Altona, New York

Altona, New York
Altona, New York
Town
	Location in Clinton County and the state of New York.
	Location of New York in the United States
	Coordinates: 44°53′29″N 73°39′21″W / 44.89139°N 73.65583°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Clinton County
Incorporated	1857
Government
• Mayor	Larry Ross (D) Town Council Ronnie LaBarge (R); Leslie LaBarge (D); Jeanne M. Bushey (); Joey M. Snide ();
Area
• Total	101.34 sq mi (262.46 km2)
• Land	100.98 sq mi (261.54 km2)
• Water	0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2)
Elevation	915 ft (279 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,887
• Estimate (2016)	2,890
• Density	28.62/sq mi (11.05/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12910
Area code	518
FIPS code	36-019-01583
Website	www.townofaltonany.com

Altona is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 2,887 at the 2010 census.^[3] The town was named after the Altona, Hamburg, district of Germany (which was an independent Danish, later Prussian town at the time of foundation of Altona, NY). The town contains a hamlet also called Altona.

The town is located in north-central Clinton County. The western part is inside the Adirondack Park boundary, but the entire town is specifically excluded from the park by statute. Altona is northwest of Plattsburgh.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Altona town, Clinton County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2014.

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

[USCensusEst2016-2] Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Census_2010-3] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Altona town, Clinton County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2014.

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