Scottsburg, New York

Scottsburg, New York
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 42°39′51″N 77°42′51″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Livingston
Towns	Sparta, Groveland
Area [1]
• Total	0.16 sq mi (0.43 km^2)
• Land	0.16 sq mi (0.43 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	925 ft (282 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	137
• Density	835.37/sq mi (321.58/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	14545[2]
Area code	585
GNIS feature ID	964694[3]
FIPS code	36-65926

Scottsburg is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Livingston County, New York, United States. Its population was 117 as of the 2010 census.[4] New York State Route 256 passes through the community.

Geography

Scottsburg is in southern Livingston County, mainly in the northern part of the town of Sparta. A small portion of the CDP extends west into the town of Groveland. State Route 256 leads south 8 miles (13 km) to Dansville and north 12 miles (19 km) to Lakeville. Geneseo, the Livingston county seat, is 12 miles northwest of Scottsburg.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Scottsburg CDP has an area of 0.16 square miles (0.41 km^2), all land.[5] It sits in the valley of Conesus Inlet, which flows north 4 miles (6 km) to Conesus Lake, the westernmost of the Finger Lakes.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	137		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Points of interest

• The gravesite of Daniel Shays is in Union Cemetery.

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved April 6, 2017.
3. "Scottsburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Scottsburg CDP, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
5. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New York". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.