Antwerp, New York
| Antwerp | |
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 Antwerp
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| Coordinates: 44°12′07″N 75°36′57″W / 44.20194°N 75.61583°WCoordinates: 44°12′07″N 75°36′57″W / 44.20194°N 75.61583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Jefferson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | John R. Shaw (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 108.4 sq mi (281 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,846 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (6.6/km2) |
Antwerp is a town in Jefferson County, New York, USA. The population was 1,846 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Antwerp in Belgium, the home of one of the early investors in the town.
The town of Antwerp contains a village also called Antwerp. The town is at the eastern corner of the county and is northeast of Watertown.
Settlement began around 1803 near Oxbow. The town was created from part of the town of Le Ray in 1810. In 1855, the town had the second largest number of cows in New York.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 108.4 square miles (280.9 km²), of which, 106.9 square miles (276.9 km²) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²) of it (1.42%) is water.
The northeast town line is the border of St. Lawrence County, New York. The southeast town line is the border of Lewis County.
The Oswegatchie River flows through the north part of the town and loops back at Oxbow.
U.S. Route 11, a northeast to southwest highway, passes through the town.
Much of Antwerp consists of the Fort Drum Military Reservation.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,793 people, 621 households, and 453 families residing in the town. The population density was 16.8 people per square mile (6.5/km²). There were 717 housing units at an average density of 6.7 per square mile (2.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.99% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population.
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