Dickinson, Franklin County, New York

Dickinson, New York
Dickinson is located in New York
Dickinson
Dickinson
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 44°43′54″N 74°32′5″W / 44.73167°N 74.53472°W / 44.73167; -74.53472
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyFranklin
Named forPhilemon Dickinson
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorSherry Smith (R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total44.31 sq mi (114.77 km2)
 • Land44.22 sq mi (114.54 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation
Ranges between 700−1,300 ft. ft (283 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total823
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
799
 • Density18.07/sq mi (6.98/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-20610
GNIS feature ID0978904

Dickinson is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 823 at the 2010 census.[3] The town was named after Philemon Dickinson, a brigadier general of the New Jersey militia during the American Revolutionary War.

Dickinson is on the western border of Franklin County, southwest of Malone and east of Potsdam.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Dickinson town, Franklin County, New York". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2016.