St. Johnsville | |
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 Location in Montgomery County and the state of New York. | |
.svg) Location of New York in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°59′59″N 74°40′42″W / 42.99972°N 74.67833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Montgomery |
| Government | |
| • Town Supervisor | Phoebe Sitterly (R)
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| Area | |
• Total | 17.36 sq mi (44.96 km2) |
| • Land | 16.84 sq mi (43.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,631 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 2,535 |
| • Density | 150.52/sq mi (58.12/km2) |
| Time zone | EST |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT |
| ZIP code | 13452[3] |
| FIPS code | 36-057-64650 |
St. Johnsville is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 2,631 at the 2010 census. Accounts vary as to the etymology of St. Johnsville, but most of them state that the town and its village are named after an early surveyor and commissioner, Alexander St. John.[4] Still others credit the naming of St. Johnsville to a former name for the area, St. John's Church.[5]
The Town of St. Johnsville is in the northwestern part of the county. The town contains a village, also called St. Johnsville. Both town and village are approximately halfway between Utica and Amsterdam.
The Erie Canal, as part of the Mohawk River, is at the town's southern border.
- ^ "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). - ^ "Saint Johnsville ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Zurlo, Sam (April 15, 1996). "Area place names reflect local history and personalities". The Daily Gazette. pp. B5. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "Which came first?".