Wilson, New York

Wilson
Wilson
Town
	Town of Wilson
	Young Street
	Location in Niagara County and the state of New York.
	Coordinates: 43°16′N 78°50′W / 43.267°N 78.833°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Niagara
Named for	Reuben Wilson
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Doyle Phillips (R)
• Town Council	Members' List
Area
• Total	51.46 sq mi (133.29 km2)
• Land	49.41 sq mi (127.96 km2)
• Water	2.06 sq mi (5.33 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	5,993
• Estimate (2016)	5,841
• Density	118.23/sq mi (45.65/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST)
FIPS code	36-063-82370

Wilson is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 5,993 at the 2010 census. The town was named after an early settler, Reuben Wilson, who built and dwelt in a log cabin on the shore of Lake Ontario at the site of what would become the Village of Wilson.^[3]

The Town of Wilson is on the northern border of the county and contains a village, also called Wilson.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Townsend, Avis A. Images of America: Wilson. p. 7. San Francisco: Arcadia, 2005

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

[USCensusEst2016-2] Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Townsend, Avis A. Images of America: Wilson. p. 7. San Francisco: Arcadia, 2005

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