Ledyard, New York | |
|---|---|
 Location within Cayuga County and New York | |
  Ledyard Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°45′22″N 76°40′7″W / 42.75611°N 76.66861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cayuga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Mark B. Jordan (R) |
| • Town Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.58 sq mi (125.82 km2) |
| • Land | 36.11 sq mi (93.53 km2) |
| • Water | 12.47 sq mi (32.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,654  |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 1,646 |
| • Density | 51.64/sq mi (19.94/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13026 |
| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-011-41740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979136 |
| Website | Town website |
Ledyard is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,654 at the 2020 census.[2] The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War General Benjamin Ledyard, an early settler of the town.[3] Ledyard is on the western edge of the county and is southwest of Auburn. Ledyard’s principal population center is the Village of Aurora.
Wells College was founded as a college for women in 1868 in the Village of Aurora. It announced its permanent closure in 2024.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 183.