Esopus, New York

Esopus, New York
Town of Esopus
Esopus Town Hall
Esopus Town Hall
Location in Ulster County and the state of New York.
Location in Ulster County and the state of New York.
Esopus, New York is located in New York
Esopus, New York
Esopus, New York
Location within the state of New York
Esopus, New York is located in the United States
Esopus, New York
Esopus, New York
Esopus, New York (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°51′21″N 73°59′31″W / 41.85583°N 73.99194°W / 41.85583; -73.99194
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyUlster
Area
 • Total41.94 sq mi (108.62 km2)
 • Land37.31 sq mi (96.64 km2)
 • Water4.63 sq mi (11.99 km2)  11.08%
Elevation
650 ft (198 m)
Population
 • Total9,548
 • Density255.91/sq mi (98.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12429
Area code845
FIPS code36-24691
GNIS feature ID0978944
WebsiteTown website
The Esopus Meadows Lighthouse

Esopus (/ˌɛˈspəs/ eh-SOHP-əs) is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 9,548 at the 2020 census.[2] The town was named after the local indigenous tribe and previously thought to mean "small river" in English. [3] However, in the Lenape` language, the word translates to "Wellspring of Creation". [4] The Esopus people were one of the Lenape (Delaware) bands, belonging to a people who ranged from western Connecticut through lower New York, western Long Island, and parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania along the Delaware River. The town is on the west bank of the Hudson River south of the city of Kingston. Its center is in Port Ewen. US Route 9W passes along the eastern side of the town.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2020 Census Redistricting Data: Esopus town, Ulster County, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Van Buren, Augustus H., A History of Ulster County Under the Dominion of the Dutch, Kingston. 1923, p. 16
  4. ^ Susan Boice Wick Lenape` history keeper & Ray Writtenaur Lenape` lingusit, 'Esopus' Arcadia Press