Westport, New York | |
|---|---|
 Essex County Fairgrounds in Westport, with Lake Champlain and Vermont in the background | |
| Motto: "A gateway to the Adirondack Mountains" | |
 Location in Essex County and the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 44°11′N 73°26′W / 44.183°N 73.433°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Essex |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Michael K. Tyler (R) |
| • Town Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.81 sq mi (173.03 km2) |
| • Land | 58.17 sq mi (150.66 km2) |
| • Water | 8.64 sq mi (22.37 km2) |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,320 |
| • Estimate (2016)[2] | 1,285 |
| • Density | 22.09/sq mi (8.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 12993 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-031-80775 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979625[3] |
| Website | www |
Westport is a town in Essex County, New York, United States overlooking Lake Champlain. The population was 1,320 at the 2020 census.[4]
The town is on the eastern border of the county and is 41 miles (66 km) south of Plattsburgh and 103 miles (166 km) south of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[5] Westport is inside the Adirondack Park.
Westport is the birthplace of the Adirondack chair.[6]
The Essex County Fair is held in the town.[7] The Essex County Fairgrounds was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[8]
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2016was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Westport town, Essex County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ "Adirondacks: The thrones of summer"[permanent dead link], by Tom Keyser, Albany Times Union, September 1, 2007.
- ^ Essex County Fair
- ^ Letter notifying the Westport Planning Board, reproduced on the website of the Town of Westport Archived January 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.