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Wolcott is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 1,701 at the 2010 census. The name is from Oliver Wolcott, a former governor of Connecticut.

The Village of Wolcott is in the southwest part of the Town of Wolcott and is west of Syracuse, New York. Part of the southward spread of the village is in the Town of Butler.

Wolcott village overview:
Name:Wolcott village
LSAD Code:47
LSAD Description:village (suffix)
State:New York
County:Wayne County
Incorporated:February 24, 1852 (1852-02-24)
Elevation:378 ft (113 m)
Total Area:1.97 sq mi (5.09 km²)
Land Area:1.95 sq mi (5.04 km²)
Water Area:0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Total Population:1,556
Population Density:798.77/sq mi (308.47/km²)
Area code:315 and 680
FIPS code:3682678
GNISfeature ID:0971538
Website:http://www.wolcottny.org/

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History

The land where the village is now located was purchased in 1805 by Jonathan Melvin.

The area was settled by people from New England.

The village was first incorporated in 1852 and re-incorporated in 1873.

In the years 1874, 1876, 1879, and 1884 the village experienced major destructive fires.

A statue of “Venus arising from the sea” was purchased for $875 in 1913 to mark a public drinking fountain at a natural spring. This statue was one of six and still stands proudly in the center of the village.

Wolcott means “wolf’s denn or cottage”

The Wolcott Square Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km), of which 2.0 square miles (5.1 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (1.02%) is water.

Wolcott Creek flows northward through the village and empties into Port Bay, an arm of Lake Ontario.

County Roads 155, 160, 163 (Ridge Road, Old Route 104), and 261 converge on the village. New York State Route 104 and New York State Route 89 pass immediately south of the village.

See also

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Map of Wayne County, New York
Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 91,283. The county seat is Lyons. The name honors General Anthony Wayne, an American Revolutionary War hero and American statesman. Wayne County is less than 50 miles west of, and is in the same Congressional ... Read more
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