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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- County
- Cortland
- Settled
- 1791 ; 235 years ago ( 1791 )
- Incorporated village
- 1853 ; 173 years ago ( 1853 )
- Rechartered
- 1864 ; 162 years ago ( 1864 )
- Incorporated city
- 1900 ; 126 years ago ( 1900 )
- Type
- Mayor-Council
- Mayor
- Scott Steve ( R )
- Common council
- Members' List • W1: Kat McCarthy ( D ) • W2: Katy Silliman ( D ) • W3: Gary Thomas ( D ) • W4: John Bennett ( D ) • W5: Bill Carpenter ( D ) • W6: Carlos Ferrer ( D ) • W7: Troy Beckwith ( D ) • W8: Thomas Michales ( R )
- Total
- 3.92 sq mi (10.14 km )
- Land
- 3.90 sq mi (10.09 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 1,129 ft (344 m)
- Density
- 4,508.5/sq mi (1,740.74/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 36-18388
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Encyclopedic overview
Cortland is a city and the county seat of Cortland County, New York, United States. Known as the Crown City, Cortland is in New York's Southern Tier region. As of 2024, the estimated population of Cortland, New York, is 17,196, reflecting a decline of approximately 1.82% since the 2020 census, which recorded 17,515 residents.
The city of Cortland, near the county's western border, is surrounded by the town of Cortlandville.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cortland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.