Cortland County, New York
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Cortland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, named after Federico Van Cortlandt, president of the convention at Kingston
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...

 that wrote the first New York State Constitution in 1777, and first lieutenant governor of the state. The county seat
County seat
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 is Cortland
Cortland, New York
Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. It is the county seat of Cortland County.The City of Cortland, near the west border of the county, is surrounded by the Town of Cortlandville....

. As of the 2010 census, the population of Cortland County was 49,336.

The Cortland
Cortland (apple)
Cortland is a cultivar of apple.After the many attributes of McIntosh were discovered, plant breeders began crossing it with other varieties to enhance its traits. One of the earliest was the Cortland, combined with the Ben Davis variety...

 apple is named for the county.

Early history

Located in the glaciated Appalachian Plateau
Appalachian Plateau
The Appalachian Plateau is the western part of the Appalachian mountains, stretching from New York and Alabama. The plateau is a second level United States physiographic region....

 area of Central New York State, midway between Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...

 and Binghamton, this predominantly rural county is the southeastern gateway to the Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes
The Finger Lakes are a pattern of lakes in the west-central section of Upstate New York in the United States. They are a popular tourist destination. The lakes are long and thin , each oriented roughly on a north-south axis. The two longest, Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake, are among the deepest in...

 Region. Scattered archaeological evidence indicates three different aboriginal cultures hunted the area beginning about 1500 A. D.

What was to become Cortland County remained within Indian territory until the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...

. It became part of the Military Tract
Central New York Military Tract
The Military Tract of Central New York, also called the New Military Tract, consisted of nearly two million acres of bounty land set aside to compensate New York’s soldiers after their participation in the Revolutionary War....

, when, in 1781, more than 1¼ million acres (5,100 km²) were set aside by the State's Legislature to compensate two regiments formed to protect the State's western section from the English and their Iroquois allies, at the close of the Revolution. To encourage settlement in the upstate isolated wilderness, the State constructed a road from Oxford through Cortland County to Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake   is the longest of central New York's glacial Finger Lakes, and is the second largest in surface area and second largest in volume. It is just under 40 miles long. Its average width is 1.7 miles , and it is at its widest point near Aurora...

 in 1792-94. This, and construction of privately financed roads, were the major impetus to settlement.

When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Cortland County was part of Albany County
Albany County, New York
Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204...

, which encompassed the northern part of New York State and all of the present State of Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

, as well as indeterminate territory to west. On March 12, 1772, present day Cortland County became part of Tryon County
Tryon County, New York
Tryon County, New York was a county in the colonial Province of New York in the British American colonies. It was created from Albany County on March 24, 1772. It was named for William Tryon, the last provincial governor of New York. Its boundaries extended far further than any current county...

, named for William Tryon
William Tryon
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, colonial governor of New York. In 1784, following the peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
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, the name of the county was changed to honor General Richard Montgomery
Richard Montgomery
Richard Montgomery was an Irish-born soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a brigadier-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and he is most famous for leading the failed 1775 invasion of Canada.Montgomery was born and raised in Ireland...

, who had captured several places in Canada and died attempting to capture the city of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, thus replacing the name of the locally unpopular British governor. Present day Cortland County became part of Herkimer County
Herkimer County, New York
Herkimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,519. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part...

 in 1791, then became a part of Onondaga County
Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 when it split from Herkimer in 1794. Cortland County was formed by the splitting of Onondaga County in 1808.

Settlement of the county

Eastern New Yorkers and New Englanders, wanting new land to farm, welcomed the opening of this frontier. The first white settlement in the county was made in 1791 by Amos Todd, Joseph Beebe and Rhoda Todd Beebe, emigrants from Connecticut who paddled up the Tioughnioga River
Tioughnioga River
The Tioughnioga River is a tributary of the Chenango River in central New York in the United States. It drains a dissected plateau area east of the Finger Lakes at the northernmost edge of the watershed of the Susquehanna River....

 from Windsor, to live near the head of navigation in the Town of Homer
Homer
In the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...

. Following them came a flood of settlers who, in 1808, petitioned the State Legislature for county status. Thus, Cortland County was created from the southern half of Onondaga County as part of the Boston Ten Towns on April 8, 1808, and was named in honor of the Pierre Van Cortlandt
Pierre Van Cortlandt
Pierre Van Cortlandt was the first Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York.He was born in New York, the son of Philip Van Cortlandt and Catherine DePeyster...

 family - Pierre, Sr. having been the first lieutenant governor of the state.

The Nineteenth Century

The 76th New York Volunteer Infantry was one of the most famous of the New York units in the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. It was raised in 1861 primarily from Cortland County and the surrounding areas (about a third of the men were from the Cherry Valley area). The 76th was in most of the major battles the Army of the Potomac fought from Second Bull Run through Petersburg, at which time the three-year enlistment of most of the men ran out and the 300 or so men remaining from the 1,100 who left Cortland either returned home or transferred to other units.

At the Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...

, the 76th New York was one of the first infantry regiments on the field, holding down the extreme right of the Union line on the first day. The regiment took huge casualties in that battle - nearly one-third of its strength - including its commander Major Andrew J. Grover, the first infantry officer killed in the battle.

The Cortland Baking Company (COBAKCO) was the first bakery east of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

 to make enriched breads, wrap loaves in cellophane and sell pre-sliced white, wheat and rye bread. They invented the phase "the greatest thing since sliced bread". (ref-cortlandtourism.com)

Modern Cortland County

Today, Cortland county is noted for the production of CNC milling machines; hospitality supplies; medical instruments and components; textiles; electrical components; plastic consumer goods; components for NASA and a variety of other goods and services. International exporting is an integral part of many of the corporations in the area.

The county's present reflects its past. Agri-business flourishes yet, consistent with the pattern elsewhere in New York State, the number of farms has declined while farm size and yield have increased. Continued growth in the service and light industry sectors is contributing to the growing strength of the Central New York region.

The loss of many of its local businesses has led to the current economic decline of the region. Cornell University, Syracuse University, State University of New York Binghamton and Ithaca College are all within an easy 45 minute drive of the City of Cortland. The State University College at Cortland (rated #11 on the top partying schools list in Playboy Magazine) and Tompkins Cortland Community College are located in the county.

Notable county residents

  • William Dillon
    William Dillon
    William Austin Dillon was an American songwriter and Vaudevillian. He is best known as the lyricist for the song "I Want a Girl " , written in collaboration with Harry Von Tilzer. It can be heard in Show Business and The Jolson Story...

    , Composer, lyricist, and vaudevillian.
  • Ronnie James Dio
    Ronnie James Dio
    Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...

    , former frontman for Rainbow
    Rainbow (band)
    Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...

     and Black Sabbath
    Black Sabbath
    Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...

    . A street is named for him (Dio Way).
  • Nancy Duffy
    Nancy Duffy
    Nancy Duffy was a longtime newspaper/television personality and co-founder of the Syracuse St. Patrick's Parade, Syracuse, New York in 1983.-Journalism:...

    , Syracuse news personality and founder of the Syracuse St. Patrick's Day Parade.
  • John J. McGraw, Hall Of Fame Major League Baseball player and manager from the Town of Truxton
    Truxton, New York
    Truxton is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,225 at the 2000 census. The town was named for Commodore Thomas Truxton, a naval officer of the American Revolution....

    .
  • Alton B. Parker
    Alton B. Parker
    Alton Brooks Parker was an American lawyer, judge and the Democratic nominee for U.S. president in the 1904 elections.-Life:...

    , Democratic candidate for President in 1904.
  • Elmer Ambrose Sperry
    Elmer Ambrose Sperry
    Elmer Ambrose Sperry was a prolific inventor and entrepreneur, most famous as co-inventor, with Herman Anschütz-Kaempfe of the gyrocompass.Sperry was born at Cincinnatus, New York, United States of America...

    , Prolific Inventor who invented gyroscopic compass and held over 400 patents. USS Sperry named after him.
  • Arthur C. Sidman
    Arthur C. Sidman
    Arthur C. Sidman was the son of a blacksmith who became a popular American vaudeville performer and playwright.-Early life:...

     Playwright and vaudevillian.
  • Joan Jefferson Ames Vrooman, Writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who moved to Cortland in 1954 and authored the popular "Cheese and Crackers" column in the Cortland Standard, daily newspaper.
  • Amy Dickinson, "Ask Amy" Columnist and Author of Book

Government and politics

Cortland County is a Republican leaning county but Democrats have come very close to winning it in the past. In 2000 Al Gore lost Cortland County by only about 1%. In 2004 George Bush defeated John Kerry by 5 points. The city of Cortland
Cortland, New York
Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. It is the county seat of Cortland County.The City of Cortland, near the west border of the county, is surrounded by the Town of Cortlandville....

 itself the largest city in the county leans Democratic. In 2008 Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

 defeated John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

 54-45%. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2008&fips=36023&f=0&off=0&elect=0 The last Democrat prior to Obama was Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

 who carried it with a purality each time. The last Democrat to win a majority in Cortland County prior to Obama was Lyndon Johnson in 1964.

Cortland County's lawmaking body is the legislature which consists of 19 members. All 19 members are elected from single member districts.

Geography

Cortland County is somewhat to the west of the center of New York State, south of Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...

 and north of Binghamton
Binghamton, New York
Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...

.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of 502 square miles (1,300.2 km²), of which 500 square miles (1,295 km²) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km²) (0.37%) is water.

Adjacent counties

  • Onondaga County, New York
    Onondaga County, New York
    Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....

     - north
  • Madison County, New York
    Madison County, New York
    Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 73,442. It is named after James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America...

     - northeast
  • Chenango County, New York
    Chenango County, New York
    Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,477. The county's name originates from an Oneida word meaning "large bull-thistle." Its county seat is Norwich.-History:...

     - east
  • Broome County, New York
    Broome County, New York
    Broome County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 200,600. It was named in honor of John Broome, who was lieutenant governor in 1806 when Broome County was established. Its county seat is Binghamton, which is also its major city. The current...

     - southeast
  • Tompkins County, New York
    Tompkins County, New York
    Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and comprises the whole of the Ithaca metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,564. The county seat is Ithaca, and the county is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community...

     - southwest
  • Tioga County, New York
    Tioga County, New York
    As of the census of 2010, there were 51,125 people residing in the county, with 22,203 housing units, of these 20,350 occupied, 1,853 vacant. The population density was 98 people per square mile...

     - southwest
  • Cayuga County, New York
    Cayuga County, New York
    Cayuga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was named for one of the tribes of Indians in the Iroquois Confederation. Its county seat is Auburn.- History :...

     - northwest

Major highways

  • Interstate 81
  • U.S. Route 11
  • New York State Route 13
    New York State Route 13
    New York State Route 13 is a state highway that runs mainly north–south for between NY 14 in Horseheads and NY 3 west of Pulaski in Central New York in the United States. In between, NY 13 intersects with Interstate 81 in Cortland and Pulaski and meets the New York...

  • New York State Route 41
    New York State Route 41
    New York State Route 41 is a north–south state highway in Central New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an interchange with NY 17 in the town of Sanford. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 in the village of Skaneateles...

  • New York State Route 90
    New York State Route 90
    New York State Route 90 is a north–south state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. All but five of the route's are located in Cayuga County, with the remaining situated in Cortland County. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with U.S....

  • New York State Route 392
    New York State Route 392
    New York State Route 392 is an east–west state highway in south-central New York, United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with the concurrency of NY 13 and NY 38 in the village of Dryden in Tompkins County. Its eastern terminus is at a junction with U.S...


Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 48,599 people, 18,210 households, and 11,617 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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 was 97 people per square mile (38/km²). There were 20,116 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.95% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.86% Black
Race (United States Census)
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 or African American
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, 0.27% Native American
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, 0.41% Asian
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, 0.01% Pacific Islander
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, 0.32% from other races
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, and 1.18% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race. 17.3% were of English, 16.9% Irish, 14.2% German, 13.0% Italian and 9.9% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.0% spoke English and 1.4% Spanish as their first language.

There were 18,210 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.20% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.20% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 15.50% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,364, and the median income for a family was $42,204. Males had a median income of $30,814 versus $22,166 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the county was $16,622. About 9.30% of families and 15.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.40% of those under age 18 and 10.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

  • Cincinnatus
    Cincinnatus, New York
    Cincinnatus is a town in Cortland County, New York, U.S. The population was 1,051 at the 2000 census. The town is named after an important Roman general, Cincinnatus....

     (town)
  • Cortland West
    Cortland West, New York
    Cortland West is a census-designated place and region in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,345 at the 2000 census.The area known as Cortland West is in the Town of Cortlandville and derives its name from the City of Cortland....

  • Cortland
    Cortland, New York
    Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. It is the county seat of Cortland County.The City of Cortland, near the west border of the county, is surrounded by the Town of Cortlandville....

     (city)
  • Cortlandville
    Cortlandville, New York
    Cortlandville is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 7,919 at the 2000 census.The Town of Cortlandville surrounds the City of Cortland and is at the western border of the county.- History :...

     (town)
  • Cuyler
    Cuyler, New York
    Cuyler is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,036 at the 2000 census.The Town of Cuyler is in the northeast part of Cortland County and is northeast of the City of Cortland.- History :...

     (town)
  • Freetown
    Freetown, New York
    For an area of the same name in East Hampton, New York see: Freetown Freetown is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States...

     (town)
  • Harford
    Harford, New York
    Harford is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 920 at the 2000 census.The Town of Harford is in the southwest part of Cortland County and is south of the City of Cortland.- History :...

     (town)
  • Homer
    Homer (town), New York
    Homer is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 6,363 at the 2000 census. The name is from the Greek poet Homer.The Town of Homer contains a village called Homer...

     (town)
  • Homer
    Homer (village), New York
    Homer is a village in Cortland County, New York, USA . The population was 3,368 at the 2000 census. The village name is derived from the surrounding town, which was named after the poet Homer....

     (village)
  • Lapeer
    Lapeer, New York
    Lapeer is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 686 at the 2000 census.The Town of Lapeer is on the south border of Cortland County and is south of the City of Cortland.- History :...

     (town)
  • Marathon
    Marathon (town), New York
    Marathon is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 2,189 at the 2000 census.The Town of Marathon contains the village of Marathon...

     (town)
  • Marathon
    Marathon (village), New York
    Marathon is a village in Cortland County, New York, USA. The population was 1,063 at the 2000 census.The Village of Marathon is within the Town of Marathon.- History :The village is within the former Central New York Military Tract....

     (village)
  • McGraw
    McGraw, New York
    McGraw is a village in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Samuel McGraw....

     (village)
  • Munsons Corners
    Munsons Corners, New York
    Munsons Corners is a hamlet in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 2,426 at the 2000 census.Munsons Corners is a community in the Town of Cortlandville at the southwest city line of the City of Cortland....

  • Preble
    Preble, New York
    Preble is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,582 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Commodore Edward Preble, a naval hero....

     (town)
  • Scott
    Scott, New York
    Scott is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,193 at the 2000 census. The town was named after General Winfield Scott. The Town of Scott is on the north border of Cortland County and is northwest of the City of Cortland.- History :Scott is within the former...

     (town)
  • Solon
    Solon, New York
    Solon is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The town has a total population of 1,108, as of the 2000 census. The name of the town comes from the Greek lawmaker Solon....

     (town)
  • Taylor
    Taylor, New York
    Taylor is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The town is in the eastern part of the county and is east of the City of Cortland. The population was 500 at the 2000 census. The town is named after General Zachary Taylor.- History :...

     (town)
  • Truxton
    Truxton, New York
    Truxton is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,225 at the 2000 census. The town was named for Commodore Thomas Truxton, a naval officer of the American Revolution....

     (town)
  • Virgil
    Virgil, New York
    Virgil is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 2,287 at the 2000 census. The name is from the Roman poet Virgil...

     (town)
  • Willet
    Willet, New York
    Willet is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,011 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Colonel Marinus Willet.The Town of Willet is in the southeast part of the county, southeast of the City of Cortland....

     (town)
=> Label in parentheses is official political designation.

Education

  • State University of New York at Cortland
    State University of New York at Cortland
    The State University of New York College at Cortland, also officially called SUNY Cortland or informally known as Cortland State, is a coeducational university located in Cortland, New York...

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  • Tompkins Cortland Community College
    Tompkins Cortland Community College
    Tompkins Cortland Community College is a public two-year college supported by Cortland and Tompkins Counties. The main college campus is located in the Town of Dryden. Extension sites are located in Cortland, New York and Ithaca, New York...

  • Cincinnatus Central School District
  • Cortland City School District
    Cortland City School District
    The Cortland City School District is a public school district in Cortland, New York. The district consists of 6 schools and with a total enrollment of approximately 2,800 students...

  • Homer Central School District
  • Marathon Central School District
  • McGraw Central School District

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