Cazenovia | |
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Coordinates: 42°55′53″N 75°51′09″W / 42.9315°N 75.8526°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Madison |
Government | |
• Town Supervisor | Kyle Reger (R) |
• Town Council | |
Area | |
• Total | 51.79 sq mi (134.14 km2) |
• Land | 49.94 sq mi (129.35 km2) |
• Water | 1.85 sq mi (4.79 km2) |
• Density | 140.40/sq mi (54.21/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 315 |
FIPS code | 36-053-13156 |
Website | Town website |
Cazenovia is an incorporated town in Madison County, New York. The population was 6,740 at the time of the 2020 census.[2] The town is named after Theophile Cazenove, the Agent General of the Holland Land Company.
The Town of Cazenovia has a village also named Cazenovia. The town is on the county's western border.
The village of Cazenovia was home to Cazenovia College, a small liberal arts college in the greater Syracuse area. It was founded in 1824, known then as the Genesee Seminary.