Altona, New York
| Altona, New York | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| County | Clinton County |
| Elevation | 915 ft (278.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 44°53′29″N 73°39′21″W / 44.89139°N 73.65583°WCoordinates: 44°53′29″N 73°39′21″W / 44.89139°N 73.65583°W |
| Area | 101.4 sq mi (262.6 km2) |
| - land | 101.0 sq mi (262 km2) |
| - water | 0.4 sq mi (1 km2), 0.39% |
| Population | 2,887 (2010) |
| Density | 28.6/sq mi (11.0/km2) |
| Incorporated | 1857 |
| Town Supervisor | Larry Ross (D)
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| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12910 |
| Area code | 518 |
 Location in Clinton County and the state of New York.
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Altona is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 2,887 at the 2010 census. The town was named after the Altona, Hamburg, district of Germany (which was an independent Danish, later Prussian town at the time of foundation of Altona, NY). The town contains a hamlet also called Altona.
The town is located in north-central Clinton County. The western part is inside the Adirondack Park boundary, but the entire town is specifically excluded from the park by statute. Altona is northwest of Plattsburgh.
The area was home to various cultures of indigenous peoples for thousands of years. Archeological studies have found that by 1300 CE, the St. Lawrence Iroquoians, a distinct group who spoke the Laurentian language, built fortified villages similar to those visited and described by explorer Jacques Cartier in the mid-16th century. They are believed to have been pushed out and defeated later in that century by the Mohawk, one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.
The first European-American settler arrived around 1800, after the American Revolutionary War, when New York attracted migrants from New England. In 1857, the town was formed from part of the Town of Chazy. The early economy was based on natural resources: mining, logging, and tanning.
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