Hounsfield, New York | |
|---|---|
  Hounsfield  Hounsfield | |
| Coordinates: 43°56′46″N 76°4′45″W / 43.94611°N 76.07917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Jefferson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Beth Arthur (R) |
| • Town Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
• Total | 120.42 sq mi (311.88 km2) |
| • Land | 48.94 sq mi (126.74 km2) |
| • Water | 71.48 sq mi (185.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,466 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 3,445 |
| • Density | 70.40/sq mi (27.18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13685 |
| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-045-35782 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979081 |
| Website | townofhounsfield-ny |
Hounsfield is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 3,466 at the 2010 census.[3] The name of the town is from Ezra Hounsfield,[4] a land agent and land owner. He once owned the Southern part of the township.[5] The town was named by Augustus Sacket.[6]
Hounsfield is in the western part of the county and is west of Watertown.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2016was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Hounsfield town, Jefferson County, New York". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 161.
- ^ "Hounsfield". jefferson.nygenweb.net. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "Hounsfield". jefferson.nygenweb.net. Retrieved October 8, 2024.