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Clinton County
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county in New York, United States
Clinton County is a county located in New York State, situated in the northeastern part of the state near the Vermont border and Lake Champlain. It is home to the cities of Plattsburgh and Peru, and serves as an important regional hub for commerce, education, and recreation in upstate New York.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- Named after
- George Clinton
- Seat
- Plattsburgh
- Largest city
- Plattsburgh
- Total
- 1,117.53 sq mi (2,894.4 km )
- Land
- 1,037.85 sq mi (2,688.0 km )
- Water
- 80 sq mi (210 km ) 7.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 78,138
- Density
- 71/sq mi (27/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 21st
- Website
- www .clintoncountyny .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- George Clinton
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- New York
- Contains
- Plattsburgh
- Capital
- Plattsburgh
- Population
- 79843
- Area
- 2895
- Body of water
- Lake Champlain
- Shares border with
- Essex County
- Official website
- www.clintoncountygov.com
- Image
- Clinton-platts ch complex.jpg
- Households
- 31557
Show 9 more facts
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Clinton County, New York
- different from
- Clinton County
- water as percent of area
- 7.1
- native label
- Clinton County
- Commons category
- Clinton County, New York
- topic's main category
- Category:Clinton County, New York
- inception
- 1788-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Clinton County, New York
- per capita income
- 29960
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Encyclopedic overview
Clinton County is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 79,843. Its county seat is the city of Plattsburgh. The county lies just south of the border with the Canadian province of Quebec, and to the west of the State of Vermont. The county is named for George Clinton, the first Governor of New York, who later was elected as Vice President. He had been a Founding Father who represented New York in the Continental Congress. Clinton County comprises the Plattsburgh, New York micropolitan statistical area. The county is part of the North Country region of the state.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Clinton County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.