Scott, New York
Overview
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
.
Scott is within the former Central New York Military Tract
. The first settler arrived around 1799.
The town was formed in 1815 from the Town of Preble
.
The 1865 population of the town was 1,149.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 22.4 square miles (58 km²), of which, 22.3 square miles (57.8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it is water.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Cortland County
Cortland County, New York
Cortland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, named after Federico Van Cortlandt, president of the convention at Kingston that wrote the first New York State Constitution in 1777, and first lieutenant governor of the state. The county seat is Cortland...
, 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...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 1,193 at the 2000 census. The town was named after General Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852....
. The Town of Scott is on the north border of Cortland County and is northwest of 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....
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Scott is within the former Central New York 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....
. The first settler arrived around 1799.
The town was formed in 1815 from the Town of 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....
.
The 1865 population of the town was 1,149.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 22.4 square miles (58 km²), of which, 22.3 square miles (57.8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it is water.
