Macedon, New York

Macedon, New York
The Charles Bullis House
Nickname: 
"The Two Lock Town"
Location in Wayne County and the state of New York.
Location in Wayne County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°04′04″N 077°18′13″W / 43.06778°N 77.30361°W / 43.06778; -77.30361
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyWayne
Settled1789
EstablishedJanuary 29, 1823[1]
Government
 • TypeTown Board
 • SupervisorKim Leonard
 • ClerkKarrie Bowers
 • CourtJustice Tom L. Crowley
Justice Ron J. Reinstein
Area
 • Total38.86 sq mi (100.64 km2)
 • Land38.68 sq mi (100.18 km2)
 • Water0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total9,148
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
9,005
 • Density232.80/sq mi (89.88/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14502
Area code(s)315, 585 and 680
FIPS code36-44149
GNIS feature ID0956224
Websitehttp://www.macedontown.net/

Macedon is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 9,148 at the 2010 census.

The Town of Macedon is named after the birthplace of Alexander the Great, in Ancient Macedonia.[4] It is located in the southwest corner of Wayne County and contains a hamlet also named Macedon, formerly an incorporated village. The town is east of Rochester and west of Syracuse.

  1. ^ Wayne County Office of County Historian - Town of Macedon History, Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 195.