Cortland West

Geography

Cortland West is located at . It is bordered to the east by the city of Cortland, to the south by unincorporated Munsons Corners, to the west by the town of Groton in Tompkins County, and to the north by rural parts of the town of Cortlandville. New York State Route 222 passes through the center of the Cortland West area, leading east into Cortland city and west to Groton village. NY-281 crosses NY-222 in the eastern part of Cortland West, leading north to the village of Homer and south into Munsons Corners, where it ends at NY-13. Cortland County Airport, serving the Cortland region, is located in the eastern part of the CDP. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Cortland West CDP has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  33,309
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  33,135
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  32,599
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  29,341
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  29,010
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  28,923
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  25,692
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  23,679