Montezuma, New York
Montezuma, New York | |
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| Motto: "Celebrating Our Erie Canal Heritage" | |
Location within Cayuga County and New York | |
| Coordinates: 43°0′50″N 76°41′50″W / 43.01389°N 76.69722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cayuga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | John R. Malenick (R) |
| • Town Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.71 sq mi (48.47 km2) |
| • Land | 18.24 sq mi (47.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 387 ft (118 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,277 |
• Estimate (2016) | 1,239 |
| • Density | 67.92/sq mi (26.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes |
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| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-011-48131 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979231 |
| Website | townofmontezuma |
Montezuma is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,277 at the 2010 census.
Located along the Seneca River, the Town is at the western border of Cayuga County and is northwest of Auburn. The Erie Canal was built through here, bringing new commerce, as did the railroad. National and state historic districts have been designated as related to the canal period, as well as national and state wildlife areas to preserve natural resources of the remaining areas of the Montezuma Swamp. Once one of the largest wetlands areas in the Northeast, it extended between the northern end of Cayuga Lake and almost reached the southern end of Lake Ontario.