Fort Plain, New York

Fort Plain, New York
Fort Plain, New York is located in New York
Fort Plain, New York
Fort Plain, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°55′51″N 74°37′29″W / 42.93083°N 74.62472°W / 42.93083; -74.62472
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York Region
CountyMontgomery
TownMinden
Government
 • MayorPatrick L. Hanifin
Area
 • Total1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2)
 • Land1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation
305 ft (93 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,930
 • Density1,434.94/sq mi (554.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13339
Area code518
FIPS code36-26924
GNIS feature ID0950490
WebsiteVillage website

Fort Plain is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 2,322. The village is named after a fort built during the American Revolution at the junction of the Mohawk River and its tributary Otsquago Creek.[2]

The village of Fort Plain is at the border of the Towns of Minden and Canajoharie and is west of Amsterdam.

Because of its small size and the close connections with neighboring communities, some former residents who now live in more populous regions use Fort Plain to refer collectively to the village of Fort Plain and the surrounding villages of Nelliston, and Palatine Bridge.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 129.