Jay, New York
| Jay, New York | |
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| Town | |
Jay Bridge
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| Motto: "Home of the Covered Bridge" | |
 Location in Essex County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 44°23′8″N 73°42′38″W / 44.38556°N 73.71056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Essex |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Randall T. Douglas (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 68.1 sq mi (176.4 km2) |
| • Land | 67.7 sq mi (175.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,506 |
| • Density | 37/sq mi (14.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12941 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-38396 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979105 |
| Website | www |
Jay is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 2,506 at the 2010 census. The town is named after John Jay, governor of New York when the town was formed.
The town is on the north border of Essex County and is 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Plattsburgh, 93 miles (150 km) south of Montreal, and 135 miles (217 km) north of Albany. Jay is inside the Adirondack Park.
The area was originally known as "Mallory's Bush", after the principal settlement, based on early settler Nathaniel Mallory, who arrived around 1797 from what is now called Mallorytown Landing in Front of Yonge, Ontario.
The town of Jay, named in honor of New York Governor John Jay, was formed in January 1798 from part of the town of Willsboro. Afterwards, part of Jay was used to form, in whole or part, the towns of Keene (1808), Elizabethtown and Wilmington (1821). In 1822, the town was increased by territory from the town of Chateaugay (now in Franklin County), and the town of Peru (now in Clinton County).
Lumber production and iron ore extraction were important to the early economy of the town.
Land of Makebelieve, an amusement park (1954–1979), was located in Upper Jay.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 68.1 square miles (176.4 km2), of which 67.7 square miles (175.3 km2) is land and 1.1 square kilometres (0.42 sq mi), or 0.62%, is water.
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