Esopus, New York

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Esopus, New York
Town
Town of Esopus
Esopus Town Hall
Location in Ulster County and the state of New York.
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Coordinates: 41°51′21″N 73°59′31″W / 41.85583°N 73.99194°W / 41.85583; -73.99194
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Ulster
Area [1]
• Total	41.94 sq mi (108.62 km2)
• Land	37.31 sq mi (96.64 km2)
• Water	4.63 sq mi (11.99 km2)  11.08%
Elevation	650 ft (198 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	9,548
• Density	255.91/sq mi (98.80/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12429
Area code	845
FIPS code	36-24691
GNIS feature ID	0978944
Website	Town website

Esopus (/ˌɛˈsoʊpəs/ eh-SOHP-əs) is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 9,548 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town was named after the local indigenous tribe and means "small river" in English. ^[3] This is incorrect. In the Lenape` language, the word translates to "Wellspring of Creation" ^[4] They were one of the Lenape (Delaware) bands, belonging to a people who ranged from western Connecticut through lower New York, western Long Island, and parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania along the Delaware River. The town is on the west bank of the Hudson River south of the city of Kingston. Its center is in Port Ewen. US Route 9W passes along the eastern side of the town.