48 sq mi (154.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.58 sq mi (1.50 km2) |
| Elevation | 400 ft (122 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,290 |
| • Estimate (2016)[3] | 4,126 |
| • Density | 69.37/sq mi (26.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 315 and 680 |
| FIPS code | 36-28013 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978983 |
| Website | http://townofgalen.org/ |
Galen is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 4,290 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the classical physician Galen.[4]
The Town of Galen is on the south border of the county and west of Syracuse, New York.
The primary postal district covering the Town of Galen is ZIP Code 14433 for Clyde.[5]
- ^ Wayne County Office of County Historian - Town of Galen History Archived July 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2016was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 133.
- ^ United States Postal Service (Clyde, New York Post Office), Retrieved June 7, 2015.