Marcellus | |
|---|---|
| Town of Marcellus | |
 Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York. | |
.svg) Location of New York in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°58′56″N 076°20′24″W / 42.98222°N 76.34000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Onondaga |
| Government | |
| • Town Supervisor | Laurie Stevens (R) [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.59 sq mi (84.39 km2) |
| • Land | 32.45 sq mi (84.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,066 |
| • Density | 190/sq mi (72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 36-067-45491 |
| FIPS code | 36-45491 |
| GNIS feature ID | 979196 |
| Website | Town website |
Marcellus is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 6,066. The town was probably named after Marcus Claudius Marcellus, a Roman general, by a clerk interested in the Classics.
The Marcellus Formation is a vast geological layer of shale spanning Pennsylvania, West Virginia and parts of other states and Ontario, which is named for an outcropping in or near Marcellus.[3]
The Town of Marcellus contains a village also named Marcellus. The town and village are southwest of Syracuse.
- ^ "Town Board".
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ Mayhood, Kevin (March 11, 2008). "Low down, rich and stingy". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2008.