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Port Gibson, New York
Port Gibson, New York is located in New York
Port Gibson, New York
Port Gibson, New York
Location in New York
Port Gibson, New York is located in the United States
Port Gibson, New York
Port Gibson, New York
Location in the United States
Country United States
State New York
County Ontario
Town Manchester
Area
 • Total 1.27 sq mi (3.29 km2)
 • Land 1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
470 ft (140 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 405
 • Density 327.14/sq mi (126.26/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
14537 (Port Gibson)
14432 (Clifton Springs)
Area code(s) 315/680
FIPS code 36-59322
GNIS feature ID 2628179

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.

Geography

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. 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

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 405
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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