Mentz, New York | |
|---|---|
 Village of Port Byron | |
 Location within Cayuga County and New York | |
  Mentz Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 43°2′25″N 76°37′44″W / 43.04028°N 76.62889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cayuga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Mark Emerson (R) |
| • Town Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.18 sq mi (44.50 km2) |
| • Land | 16.92 sq mi (43.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,114 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13140 (Port Byron) |
| FIPS code | 36-011-46602 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979209 |
| Website | townofmentz |
Mentz is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,114 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is in the central part of the county, 7 miles north of Auburn.The town's name has never been determined, but it is locally believed that it derived from Mainz, in Germany.[3]
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Mentz, Cayuga County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Mentz%20town,%20Cayuga%20County,%20New%20York Accessed January 8, 2023
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 205.