Esperance, New York | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
 Location in Schoharie County and the state of New York. | |
| Coordinates: 42°44′50″N 74°18′19″W / 42.74722°N 74.30528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Schoharie |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Earl Van Wormer III |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.04 sq mi (51.90 km2) |
| • Land | 19.67 sq mi (50.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,806 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 36-24724 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978945 |
| Website | Town website |
Esperance is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,806 at the 2020 census.[3] The town was given the name of the principal village, which was named for "hope" in French.[4]
The Town of Esperance contains a village called Esperance. The town is in the northeastern part of Schoharie County and is west of Schenectady.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2016was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Esperance town, Schoharie County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?q=Esperance+town%2C+Schoharie+County%2C+New+York&page=1&stateGeo=none&searchtype=web&cssp=SERP&_charset_=UTF-8
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 121.