Gouverneur, New York
| Gouverneur, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Gouverneur
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| Coordinates: 44°20′04″N 75°27′59″W / 44.33444°N 75.46639°WCoordinates: 44°20′04″N 75°27′59″W / 44.33444°N 75.46639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | St. Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.4 sq mi (187.6 km2) |
| • Land | 71.5 sq mi (185.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 440 ft (134 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,085 |
| • Density | 98/sq mi (38/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-29597 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0976353 |
Gouverneur is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 7,085 at the 2010 census. The town is named after statesman and landowner Gouverneur Morris.
The Town of Gouverneur contains a village named Gouverneur. The town is near the southwest border of St. Lawrence County and is southwest of Canton, the county seat.
The region was first settled around 1805.
The Town of Gouverneur was formed in 1810 from part of the Town of Oswegatchie (previously an area called "Town of Cambria").
In 1850, the community of Gouverneur set itself off from the town by incorporating as a village.
The town economy was based in part on mining marble, talc, and zinc.
The United States Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 72.4 square miles (187.6 km²), of which, 71.5 square miles (185.3 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (1.24%) is water.
The Oswegatchie River flows through the town in two directions, westward in the south and eastward in the north.
U.S. Route 11, New York State Route 58, and New York State Route 812 converge at Gouverneur village. NY-58 and NY-812 are conjoined southwest of the village, and US-11 and NY-812 are conjoined northeast of the village. Due to the low area population and relatively little through traffic, the area's highways and the Gouverneur Town Court are not that busy.
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