Delhi, New York

Delhi, New York
Delaware County Courthouse
Delaware County Courthouse
Delhi is located in New York
Delhi
Delhi
Location of Delhi in New York
Coordinates: 42°16′27″N 74°55′31″W / 42.27417°N 74.92528°W / 42.27417; -74.92528
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyDelaware
Named forDelhi, India
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorMaya Boukai (D)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total64.60 sq mi (167.31 km2)
 • Land64.20 sq mi (166.27 km2)
 • Water0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2)
Population
 • Total4,795
 • Density74/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13753
Area code607
FIPS code36-025-20137
GNIS feature ID978895
Websitewww.townofdelhiny.com

Delhi (/ˈdɛl.h/ DEL-hy[3]) is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 4,795 at the 2020 census.[2][better source needed] The town is in the east-central part of the county and contains the village of Delhi. The State University of New York at Delhi is located in the town.

The town is named after the city of Delhi, the capital of India.[4] The name was in honor of founder Ebenezer Foote, who was known as "The Great Mogul". Another founder, Erastus Root, a rival of Foote, is responsible for the pronunciation. Root preferred the name "Mapleton". When he learned the town was to be named Delhi, he exclaimed, "Delhi, Hell-high! Might as well call it Foote-high."[5] Another explanation of its pronunciation is "Because it’s HIGH on the DELaware River."[3]

The town is the setting of the 1959 novel My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b US Census Bureau, 2020 Census, Delhi town, Delaware County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Delhi%20town,%20Delaware%20County,%20New%20York
  3. ^ a b Gilson, Roger Hannigan (December 11, 2021). "You've been saying it wrong: A Hudson Valley pronunciation guide". Times Union (Albany). Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Delhi State College website; accessed November 21, 2014.
  5. ^ Ames, Peter (May 16, 2018). "How Delaware County Towns Got Their Names". Great Western Catskills. Retrieved March 14, 2024.