Wilson, New York

Wilson
Town of Wilson
Young Street
Young Street
Location in Niagara County and the state of New York.
Location in Niagara County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°16′N 78°50′W / 43.267°N 78.833°W / 43.267; -78.833
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyNiagara
Named forReuben Wilson
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorDoyle Phillips (R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total51.46 sq mi (133.29 km2)
 • Land49.41 sq mi (127.96 km2)
 • Water2.06 sq mi (5.33 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total5,993
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
5,841
 • Density118.23/sq mi (45.65/km2)
Time zoneEastern (EST)
FIPS code36-063-82370

Wilson is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 5,993 at the 2010 census. The town was named after an early settler, Reuben Wilson, who built and dwelt in a log cabin on the shore of Lake Ontario at the site of what would become the Village of Wilson.[3]

The Town of Wilson is on the northern border of the county and contains a village, also called Wilson.

  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. ^ Townsend, Avis A. Images of America: Wilson. p. 7. San Francisco: Arcadia, 2005