Minerva, New York

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Minerva, New York
Town
St. Mary's Church at Irishtown, a hamlet in Minerva
Location in Essex County and the state of New York
Coordinates: 43°50′29″N 74°2′15″W / 43.84139°N 74.03750°W / 43.84139; -74.03750
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Essex
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Stephen R. McNally
• Town Council	Members' List • David LaBar (R) • Doug McCall • Scott Fish • Keith Dubay (R)
Area [1]
• Total	160.27 sq mi (415.11 km2)
• Land	156.74 sq mi (405.96 km2)
• Water	3.53 sq mi (9.14 km2)
Elevation	1,499 ft (457 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	773
• Density	4.93/sq mi (1.90/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12851
Area code	518
FIPS code	36-031-47669
GNIS feature ID	0979224
Website	townofminervany.gov

Minerva is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 773 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town is named after Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom. The town has a highly irregular polygonal shape. It is located in the southwestern corner of the county. By road, it is 40 miles (64 km) north-northwest of Queensbury, 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Burlington, Vermont, 88 miles (142 km) south of Plattsburgh, 93 miles (150 km) north of Albany, and 147 miles (237 km) south of Montreal, Quebec.^[3]