Elizabethtown, New York
| Elizabethtown, New York | |
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| Town | |
Hand House, on the National Register of Historic Places
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| Motto: "Eastern Gateway to the Adirondack Mountains" | |
 Location in Essex County and the state of New York |
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| Coordinates: 44°11′30″N 73°35′38″W / 44.19167°N 73.59389°WCoordinates: 44°11′30″N 73°35′38″W / 44.19167°N 73.59389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Essex |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Margaret Bartley (D) |
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Members' List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 83.1 sq mi (215.3 km2) |
| • Land | 81.6 sq mi (211.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,163 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12932 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-23833 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978930 |
| Website | etownny |
Elizabethtown is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,163 at the 2010 census. The county seat of Essex County is the hamlet of Elizabethtown, located in the northern part of the town. The name is derived from Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler.
Elizabethtown is in the east-central part of Essex County. It is 39 miles (63 km) southwest of Burlington, Vermont, 104 miles (167 km) south of Montreal, Quebec, and 117 miles (188 km) north of Albany, New York. The town calls itself the "Pleasant Valley".
William Gilliland, an investor, bought up large tracts of land in Essex County. The town was first settled around 1792 near New Russia.
The town of Elizabethtown was established in 1798 from the town of Crown Point. The community of Elizabethtown in this town became the county seat, succeeding a location in the town of Essex. Parts of the town were used to form the towns of Moriah (1808), Keene (1898), and Westport (1815).
The lumber industry and processing iron ore were important in the beginning, but tourism became prominent by the end of the 19th century.
The Hand-Hale Historic District and Hubbard Hall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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