Wolcott, New York

Wolcott, New York
Location in Wayne County and the state of New York.
Location in Wayne County and the state of New York.
Wolcott, New York is located in New York
Wolcott, New York
Wolcott, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 43°13′14″N 76°48′46″W / 43.22056°N 76.81278°W / 43.22056; -76.81278
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyWayne
Settled1807
EstablishedMarch 24, 1807[1][2]
Government
 • TypeTown Board
 • SupervisorLynn Chatfield
 • ClerkJessica Freer
 • CourtJustice Henry Krasucki
Justice Roger Misso
Area
 • Total
39.95 sq mi (103.47 km2)
 • Land39.05 sq mi (101.14 km2)
 • Water0.90 sq mi (2.33 km2)
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
4,453
 • Estimate 
(2016)[4]
4,140
 • Density106.02/sq mi (40.93/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14590
Area code(s)315 and 680
FIPS code36-82678
GNIS feature ID0971538
Websitehttp://www.townofwolcottny.org/

Wolcott is a town in the north-eastern corner of Wayne County, New York, United States. The population of the town was 4,453 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Governor Oliver Wolcott of Connecticut.

The Town of Wolcott is in the northeast corner of the county. There are two villages within the town: Wolcott and Red Creek. The town lies west of Syracuse.

  1. ^ Wayne County Office of County Historian - Town of Wolcott History, Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Wayne County GenWeb - Profile of Wolcott, Wayne County, New York, Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).