Editing Montezuma, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Montezuma has a total area of {{convert|48.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|47.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 2.53%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Most of the west town line, partly marked by the [[Seneca River (New York)|Seneca River]] and the [[Cayuga–Seneca Canal]], is the border of [[Seneca County, New York|Seneca County]]. The northwest town line is the border of [[Wayne County, New York|Wayne County]], also marked by the Seneca River along with the Erie Canal.

The [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 90 in New York|Interstate 90]]) crosses the town. Conjoined [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|US 20]] and [[New York State Route 5]] pass through the southwest corner of the town. [[New York State Route 90]] is a north-south highway that intersects east-west [[New York State Route 31]] north of Montezuma village.

The eastern part of the large and important [[Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge|Montezuma Swamp]] is in the Town; it is part of the Atlantic Flyway for migratory birds. Although 70 percent of the swamp's original 40,000 acres were drained for agricultural cultivation in the 19th and 20th centuries, the remaining portions are critical habitat to migratory birds and many animals.