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List of towns in New York

List of towns in New York

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This is a list of towns in New York. As of the 2020 United States population census,[1][2] the 62 counties of the State of New York are subdivided into 933 towns, 62 cities, and 10 American Indian reservations. Towns in New York are considered a third-level administrative division and a minor civil division by the US Census Bureau, in contrast to cities and villages, which are places and fourth-level divisions.

For cities and villages in New York, see list of municipalities in New York.

Shared names

Same name, different county

There are ten pairs of towns with the same name located in separate counties:[3][4]

Coterminous names

Six towns are Coterminous town-villages, towns that are coterminous with one village.

Towns and cities with same name

There are 24 towns where a city of the same name exists in the same county:[3][4]

Shared names in different counties

In addition, three towns share names with cities in a different county:[3][4]

Alphabetical list

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Extremes in size and population

Some towns in New York, particularly in the North Country and on Long Island, cover very large areas. Four towns have larger area than New York City: Ohio and Webb in Herkimer County and Arietta and Long Lake in Hamilton County. All four are within Adirondack State Park and are sparsely populated.

Green Island is a coterminous town-village. Webb and Red House contain no villages. The 22 villages within the town of Hempstead are included in its population total.

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References

  1. [1]
    "State of New York County Subdivisions - 2020 Census - Data as of January 1, 2020". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "2010 Demographic Profile Data: New York". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020.
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    "New York: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts (CPH-2-34)" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. United States Census Bureau. June 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
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    "County Subdivisions: New York". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (TXT) on May 17, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Counties: New York". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (TXT) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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