Editing Eaton, New York (section)

==Geography==
Eaton is in the south-central part of the Madison County. [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|US Route 20]] passes across the northern part of the town, through [[Morrisville, New York|Morrisville]], the largest community in the town. Route 20 leads east {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Madison (village), New York|Madison]] and west {{convert|11|mi|0}} to [[Cazenovia (village), New York|Cazenovia]]. [[New York State Route 26]] crosses the southern portion of the town, passing through the hamlets of Eaton and West Eaton. Route 26 leads east into Madison and southwest {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Georgetown, New York|Georgetown]]. Part of the village of [[Hamilton (village), New York|Hamilton]] is in the southeast part of Eaton.

Eaton is centered at 42.850 degrees north latitude, 75.612 degrees west longitude. The town contains the geographic center of the state (near Pratts Hollow).<ref>{{cite web| author=U.S. Geological Survey| title=Science In Your Backyard: New York| url=http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=NY}}</ref> The [[Chenango River]], a south-flowing tributary of the [[Susquehanna River]], rises in the town. The northeast part of town is drained by Blue Creek, a north-flowing tributary of [[Oneida Creek]], part of the [[Oswego River (New York)|Oswego River]] watershed flowing to [[Lake Ontario]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|45.57|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|44.63|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.94|sqmi|km2}}, or 2.07%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>