Champion, New York
| Champion, New York | |
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 Champion, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°58′N 75°41′W / 43.967°N 75.683°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Jefferson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Terry L. Buckley (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 45.1 sq mi (116.7 km2) |
| • Land | 44.3 sq mi (114.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,494 |
| • Density | 101.7/sq mi (39.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13619 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-13717 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978808 |
| Website | www.racog.org |
Champion is a town in Jefferson County, New York, USA. The population was 4,494 at the 2010 census. The town is named after General Henry Champion, early owner.
The Town of Champion is in the southern part of the county and is east of Watertown.
Settlement began around 1798. General Henry Champion purchased the lands and sent his surveyor, Noadiah Hubbard to the land. Hubbard settled in the area where his homestead still exist today.
Champion was the birthplace of George E. Spencer (1836-1893), a Union general in the Civil War who later served two terms as a United States Senator from Alabama.
The town was established in 1800 from part of the Town of Mexico (Now in Oswego County) before the county was created. It was named after Henry Champion, who in return for his gratitude, commissioned a bell for the town church. In 1803, part of the town was used to establish part of the Town of Harrisburg (now in Lewis County). Early settlers hoped the town would become the locale for the county seat, but were disappointed.
The community of West Carthage set itself apart from the town in 1889 by incorporating as a village.
The Hiram Hubbard House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.1 square miles (117 km2), of which, 44.3 square miles (115 km2) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) of it (1.71%) is water.
The Black River flows along the town's east boundary. The southeast town line is the border of Lewis County.
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