Perry | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
 Location within Wyoming County and New York | |
  Perry Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′57″N 78°0′19″W / 42.71583°N 78.00528°W | |
| Country | USA |
| State | New York |
| County | Wyoming County |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.65 sq mi (94.92 km2) |
| • Land | 36.41 sq mi (94.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,440 ft (440 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,616 |
• Estimate (2016)[3] | 4,402 |
| • Density | 120.92/sq mi (46.69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 14530 |
| FIPS code | 36-57254 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979354 |
| Website | www |
Perry is a town in Wyoming County, New York, United States. The population was 5,813 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.
The town is on the eastern border of the county. Perry is also the name of a village within the town. The town is styled "home of the Silver Lake Sea Serpent" after a sea serpent sighting, possibly a hoax, in 1855. The serpent is celebrated by images throughout the town and previously by a summer festival. An artificial serpent was placed by Silver Lake in 2016.[4][5]
The Village of Perry joined Tree City USA in 2017.[6]
U.S. Route 20A passes across the town.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Town of Perry". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2016was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Silver Lake Serpent: Inflated Monster or Inflated Tale? | Skeptical Inquirer". March 1999.
- ^ "Perry, NY - Silver Lake Serpent".
- ^ "Tree Cities".