Port Gibson, New York

Coordinates: 43°2′12″N 77°9′16″W / 43.03667°N 77.15444°W / 43.03667; -77.15444
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Port Gibson, New York
Port Gibson is located in New York
Port Gibson
Port Gibson
Port Gibson is located in the United States
Port Gibson
Port Gibson
Coordinates: 43°2′12″N 77°9′16″W / 43.03667°N 77.15444°W / 43.03667; -77.15444
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyOntario
TownManchester
Area
 • Total1.27 sq mi (3.29 km2)
 • Land1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
470 ft (140 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total405
 • Density327.14/sq mi (126.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
14537 (Port Gibson)
14432 (Clifton Springs)
Area code(s)315/680
FIPS code36-59322
GNIS feature ID2628179[2]

Port Gibson is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Manchester, Ontario County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 453.[2]

Geography[edit]

The CDP is in northern Ontario County, in the northeast corner of the town of Manchester. It is bordered to the north by the Erie Canal. New York State Route 31, following the canal, runs through the northern edge of the community, leading east 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Newark and northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Palmyra. The village of Manchester is 7 miles (11 km) to the southwest.

The Port Gibson United Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[3] A U. S. Post Office is located in Port Gibson with a ZIP code of 14537, but a small portion of Port Gibson uses the Clifton Springs postal code of 14432.

Port Gibson is Ontario County's lone land access to the NYS Barge Canal (formerly Erie Canal).

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020405
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Port Gibson Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.