Waterloo | |
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| Nickname: waterloo | |
,_New_York&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_New_York_location_map.svg)  Waterloo Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°54′13″N 76°51′34″W / 42.90361°N 76.85944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Seneca |
| Town(s) | Waterloo and Fayette |
| Incorporated | April 9, 1824[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Trustees |
| • Mayor | Walter Bennett[2] |
| • Clerk | Don Northrup |
| • Court | Justice Conrad A. Struzik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.20 sq mi (5.71 km2) |
| • Land | 2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 453 ft (138 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,810 |
| • Density | 2,229.95/sq mi (860.99/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13165 |
| Area code(s) | 315 and 680 |
| FIPS code | 36-78553[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0968900[5] |
| Website | http://www.waterloony.com/ |
Waterloo is a village and primary county seat of Seneca County, New York, United States.[6] The population was 5,171 at the 2010 census and is now the most populated village in Seneca County. The village is named after Waterloo, Belgium, where Napoleon was defeated.[citation needed] It is the primary county seat of Seneca County, with the other being Ovid as part of a two-shire system established in 1822.[7][8] Most of the county administrative offices are located in the village.[9] Therefore, many political sources only list Waterloo as the county seat.
The Village of Waterloo is mostly in the Town of Waterloo, but the part south of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal of the village is in the Town of Fayette and a small area in the southeast of the village is in Town of Seneca Falls. Waterloo is east of Geneva and is located in between the two main Finger Lakes, Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake.
- ^ Laws of the State of New York, E Croswell, 1835, W.M. & A. Gould & Co. Albany, page 46, Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ Village of Waterloo, Village Government, Retrieved Sep 29, 2024.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Seneca County, New York – The County Seat Story Archived May 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ Office of the Seneca County Historian, Written History of Seneca County, New York – Unit Three: Establishment of Seneca County & Townships, Chapter 3: History of the Towns of Seneca County Archived May 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ Seneca County, New York Departments, Retrieved May 27, 2015.