Geneseo, New York
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For the village located within this town, see Geneseo (village), New York.
Geneseo /ˌdʒɛnɪˈsiːoʊ/ is a town in Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. It is at the south end of the five-county Rochester Metropolitan Area. The population of the town was 10,483 at the 2010 census.[4]
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Geneseo, New York | |
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Coordinates: 42°47′45″N 77°48′49″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Livingston |
Town established | 1789 |
Government | |
• Type | Town Board |
• Town Supervisor | William Wadsworth (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 45.14 sq mi (116.92 km2) |
• Land | 43.94 sq mi (113.82 km2) |
• Water | 1.20 sq mi (3.10 km2) |
Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,483 |
• Estimate (2016)[3] | 10,726 |
• Density | 244.08/sq mi (94.24/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 14454 |
Area code | 585 |
FIPS code | 36-051-28629 |
GNIS feature ID | 0978991 |
Website | www |
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The English name "Geneseo" is an anglicization of the Iroquois name for the earlier Iroquois town there, Gen-nis-he-yo (which means "beautiful valley").[5][6] The village of Geneseo lies within the western portion of the town. The village and town are known today mainly as the home of the State University of New York at Geneseo.