Essex, New York
| Essex, New York | |
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The Octagonal Schoolhouse in the hamlet of Boquet
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 Location in Essex County and the state of New York |
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| Coordinates: 44°16′41″N 73°24′35″W / 44.27806°N 73.40972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Essex |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Edward J. Gardner |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 37.6 sq mi (97.4 km2) |
| • Land | 31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2) |
| • Water | 6.0 sq mi (15.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 266 ft (81 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 671 |
| • Density | 21/sq mi (8.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12936 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-24768 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978946 |
| Website | www |
Essex is a town in Essex County, New York, United States overlooking Lake Champlain. The population was 671 at the 2010 census. The town is named after locations in England.
The town is on the eastern edge of the county. It is 17 miles (27 km) south-southwest of Burlington, Vermont, which is on the opposite shore of Lake Champlain, 32 miles (51 km) south of Plattsburgh, 94 miles (151 km) south of Montreal, Quebec, and 135 miles (217 km) north of Albany, New York. Essex is inside the Adirondack Park.
Essex was part of a land grant made to Louis Joseph Robart by King Louis XV of France. The land grant was lost after the British took over the region after 1763.
The region was first settled around 1765 with the intention of forming a baronial estate like those of the lower Hudson River for landowner and investor, William Gilliland.
The town was formed from a part of the town of Willsboro in 1805. It was an important shipbuilding location and port, but that economy collapsed after 1849 with the beginning of railroad lines in the region.
The Essex Village Historic District, Foothills Baptist Church, and the Octagonal Schoolhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97.4 km2), of which 31.6 square miles (81.9 km2) is land and 6.0 square miles (15.5 km2), or 15.88%, is water.
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