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A little about Cortland...

Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. It is the county seat of Cortland County.

The City of Cortland, near the west border of the county, is surrounded by the Town of Cortlandville.

The State University of New York at Cortland is on the west side of the city.

Air service to the city is provided by Cortland County, Chase Field (N03), lying west of the city.

The city is within the former Central New York Military Tract.

Cortland, settled in 1791, was made a village in 1853 (recharted in 1864), and was incorporated as a city in 1900 as the 41st city in the State of New York. When the county was formed in 1808, Cortland vied with other villages for the status of becoming the county seat. The City of Cortland is the county seat of Cortland County. Known as the "Crown City" because of its location on a plain formed by the convergence of seven valleys, Cortland is situated about 1,130 feet (344 m) above sea level, making it the uppermost city to crown the state. 40 stars, representing the 40 cities incorporated before Cortland, circle the State of New York and Crown on the Official City Seal. The seven points of the Crown create seven valleys depicting Cortland's seven surrounding valleys. The 41st star in the center of the Crown illustrates Cortland as the closest incorporated City to the geographic center of New York.

Cortland is located at 42.600658, -76.181284. Cortland lies between Syracuse, New York and Binghamton, New York.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.2 km² (3.9 mi²). 10.2 km² (3.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.51%) is water.

The Tioughnioga River flows southward past the city.

Interstate 81, US Route 11, and New York State Route 281 are north-south highways servicing the city. New York State Route 13 and New York State Route 41 also service the city.