Macedon, New York
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Macedon is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 9,148 at the 2010 census.
For the hamlet located within this town, see Macedon (hamlet), New York. For other uses, see Macedon (disambiguation).
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Macedon, New York | |
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Nickname: "The Two Lock Town" | |
Coordinates: 43°04′04″N 077°18′13″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Wayne |
Settled | 1789 |
Established | January 29, 1823[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Town Board |
• Supervisor | Kim Leonard |
• Clerk | Karrie Bowers |
• Court | Justice Tom L. Crowley Justice Ron J. Reinstein |
Area | |
• Total | 38.86 sq mi (100.64 km2) |
• Land | 38.68 sq mi (100.18 km2) |
• Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 9,148 |
• Estimate (2016)[3] | 9,005 |
• Density | 232.80/sq mi (89.88/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 14502 |
Area code(s) | 315, 585 and 680 |
FIPS code | 36-44149 |
GNIS feature ID | 0956224 |
Website | http://www.macedontown.net/ |
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The Town of Macedon is named after the birthplace of Alexander the Great, in Ancient Macedonia.[4] It is located in the southwest corner of Wayne County and contains a hamlet also named Macedon, formerly an incorporated village. The town is east of Rochester and west of Syracuse.