Ballston, New York

Ballston
Ballston
Town
	Town of Ballston
	Location within Saratoga County
	Ballston Location within the state of New York
	Coordinates: 42°57′12″N 73°52′29″W / 42.95333°N 73.87472°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Saratoga
Named for	Eliphalet Ball
Area
• Total	30.04 sq mi (77.80 km2)
• Land	29.58 sq mi (76.60 km2)
• Water	0.46 sq mi (1.20 km2)
Elevation	404 ft (123 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	11,831
• Density	399.97/sq mi (154.45/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12019
Area code	518
FIPS code	36-04220
GNIS feature ID	0978707
Website	Town website

Ballston is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 11,831 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from an early settler, Eliphalet Ball, a Presbyterian minister who relocated there from Westchester County, New York in 1770.^[2] The town is in the southern part of the county, and is north of Schenectady.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^ Stone, William Leete (1875). Reminiscences of Saratoga and Ballston. New York: Virtue and Yorston. p. 399.

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

[2] Stone, William Leete (1875). Reminiscences of Saratoga and Ballston. New York: Virtue and Yorston. p. 399.

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