▁Society ▁of ▁O ma ha ▁ ▁German - American ▁Heritage ▁Foundation ▁of ▁the ▁USA ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁ ▁O ma ha ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska ▁O ma ha ▁▁ ▁Category : E th nic ▁groups ▁in ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska ▁Category : G erman ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Water lo o ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Sen eca ▁County , ▁New ▁York , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 5 , 1 7 1 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁most ▁populated ▁village ▁in ▁Sen eca ▁County . ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Water lo o ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁where ▁Napoleon ▁was ▁defeated . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁Sen eca ▁County , ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁O vid ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁two - shire ▁system ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁administrative ▁offices ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁Therefore , ▁many ▁political ▁sources ▁only ▁list ▁Water lo o ▁as ▁the ▁county ▁seat . ▁ ▁The ▁Village ▁of ▁Water lo o ▁is ▁mostly ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Water lo o , ▁but ▁the ▁part ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁C ay uga - S en eca ▁Canal ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁F ay ette ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁in ▁Town ▁of ▁Sen eca ▁F alls . ▁Water lo o ▁is ▁east ▁of ▁Gene va ▁and