Chesterfield, New York
| Chesterfield, New York | |
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| Town | |
Village of Keeseville in Chesterfield
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 Location in Essex County and the state of New York |
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| Coordinates: 44°28′13″N 73°28′40″W / 44.47028°N 73.47778°WCoordinates: 44°28′13″N 73°28′40″W / 44.47028°N 73.47778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Essex |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Gerald H. Morrow (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 105.4 sq mi (272.9 km2) |
| • Land | 79.0 sq mi (204.7 km2) |
| • Water | 26.3 sq mi (68.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,445 |
| • Density | 31/sq mi (11.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-15330 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978824 |
| Website | www |
Chesterfield is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 2,445 at the 2010 census. The name possibly is from a location in New England.
Chesterfield is in the northeasternmost part of the county and is 13 miles (21 km) west of Burlington, Vermont (by ferry), 16 mi (26 km) south of Plattsburgh, 77 mi (124 km) south of Montreal, Quebec, and 144 mi (232 km) north of Albany.
Much of the town is inside the Adirondack Park.
The town was inhabited by various Algonquian groups before the incursion of settlers.
The town was formed in 1802 from part of the town of Willsboro. The early settlers were from the New England area. An ice storm in 1998 damaged the town and the surrounding area.
Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain Fire Observation Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 105.4 square miles (272.9 km2), of which 79.0 sq mi (204.7 km2) is land and 26.3 sq mi (68.2 km2), or 24.99%, is water.
The north town line is the border of Clinton County, and the eastern town line is marked by Lake Champlain and Vermont.
The Ausable River forms the north town line.
Interstate 87, the Northway, is a major divided highway running north-south through Chesterfield. US Route 9 and New York State Route 22 are north-south highways adjacent to the Interstate.
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