Cortland (New York)
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 View of the main street from 1906 |
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| Location in New York | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1791 (1852 Village, 1900 City) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Cortland County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 36 ′ N , 76 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 19.204 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,939.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 10.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.9 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 344 m | ||
| Postal code : | 13045 | ||
| Area code : | +1 607 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-18388 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0947499 | ||
| Website : | www.cortland.org | ||
| Mayor : | Brian Tobin ( D ) | ||
Cortland is a city in the US state of New York . The city had a population of 19,204 at the 2010 Census and is the administrative seat of the county of the same name . It is surrounded by Cortlandville .
Cortland is named after the first lieutenant governor of the state, Pierre Van Cortlandt . Another name for the place is Crown City ; The city owes its name to the fact that it is clearly elevated above the surrounding landscape, that is, it is "crowned".
geography
Cortland is between Syracuse and Binghamton . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city covers an area of 10 km², of which 0.51% is water. The city borders the town of Cortlandville.
history
The present urban area was first settled by Europeans in 1791. In 1853 the settlement achieved the status of a village , in 1900 as the forty-first city in the state the status of a city. After the creation of the county, Cortland was designated as the administrative center.
The economic focus of the city was in the late 19th century in the wire production, the largest company was Wickwire Brothers , which produced large-meshed grids by means of wire drawing , which were used for fly screens. Various municipal facilities such as a school and a museum are now housed in the representative residential buildings of the founding family. The Brockway Motor Company , a pioneer in truck production , was also based in Cortland .
Cortland has been home to the State University of New York since 1868 .
Demographics
At the time of the 2010 census, the city was inhabited by 19,204 people, so there is an increase in the number of 2000 (18,740 inhabitants). The population was distributed over 6,922 households in 2000. The population density was 1,845.8 people per km². The population was composed of 95.72% white, 1.56% African American , 0.57% Asian and 0.25% Indian . 0.56% said they belonged to another race, 1.33% said they were multiracial. Regardless of race, 1.72% of the population was Hispanic . The per capita income was $ 14,267.
Personalities
Sons and daughters
- Alton B. Parker (1852–1926), lawyer and politician
- Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860-1930), inventor
- Mark Nauseef (* 1953), jazz percussionist
People with a relationship to the city
- Nathan Lewis Miller (1868–1953), politician, attended school and university in the city
- Spiegle Willcox (1903–1999), jazz trombonist, died in Cortland
- Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010), metal musician, grew up in the city and attended school here
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Quick facts about Cortland ( Memento of the original from September 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from the United States Census Bureau website , accessed March 31, 2014
