Montezuma, New York

Montezuma, New York
Motto: 
"Celebrating Our Erie Canal Heritage"
Location within Cayuga County and New York
Location within Cayuga County and New York
Montezuma is located in New York
Montezuma
Montezuma
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 43°0′50″N 76°41′50″W / 43.01389°N 76.69722°W / 43.01389; -76.69722
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyCayuga
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorJohn R. Malenick (R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total18.71 sq mi (48.47 km2)
 • Land18.24 sq mi (47.25 km2)
 • Water0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
Elevation
387 ft (118 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,277
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
1,239
 • Density67.92/sq mi (26.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13117
Area code315
FIPS code36-011-48131
GNIS feature ID0979231
Websitetownofmontezuma.org

Montezuma is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,277 at the 2010 census.[3]

Located along the Seneca River, the Town is at the western border of Cayuga County and is northwest of Auburn. The Erie Canal was built through here, bringing new commerce, as did the railroad. National and state historic districts have been designated as related to the canal period, as well as national and state wildlife areas to preserve natural resources of the remaining areas of the Montezuma Swamp. Once one of the largest wetlands areas in the Northeast, it extended between the northern end of Cayuga Lake and almost reached the southern end of Lake Ontario.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Montezuma town, Cayuga County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2014.