Essex County | |
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Coordinates: 44°07′N 73°46′W / 44.11°N 73.77°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Founded | 1799 |
Named for | Essex |
Seat | Elizabethtown |
Largest CDP | Ticonderoga |
Area | |
• Total | 1,916 sq mi (4,960 km2) |
• Land | 1,794 sq mi (4,650 km2) |
• Water | 122 sq mi (320 km2) 6.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 37,381[1] |
• Density | 20.8/sq mi (8.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 21st |
Website | essexcountyny |
Essex County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,381.[2] Its county seat is the hamlet of Elizabethtown.[3] Its name is from the English county of Essex. Essex is one of only 2 counties that are entirely within the Adirondack Park, the other being Hamilton County. The county is part of the North Country region of the state.