Galen, New York

Galen, New York
Location in Wayne County and the state of New York.
Location in Wayne County and the state of New York.
Galen, New York is located in New York
Galen, 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 / 43.06750; -76.88028
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyWayne
Settled1800
EstablishedFebruary 14, 1812[1]
Government
 • TypeTown Board
 • SupervisorSteven J. Groat
 • ClerkNorma Lancaster
 • CourtJustice Lester Carr Sr.
Justice Carol Heald
Area
 • Total60.06 sq mi (155.55 km2)
 • Land59.48 sq mi (154.05 km2)
 • Water0.58 sq mi (1.50 km2)
Elevation
400 ft (122 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,290
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
4,126
 • Density69.37/sq mi (26.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)315 and 680
FIPS code36-28013
GNIS feature ID0978983
Websitehttp://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]

  1. ^ Wayne County Office of County Historian - Town of Galen History Archived July 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 133.
  5. ^ United States Postal Service (Clyde, New York Post Office), Retrieved June 7, 2015.