York is a

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and

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(CDP) in the town of York, Livingston County,

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, United States. Its population was 544 as of the 2010 census. New York State Route 36 passes through the community.

Geography

The hamlet is in northwestern Livingston County, in the center of the town of York. NY 36 leads north to

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and south to

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. Geneseo, the Livingston

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, is to the southeast. According to the

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, the York CDP has an area of , all of it recorded as land. Browns Creek runs through the north side of the community, flowing east to the

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Demographics

References

Hamlets in Livingston County, New York Hamlets in New York (state) Census-designated places in Livingston County, New York Census-designated places in New York (state) {{LivingstonCountyNY-geo-stub