Mentz, New York

Mentz, New York
Mentz, New York
Town
	Village of Port Byron
	Location within Cayuga County and New York
	Mentz Location within the state of New York
	Coordinates: 43°2′25″N 76°37′44″W / 43.04028°N 76.62889°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Cayuga
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Mark Emerson (R)
• Town Council	Members' List
Area
• Total	17.18 sq mi (44.50 km2)
• Land	16.92 sq mi (43.83 km2)
• Water	0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
Elevation	489 ft (149 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,114
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	13140 (Port Byron)
FIPS code	36-011-46602
GNIS feature ID	0979209
Website	townofmentz.com

Mentz is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,114 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town is in the central part of the county, 7 miles north of Auburn.The town's name has never been determined, but it is locally believed that it derived from Mainz, in Germany.^[3]

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Mentz, Cayuga County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Mentz%20town,%20Cayuga%20County,%20New%20York Accessed January 8, 2023
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 205.

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

[2] U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Mentz, Cayuga County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Mentz%20town,%20Cayuga%20County,%20New%20York Accessed January 8, 2023

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 205.

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