Ovid, New York
Ovid, New York | |
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| Coordinates: 42°39′21″N 76°47′23″W / 42.65583°N 76.78972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Seneca |
| Settled | 1789 |
| Established | March 5, 1794 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Board |
| • Supervisor | Walter Prouty |
| • Clerk | Cathy Kerns |
| • Court | Justice Louis VanCleef (Ovid & Lodi town courts) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.75 sq mi (100.37 km2) |
| • Land | 30.86 sq mi (79.93 km2) |
| • Water | 7.89 sq mi (20.44 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (311 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,847 |
• Estimate (2022) | 2,826 |
| • Density | 92.25/sq mi (35.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 14521 |
| Area code | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-55827 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979332 |
| Website | https://www.townofovid.net/ |
Ovid is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 2,847 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Roman poet Ovid, a name assigned by a clerk interested in the classics.
The Town of Ovid contains a village also called Ovid, one of the county seats of Seneca County. The town is in the southern part of the county, extending between Seneca Lake to the west and Cayuga Lake to the east, and southeast of Geneva, New York.