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DeRuyter

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DeRuyter to celebrate 80th anniversary of Firemen’s Fair

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Conserved land7.2%17 of 234 acres

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About DeRuyter

Town in New York, United States

1798Established

1,276Population

0.4 sq miArea

DeRuyter is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 1,276 at the 2020 census, down from 1,589 in 2010. The town is named after Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, a famous admiral in the Dutch navy. The name de Ruyter (de Ruĳter) means "the Rider". The town of DeRuyter has a village in it also called DeRuyter. The town is in the southwestern corner of the county.

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