Canastota, New York

Canastota, New York
Kniste Stota (Oneida)
Judge Nathan Roberts House on NYS Route 5
Canastota
Canastota
Coordinates: 43°4′51″N 75°45′13″W / 43.08083°N 75.75361°W / 43.08083; -75.75361
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyMadison
TownLenox
Government
  MayorRoseanne Warner (R)
Area
  Total
3.34 sq mi (8.66 km2)
  Land3.34 sq mi (8.65 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
430 ft (131 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
4,556
  Density1,364.07/sq mi (526.73/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
13032
Area code315
FIPS code36-12188
GNIS feature ID0945755
Websitewww.canastota.com

Canastota is a village within the town of Lenox in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 4,556 at the 2020 census, down from 4,804 in 2010.

The village was incorporated in 1835, but was reorganized in 1870. Located along the banks of the Erie Canal, which was completed through the Mohawk River valley by 1825, Canastota was a vibrant trading and commercial town during the mid-nineteenth century for a wide agricultural area and an important stop between the cities of Rome and Syracuse.

Although the section of the canal running through the village was abandoned by the 1920s, much of the section remains intact and is now part of the Old Erie Canal State Historic Park.

The village of Canastota is in the southern part of the town of Lenox and is the home to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.