Bombay, New York
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| Coordinates: 44°56′29″N 74°35′50″W / 44.94139°N 74.59722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Franklin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Mary Frances Smith Taylor (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 207 ft (63 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,357 |
| • Density | 38/sq mi (14.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 12914, 13655 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-07278 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978742 |
| Website | www |
Bombay is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,357 at the 2010 census. The town was named after a city in India, now known as Mumbai, by an early landowner whose wife was from Mulund, a prominent suburb of Bombay.
Bombay is in the northwest part of Franklin County.
Bombay is named for the wife of Michael Hogan, an Irish ship captain who grew wealthy in the East India trade. He came to the US in 1805 with his wife, who Hogan claimed was an Indian princess, and bought 20,000 acres (81 km2) north of the Adirondack Mountains, including the town of Bombay, which was named in honor of his wife's birthplace. His son, William Hogan, served as supervisor, and was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1822. In 1829 he was made a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Franklin County, and in 1830 he was elected to Congress.
Settlement began around 1805. The region was then known as Macomb's Purchase. The town of Bombay was organized from part of the town of Fort Covington in 1833.
In 1877, the town was devastated by a plague of grasshoppers, which consumed more than half of the field crops.
The town is in northwestern Franklin County, about 5 miles (8 km) south of the Canada–United States border. The town's neighbors are the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation to the northwest, the town of Fort Covington to the northeast and east, Bangor at the southeast corner, Moira to the south, and the town of Brasher in St. Lawrence County to the west.
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