Arcadia, New York
| Arcadia, New York | |
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 Location in Wayne County and the state of New York. |
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 Arcadia, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°3′42″N 77°5′16″W / 43.06167°N 77.08778°WCoordinates: 43°3′42″N 77°5′16″W / 43.06167°N 77.08778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Wayne |
| Settled | 1791 |
| Established | February 15, 1825 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Board |
| • Supervisor | Jon "Chuck" Verkey |
| • Council Members: | Richard VanLaeken R, Joseph DeSanto D, Michael Diamond, Corrine Veith |
| • Clerk | Diane Allerton |
| • Court | Justice Arthur B. Williams Justice Michael R. Miller |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.1 sq mi (135.0 km2) |
| • Land | 52.0 sq mi (134.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,244 |
| • Density | 273.4/sq mi (105.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-02440 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978686 |
Arcadia is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 14,244 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Arcadia is on the south border of the county and is east of Rochester, New York.
The primary postal district covering the Town of Arcadia is ZIP Code 14513 for Newark.
The town was first settled around 1791. The Town of Arcadia was formed from the Town of Lyons in 1825.
An asylum for the mentally retarded was established in Arcadia in 1789.
Hydesville, New York was a hamlet in the Town of Arcadia. It no longer exists, but was the hometown of the spiritualist Fox Sisters.
In 1957, the Bergen Swamp Preservation Society acquired Zurich Bog for conservation.
The town is part of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.1 square miles (135 km2), of which, 52.0 square miles (135 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.19%) is water. The Erie Canal passes across the town and through the Village of Newark. The east end of "The Wide Waters," a wide part of the canal is in the town.
The terrain contains many drumlins from past glaciation.
The south town line is the border of Ontario County.
New York State Route 31 (east-west) intersects New York State Route 88 in Newark just south of the Erie Canal.
As of the census of 2010, there were 14,244 people, 5,792 households, and 3,632 families residing in the town. The population density was 273.4 people per square mile (105.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.3% White, 4.6% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.2% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.8% of the population.
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