Editing Lenox, New York (section)

==Geography==
The northern town line, defined by the south shore of [[Oneida Lake]] and by [[Oneida Creek]], is the Madison County border with [[Oneida County, New York|Oneida County]]. The village of [[Canastota, New York|Canastota]] is in the southern part of the town and contains half of the town's population. The village of [[Wampsville, New York|Wampsville]] is in the southeast corner of the town. Lenox is bordered to the east by the city of [[Oneida, New York|Oneida]].

The [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 90 in New York|Interstate 90]]) crosses the town, with an exit (34) at Canastota. The Thruway leads west {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] and east {{convert|28|mi}} to [[Utica, New York|Utica]]. [[New York State Route 5]] passes through the southern part of the town, running roughly parallel to the Thruway. Route 5 leads east {{convert|5|mi|0}} into Oneida and west {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Chittenango, New York|Chittenango]]. [[New York State Route 13|State Route 13]] follows Route 5 between Chittenango and Canastota, then turns north to pass through the center of Canastota and lead {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Sylvan Beach, New York|Sylvan Beach]] on Oneida Lake. [[New York State Route 31|State Route 31]] runs along the northern edge of the town, close to the shore of Oneida Lake. It leads east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Verona (CDP), New York|Verona]] and west {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Bridgeport, New York|Bridgeport]].

The [[Erie Canal]] crosses the town from east to west, passing through Canastota village but with a portion filled in at the village center.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town of Lenox has a total area of {{convert|36.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi|2}}, or 0.06%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>