Ticonderoga, New York
Tekaniataró:ken | |
|---|---|
 Ticonderoga town offices | |
 Location in Essex County and the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 43°51′30″N 73°27′15″W / 43.85833°N 73.45417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Essex |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Mark A. Wright |
| • Town Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
• Total | 88.45 sq mi (229.07 km2) |
| • Land | 81.43 sq mi (210.91 km2) |
| • Water | 7.01 sq mi (18.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,042 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 4,909 |
| • Density | 60.28/sq mi (23.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 12858, 12883 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-031-73891 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979547 |
| Website | townofticonderoga |
Ticonderoga (/taɪkɒndəˈroʊɡə/) is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 5,042 at the 2010 census.[3] The name comes from the Mohawk tekontaró:ken, meaning "it is at the junction of two waterways".[4]
The Town of Ticonderoga is in the southeastern corner of the county and is south of Plattsburgh.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2016was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ticonderoga town, Essex County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 7, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Afable, Patricia O. and Madison S. Beeler (1996). "Place Names", in "Languages", ed. Ives Goddard. Vol. 17 of Handbook of North American Indians, ed. William C. Sturtevant. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, p. 193