Welcome to DeRuyter ...

The village of DeRuyter is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of DeRuyter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of DeRuyter, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, DeRuyter has a population of 522 people<3> (see below for details).

DeRuyter is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: DeRuyter lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

DeRuyter lies within the (315) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, DeRuyter had an population of 522 people. This is a decrease of 6.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, DeRuyter had a population of 558 people. This makes DeRuyter the county's 23rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 558 people, the population of DeRuyter increased 5.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 531 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for DeRuyter.

Communities near DeRuyter ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near DeRuyter.

• Cortland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <5>
• Chittenango
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
  • Chittenango is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <5>
• Manlius
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
  • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <5>
• Hamilton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Fayetteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Homer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
• Cazenovia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  • Cazenovia is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <5>
• Morrisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
• McGraw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
  • McGraw is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <5>
• Tully
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
  • Tully is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tully <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around DeRuyter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for DeRuyter.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of DeRuyter. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around DeRuyter.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around DeRuyter. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for DeRuyter.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for DeRuyter ...

Looking for more information about DeRuyter? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to DeRuyter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for DeRuyter.

Adding DeRuyter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of DeRuyter in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for DeRuyter was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for DeRuyter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for DeRuyter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/