Skaneateles | |
|---|---|
 A home on the west shore of Skaneateles Lake | |
| Nickname(s): Skantown, Skan | |
_highlighted.svg) Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York. | |
  Skaneateles | |
| Coordinates: 42°56′48″N 76°25′42″W / 42.94667°N 76.42833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Onondaga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Janet Aaron (R) |
| • Town Council | Members |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.83 sq mi (126.46 km2) |
| • Land | 42.61 sq mi (110.35 km2) |
| • Water | 6.22 sq mi (16.11 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,112 |
| • Density | 166.91/sq mi (64.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-067-67521 |
| Website | townofskaneateles |
Skaneateles (/ˌskæniˈætləs/ SKAN-ee-AT-ləs, locally /ˌskɪn-/ SKIN-)[4] is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 7,112.[2] The name is from the Iroquois term for the adjacent Skaneateles Lake, which means "long lake." The town is on the western border of the county and includes a village, also named Skaneateles. Both the town and village are southwest of Syracuse.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Kenyon, John S.; Knott, Thomas A. (1953). A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster. p. 393. ISBN 0-87779-047-7.