Essex County (New York)

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Essex County Courthouse
Essex County Courthouse
administration
US state : new York
Administrative headquarters : Elizabethtown
Foundation : March 1, 1799
Made up from: Clinton County
Area code : 001 518
Demographics
Residents : 39,370  (2010)
Population density : 8.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 4919 km²
Water surface : 316 km²
map
Map of Essex County within New York
Website : www.co.essex.ny.us

Essex County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2010 census , the county had 39,370 people and a population density of 8.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Elizabethtown .

geography

Essex County is located in northeast New York State, on the west bank of Lake Champlain . The border to Vermont runs in the lake .

The county covers an area of ​​4,919 square kilometers, of which 316 square kilometers are water. Essex County is bordered to the east by Lake Champlain , which forms the border between Vermont and New York .

The west of the county is shaped by the Adirondack Mountains , the highest mountain range in the state of New York. The Mount Marcy with 1,629 meters above sea level is the highest peak of Essex County and New York. The East Branch Ausable River and the West Branch Ausable River , right-hand tributaries of the Ausable River , arise in the mountain ranges and form some larger lakes, including Lake Placid . The Hudson River rises in the northwest of the county and forms part of the southwest border with neighboring Hamilton County .

Surrounding areas

Franklin County Clinton County Chittenden County
Hamilton County Compass card (de) .svg Addison County
Hamilton County Warren County Washington County

history

For the history up to the separation of Essex County, see the History section in the Clinton County article .

The county was formed from Clinton County on March 1, 1799 and named after Essex , England . A portion was ceded there when Franklin County was founded in 1808.

The John Brown Farm and Gravesite (2008) is one of six National Historic Landmarks in the county.

Six locations have National Historic Landmark status . 101 buildings and sites in the county are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 18, 2018).

Population development

Census Results - Essex County, New York
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents 9477 12,811 19,287 23,634 31,148 28,214 29,042 34,515 33.052
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 30,707 33,458 31,871 33,959 34,178 35,086 35,300 34,631 36,176 27,152
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 38,851 39,370

Note: For the 1800 census, data was collected along with Clinton County, which Essex County was separated from the previous year, and is therefore not included here.

cities and communes

In addition to the independent parishes listed below, there are several villages in Essex County that are co-administered by the respective higher-ranking towns . These include the Lake Placid ski resort (etc.).

Locality status Population
(2010)		 Total area
[km²]		 Land area
[km²]		 Population density
[inhabitants / km²]		 founding Specialty
Chesterfield town 000000000002445.00000000002,445 272.9 204.7 11.9 Feb 20, 1802
Crown Point town 000000000002024.00000000002,024 212.0 197.2 10.3 23 Mar 1786
Elizabethtown town 000000000001163.00000000001,163 241.2 211.4 5.5 Feb 12, 1798 County Seat
Essex town 000000000000671.0000000000671 97.4 81.9 8.2 0Apr 4, 1805
Jay town 000000000002506.00000000002,506 176.4 175.3 14.3 June 16, 1798
Keene town 000000000001105.00000000001.105 405.6 403.9 2.7 19 Mar 1808
Lewis town 000000000001382.00000000001,382 220.1 219.6 6.3 0Apr 4, 1805
Minerva town 000000000000809.0000000000809 415.1 406.0 2.0 07th Mar 1817
Moriah town 000000000004798.00000000004,798 184.2 167.0 28.7 Feb 12, 1808
Newcomb town 000000000000436.0000000000436 603.9 586.0 0.7 15th Mar 1828
North Elba town 000000000008957.00000000008,957 405.1 392.8 22.8 Dec 13, 1849
North Hudson town 000000000000240.0000000000240 478.3 470.0 0.5 Apr 12, 1848
St. Armand town 000000000001548.00000000001,548 148.8 146.4 10.6 Apr 23, 1844
Schroon town 000000000001654.00000000001,654 366.3 343.6 4.8 20 Mar 1804
Ticonderoga town 000000000005042.00000000005,042 229.1 209.8 24.0 20 Mar 1804
Westport town 000000000001312.00000000001.312 173.0 150.7 8.7 24 Mar 1815
Willsboro town 000000000002025.00000000002,025 190.1 110.7 18.3 07th Mar 1788 original spelling: Willsborough
Wilmington town 000000000001253.00000000001,253 169.6 169.0 7.4 27 Mar 1821 Founding name: Danville

literature

  • John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860, pp. 295 ff . ( online [PDF; 63.8 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2016]).
  • Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . 1st volume. A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 287 ff . ( online [PDF; 58.3 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2016]).

Web links

Commons : Essex County (New York)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 974114. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
  5. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
  6. ↑ John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860. (unless otherwise noted)

Coordinates: 44 ° 7 ′  N , 73 ° 47 ′  W