Waverly, Tioga County, New York

Waverly, New York
Village
Downtown Waverly
Downtown Waverly
Waverly is located in New York
Waverly
Waverly
Location of Waverly in New York state
Waverly is located in the United States
Waverly
Waverly
Waverly (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°0′19″N 76°32′16″W / 42.00528°N 76.53778°W / 42.00528; -76.53778
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyTioga
IncorporatedJanuary 18, 1854 (1854-01-18)
Named forVariant of Waverley
Government
 • TypeMayor-Trusteeship
 • MayorPatrick Ayres
 • Trustee Board
Members' List
Area
 • Total2.31 sq mi (5.99 km2)
 • Land2.28 sq mi (5.92 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
814 ft (248 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,373
 • Density1,914.62/sq mi (739.14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
14892 14859 13734
Area code607
FIPS code36-78806[2]
GNIS feature ID0968940[3]
Websitevillageofwaverly.com

Waverly is the largest village in Tioga County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. census, Waverly had a population of 4,177. It is located southeast of Elmira in the Southern Tier region. This village was incorporated as the southwest part of the town of Barton in 1854. The village name was conceived by Joseph "Uncle Joe" Hallett,[4] founder of its first Fire Department and pillar of the community, dropping the second "e" from the name of his favorite author's novel, Waverley by Sir Walter Scott. The former village hall is listed on the National Historic Places list.

Waverly is part of the Binghamton metropolitan area. The village was previously a regular stop on the Black Diamond Express passenger service. It is located in the Penn-York Valley, a once thriving Rust Belt railroad region that spans Northeastern Pennsylvania and New York and includes Waverly in New York state and South Waverly, Sayre, and Athens in Pennsylvania. The region's combined population is nearly 30,000 and the village's population was 4,444 as of the 2010 census.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Albertson, Charles L. (1943). "Chapter XXVII. Early Waverly". History Of Waverly, N.Y. and vicinity. Waverly, NY: Waverly Sun newspaper. p. 88. To Mr. Hallett also belongs the distinction of having given the name of Waverly, having taken it from his favorite author, Sir Walter Scott's famous work of fiction.

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