Ledyard, New York

Ledyard, New York
Location within Cayuga County and New York
Location within Cayuga County and New York
Ledyard is located in New York
Ledyard
Ledyard
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°45′22″N 76°40′7″W / 42.75611°N 76.66861°W / 42.75611; -76.66861
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyCayuga
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorMark B. Jordan (R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total48.58 sq mi (125.82 km2)
 • Land36.11 sq mi (93.53 km2)
 • Water12.47 sq mi (32.29 km2)
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Population
 • Total1,654 Decrease
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
1,646
 • Density51.64/sq mi (19.94/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13026
Area code315
FIPS code36-011-41740
GNIS feature ID0979136
WebsiteTown website

Ledyard is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,654 at the 2020 census.[2] The name of the town is from General Benjamin Ledyard, an early settler of the town.[3] Ledyard is on the western edge of the county and is southwest of Auburn.

Wells College, founded as a college for women, is in the village of Aurora.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 183.

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