Gaines, New York

Gaines, New York
Gaines, New York
Town
	Location in Orleans County and the state of New York.
	Location of New York in the United States
	Coordinates: 43°15′45″N 78°11′28″W / 43.26250°N 78.19111°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Orleans
Area
• Total	34.46 sq mi (89.25 km2)
• Land	34.42 sq mi (89.15 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation	430 ft (131 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,378
• Estimate (2016)	3,227
• Density	93.76/sq mi (36.20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	36-27958
GNIS feature ID	0978981

Gaines is a town in Orleans County,^[3] New York,^[4] United States. The population was 3,226 at the 2020 census,^[5] and 3,378 at the 2010 census. The town is named after General Edmund P. Gaines,^[6] who defended the area during the War of 1812.

The Town of Gaines^[7] is in the north-central part of the county and contains part of the Village of Albion,^[8] the county seat. The current supervisor of Gaines is Tyler James Allport.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 133.
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^ "Village of Albion Official Website - Albion, NY". villageofalbionny.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

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[4] "Welcome to NYC.gov | City of New York". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[5] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

[6] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 133.

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[8] "Village of Albion Official Website - Albion, NY". villageofalbionny.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

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