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Colchester, New York

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Colchester, New York
Colchester is located in New York
Colchester
Colchester
Location athin the state o New York
Coordinates: 42°1′45″N 74°57′56″W / 42.02917°N 74.96556°W / 42.02917; -74.96556
KintraUnitit States
StateNew York
CoontyDelaware
Govrenment
  TeepToun Cooncil
  Toun SupervisorRobert Homovich (R)
  Toun Cooncil
Area
  Total368.2 km2 (142.2 sq mi)
  Laund354.3 km2 (136.8 sq mi)
  Water14.0 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation
728 m (2388 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total2,077
  Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastren (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13856
Area code(s)607
FIPS code36-16793
GNIS featur ID0978848
Websitetownofcolchesterny.com

Colchester is a toun in Delaware Coonty, New York, Unitit States. The population wis 2,077 at the 2010 census.[1] The toun is in the soothwast pairt o the coonty.

History

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Colchester wis shapit frae pairt o the toun o Middletown in 1792. It wis cried aifter Colchester, Connecticut.[2]

Geografie

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The sooth toun line is the mairch o Sullivan Coonty.

Accordin tae the United States Census Bureau, the toun haes a total area o 142.2 square mile (368.2 km2), wi 136.8 square mile (354.3 km2) bein laund an 5.4 square mile (14.0 km2), or 3.80%, bein watter.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Colchester town, Delaware County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived frae the original on 13 Februar 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 87.

Freemit airtins

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Coordinates: 42°09′37″N 75°04′39″W / 42.16028°N 75.07750°W / 42.16028; -75.07750