Geneseo, New York

For the village located within this town, see Geneseo (village), New York.

Geneseo, New York
Town
The Bear Fountain sits in the center of Geneseo village's Main Street. In this picture, it is decorated with flags for Memorial Day.
The Bear Fountain sits in the center of Geneseo village's Main Street. In this picture, it is decorated with flags for Memorial Day.
Official seal of Geneseo, New York
Seal
Geneseo is located in New York
Geneseo
Geneseo
Geneseo is located in the United States
Geneseo
Geneseo
Coordinates: 42°47′45″N 77°48′49″W / 42.79583°N 77.81361°W / 42.79583; -77.81361
Country United States
State New York
CountyLivingston
Town established1789
Government
 • TypeTown Board
 • Town SupervisorWilliam Wadsworth (D)
Area
[1]
 • Total
45.14 sq mi (116.92 km2)
 • Land43.94 sq mi (113.82 km2)
 • Water1.20 sq mi (3.10 km2)
Elevation
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total
10,483
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
10,726
 • Density244.08/sq mi (94.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14454
Area code585
FIPS code36-051-28629
GNIS feature ID0978991
Websitewww.geneseony.org

Geneseo /ˌdʒɛnɪˈsiːoʊ/ is a town in Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. It is at the south end of the five-county Rochester Metropolitan Area. The population of the town was 10,483 at the 2010 census.[4]

The English name "Geneseo" is an anglicization of the Iroquois name for the earlier Iroquois town there, Gen-nis-he-yo (which means "beautiful valley").[5][6] The village of Geneseo lies within the western portion of the town. The village and town are known today mainly as the home of the State University of New York at Geneseo.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Geneseo town, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 135–136.
  6. ^ Cook, William R.; Daniel J. Schultz (2004). Around Geneseo. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3496-X.