Livonia, New York

Livonia, New York
Livonia is located in New York
Livonia
Livonia
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°49′12″N 077°40′05″W / 42.82000°N 77.66806°W / 42.82000; -77.66806
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyLivingston
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorEric R. Gott (R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total41.07 sq mi (106.38 km2)
 • Land38.26 sq mi (99.10 km2)
 • Water2.81 sq mi (7.28 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total7,809
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
7,620
 • Density199.15/sq mi (76.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-051-42961
Websitewww.livoniany.org

Livonia is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 7,809.[3] The town contains a village also named Livonia. The town is on the eastern border of the county.

In the 19th century numerous migrants moved from here to the Midwest. A group settled in Michigan, naming their community Livonia.[4]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Livonia town, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. ^ MacGregor, David (2005). "Introduction". Livonia: Michigan. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 7–8. ISBN 0-7385-3425-0. "The name Livonia was chosen because a number of the earliest settlers had come from western New York, where there was also a town named Livonia."