Charleston, New York
| Charleston, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Montgomery County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 42°48′53″N 74°20′38″W / 42.81472°N 74.34389°WCoordinates: 42°48′53″N 74°20′38″W / 42.81472°N 74.34389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Montgomery |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Robert Sullivan (C) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 42.8 sq mi (110.9 km2) |
| • Land | 42.6 sq mi (110.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,250 ft (381 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,373 |
| • Density | 32.8/sq mi (12.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-13816 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978810 |
Charleston is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 1,373 at the 2010 census. The town was named for Charles Van Epps, an early settler.
The Town of Charleston is on the south border of the county and is southwest of the City of Amsterdam.
Charleston is the only town in the county not bordering the Mohawk River.
Parts of Charleston were in Corry's Patent (1637), Stone Heap Patent (1770), and Thomas Machin's Patent (1787). Settlers began arriving before the American Revolution.
The Town of Charleston was formed by a division of the original "Town of Mohawk" in 1793. This division, which also created the Town of Florida, terminated Mohawk as a town until another town with that name (Mohawk) was created in 1837. Charleston was reduced in size in 1823, when the Towns of Glen and Root (in part) were established.
The First Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.8 square miles (111 km2), of which, 42.6 square miles (110 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.54%) is water.
The south town line is the border of Schoharie County, and the east town line is defined by the Schoharie Creek.
New York State Route 30A is a north-south highway. New York State Route 162 cuts across the southwest corner of the town.
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