Cayuta, New York

Coordinates: 42°16′54″N 76°41′49″W / 42.28167°N 76.69694°W / 42.28167; -76.69694
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Cayuta, New York
Cayuta in 2022
Cayuta in 2022
Nickname: 
New York's Best Town
Cayuta, New York is located in New York
Cayuta, New York
Cayuta, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°16′36″N 76°40′8″W / 42.27667°N 76.66889°W / 42.27667; -76.66889
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySchuyler
Area
 • Total20.32 sq mi (52.63 km2)
 • Land20.32 sq mi (52.63 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,086 ft (331 m)
Population
 (2020)[source?]
 • Total510
 • Estimate 
(2024)
516
 • Density26.18/sq mi (10.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14824
Area code607
FIPS code36-13112
GNIS feature ID0978805

Cayuta is a hamlet and town in Schuyler County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, 510 people lived there.

Cayuta occupies the southeastern corner of the county. It is northeast of Elmira. The town is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Historical population
Census Pop.
18201,889
1830642−66.0%
184083530.1%
18501,03524.0%
1860708−31.6%
1870641−9.5%
1880601−6.2%
1890560−6.8%
1900459−18.0%
1910345−24.8%
1920282−18.3%
1930258−8.5%
194031120.5%
195045947.6%
196053817.2%
19705573.5%
19805661.6%
19905995.8%
2000545−9.0%
20105562.0%
2020510−8.3%
2024 (est.)516[2]−7.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Notable people[change | change source]

Communities and locations in the Town of Cayuta[change | change source]

  • Alpine Junction – A city near the northern town line on NY-13 and NY-224.

References[change | change source]

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 5, 2017.
  2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

Other websites[change | change source]

42°16′54″N 76°41′49″W / 42.28167°N 76.69694°W / 42.28167; -76.69694