Geography
The north and east town lines are the border of Oneida County, New York. US Route 20 passes across the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.4 square miles (107.2 km²), of which, 40.9 square miles (105.9 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (1.23%) is water.
U.S. Route 20, conjoined with New York State Route 12B forms an east-west highway across the town.
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