Geneva | |
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| City of Geneva | |
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  Geneva Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°52′44″N 76°59′35″W / 42.87889°N 76.99306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Ontario, Seneca |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Stephen Valentino (D) |
| • City Manager | Amie Hendrix |
| • City Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.85 sq mi (15.14 km2) |
| • Land | 4.21 sq mi (10.91 km2) |
| • Water | 1.63 sq mi (4.23 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 12,812 |
| • Density | 3,040.34/sq mi (1,173.84/km2) |
| ZIP code | 14456 |
| Area code(s) | 315 and 585 |
| FIPS code | 36-28640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978993 |
| Website | www |
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]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 136 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Supplement to Dobson's Encyclopedia, volume 3, 1803, which cites Jedidiah Morse as their source.
- ^ Faber, Harold (December 9, 1993). "The World Capital of Whatever". New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2008.