Altona, New York | |
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 Location in Clinton County and the state of New York. | |
.svg) Location of New York in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 44°53′29″N 73°39′21″W / 44.89139°N 73.65583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Clinton County |
| Incorporated | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Larry Ross (D)
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| Area | |
• Total | 101.34 sq mi (262.46 km2) |
| • Land | 100.98 sq mi (261.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| Elevation | 915 ft (279 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,887 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 2,890 |
| • Density | 28.62/sq mi (11.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 12910 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-019-01583 |
| Website | www |
Altona is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 2,887 at the 2010 census.[3] The town was named after the Altona, Hamburg, district of Germany (which was an independent Danish, later Prussian town at the time of foundation of Altona, NY). The town contains a hamlet also called Altona.
The town is located in north-central Clinton County. The western part is inside the Adirondack Park boundary, but the entire town is specifically excluded from the park by statute. Altona is northwest of Plattsburgh.
- ^ "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). - ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Altona town, Clinton County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2014.