Chateaugay, New York

Chateaugay, New York
Châteaugay (French)
High Falls, Chateaugay, NY
High Falls, Chateaugay, NY
Chateaugay is located in New York
Chateaugay
Chateaugay
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 44°55′21″N 74°04′27″W / 44.92250°N 74.07417°W / 44.92250; -74.07417
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyFranklin
Named forChâteaugay, France
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorDonald W. Bilow (D)
 • Town Council
Members
Area
 • Total49.80 sq mi (128.98 km2)
 • Land49.79 sq mi (128.95 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
972 ft (296 m)
Population
 • Total1,743
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code518
FIPS code36-033-13992
GNIS feature ID978813
Websitewww.chateaugayny.org
War of 1812 map showing Chateaugay in the bottom center[4]

Chateaugay (/ˈʃætəɡ/ SHAT-ə-gay; French: Châteaugay) is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,743, down from 2,155 in 2010.[2][5] The name is derived from a location in France, which was applied to a local land grant.

Within the town is a village also named Chateaugay. The town is located in the northeastern corner of the county.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Chateaugay town, Franklin County, New York". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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  4. ^ Lossing, Benson (1868). The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812. Harper & Brothers, Publishers. p. 881.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau, 2020 Results, Chateaugay town, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Chateaugay%20town,%20Franklin%20County,%20New%20York