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Essex County, New York
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About Essex County

Essex County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,381. Its county seat is the hamlet of Elizabethtown. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Essex is one of two counties that are entirely within the Adirondack Park, the other being Hamilton County. The county is part of the North Country region of the state.

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Facts

Essex County at a glance

County seat
Elizabethtown
Population
37,381 (2020)
Land area
1,917 sq mi
Founded
1799

Communities

Largest communities in Essex County

  1. North Elba7,480
  2. Saranac Lake4,887
  3. Ticonderoga4,789
  4. Moriah4,716
  5. Keeseville2,931

Background

History of Essex County

When counties were established in the state of New York in 1683, the present Essex County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous area, including the northern part of New York state as well as all of the present state of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont. On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces, Charlotte County, contained the eastern portion. On May 24, 1915, land was swapped between Essex and Hamilton counties, with Essex ceding Indian Lake for Fishing Brook Mountain.

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