Elizabethtown (CDP), New York facts for kids
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Elizabethtown, New York
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Location in Essex County and the state of New York.
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Essex |
| Town | Elizabethtown |
| Village incorporated | 1876 |
| Village dissolved | 1981 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.31 sq mi (8.58 km2) |
| • Land | 3.31 sq mi (8.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 754 |
| • Density | 228/sq mi (88.0/km2) |
| ZIP code |
12932
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| Area code(s) | 518 |
Elizabethtown is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Elizabethtown in Essex County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 754 at the 2010 census, out of a total town population of 1,163.
Elizabethtown is the county seat of Essex County and the location of the town government. The name is taken from that of Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler and investor, William Gilliland.
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History
The community was developed by settlers moving deeper into the town from the first settlement in New Russia. Elizabethtown became the county seat in 1807. Due to the focus on government, the law profession was a prominent occupation after the middle of the 19th century. Elizabethtown incorporated as a village in 1876, but the village government dissolved itself in 1981.
Geography
Elizabethtown is in the northern part of the town, located at the junction of US Route 9 and NY 9N. The Boquet River (pronounced BO-kwet) flows past the east side of the hamlet.
Images for kids
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Portrait of John Brown, hanging in the Essex County Courthouse
See also
In Spanish: Elizabethtown (aldea) para niños
