DeWitt, New York

DeWitt, New York
Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York.
Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°3′16″N 76°4′45″W / 43.05444°N 76.07917°W / 43.05444; -76.07917
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyOnondaga
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorEdward M. Michalenko (D)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total
33.86 sq mi (87.71 km2)
 • Land33.77 sq mi (87.47 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation
417 ft (127 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
26,074
 • Density770/sq mi (300/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13214
Area code315
FIPS code36-20478
GNIS feature ID0978901
WebsiteTown website

DeWitt is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,074.[2] The town is named after major Moses DeWitt, a judge and soldier.[3] An eastern suburb of Syracuse, DeWitt also is the site of most of the campus and all of the academic buildings of Le Moyne College.[4]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: De Witt town, Onondaga County, New York; Riverhead town, Suffolk County, New York". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "DeWitt Family Papers an inventory of its papers at Syracuse University".
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