Geneva, New York

Geneva
City of Geneva
Geneva is located in New York
Geneva
Geneva
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°52′44″N 76°59′35″W / 42.87889°N 76.99306°W / 42.87889; -76.99306
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyOntario, Seneca
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorStephen Valentino (D)
 • City ManagerAmie Hendrix
 • City Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total5.85 sq mi (15.14 km2)
 • Land4.21 sq mi (10.91 km2)
 • Water1.63 sq mi (4.23 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total12,812
 • Density3,040.34/sq mi (1,173.84/km2)
ZIP code
14456
Area code(s)315 and 585
FIPS code36-28640
GNIS feature ID0978993
Websitewww.cityofgenevany.com

Geneva is a city in Ontario and Seneca counties in the U.S. state of New York. It is at the northern end of Seneca Lake; all land portions of the city are within Ontario County; the water portions are in Seneca County. The population was 13,261 at the 2010 census.[2] The city is supposedly named after the city and canton of Geneva in Switzerland.[3] The main settlement of the Seneca was spelled Zoneshio by early European settlers, and was described as being two miles north of Seneca Lake.[4]

The city borders the town of Geneva and was once a part of it. The city identifies as the "Lake Trout Capital of the World."[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 136 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Supplement to Dobson's Encyclopedia, volume 3, 1803, which cites Jedidiah Morse as their source.
  5. ^ Faber, Harold (December 9, 1993). "The World Capital of Whatever". New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2008.