Tuscarora (CDP), New York

Tuscarora, New York
Tuscarora
Tuscarora
Coordinates: 42°38′3″N 77°52′9″W / 42.63417°N 77.86917°W / 42.63417; -77.86917
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyLivingston
TownMount Morris
Area
 • Total
0.093 sq mi (0.24 km2)
 • Land0.093 sq mi (0.24 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
750 ft (230 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
71
 • Density763.0/sq mi (294.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
14510 (Mount Morris)
Area code585
GNIS feature ID967991[2]
FIPS code36-75726

Tuscarora is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York, United States. It had a population of 71 in the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

Tuscarora is in southwestern Livingston County, in the southeast part of the town of Mount Morris. It is in the valley of Keshequa Creek, a northeast-flowing tributary of Canaseraga Creek and part of the Genesee River watershed. It is 7 miles (11 km) south of the village of Mount Morris, 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of Geneseo, the Livingston county seat, and 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Dansville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Tuscarora CDP has an area of 0.09 square miles (0.24 km2), of all land.[4]

The First Presbyterian Church of Tuscarora, built circa 1844, is a historic church in the center of the hamlet. It is the last surviving public building from Tuscarora's brief early to mid-19th century commercial prosperity related to its location on the Genesee Valley Canal.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202071
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tuscarora, New York". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b "Tuscarora CDP, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  4. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New York". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Robert T. Englert (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Presbyterian Church of Tuscarora". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 2009.