Watkins Glen, New York
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Watkins Glen is a village and census-designated place in and the county seat of Schuyler County,[4] New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,829. Watkins Glen lies within the towns of Dix and Reading. To the southwest of the village is the Watkins Glen International race track, which hosts annual NASCAR Cup Series and WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races, and formerly hosted the Formula One United States Grand Prix and various IndyCar races.
Watkins Glen, New York | |
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Coordinates: 42°22′52″N 76°52′16″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Schuyler |
Settled | 1791; 233 years ago (1791) |
Named | 1842; 182 years ago (1842) as Jefferson |
Named | 1852; 172 years ago (1852) as Watkins Glen |
Government | |
• Mayor | Laurie DeNardo |
Area | |
• Total | 1.94 sq mi (5.03 km2) |
• Land | 1.56 sq mi (4.04 km2) |
• Water | 0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2) |
Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,863 |
• Density | 1,194.23/sq mi (461.05/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 14891 |
Area code | 607 |
FIPS code | 36-78696[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0974082[3] |
Website | www |
The village was the recipient of the ten-million-dollar Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) grant in July 2017 to revitalize the Mixed Use Village Center (VC). Former governor of New York Andrew M. Cuomo awarded fourteen projects in hopes that they would be catalysts for increased private investment in the village. This grant was largely secured by the work of local government officials and the Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development (SCOPED). As of December 2023, the majority of the awarded projects have been completed.