Keene, New York

Keene, New York
Keene, New York
Town
	Mount Marcy from Mount Haystack
	Location in Essex County and the state of New York
	Coordinates: 44°15′22″N 73°47′32″W / 44.25611°N 73.79222°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Essex
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Joe Pete Wilson [D]
• Town Council	Members' List
Area
• Total	156.62 sq mi (405.64 km2)
• Land	155.94 sq mi (403.89 km2)
• Water	0.68 sq mi (1.75 km2)
Elevation	1,358 ft (414 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,144
• Density	7.34/sq mi (2.83/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	12942
Area code	518
FIPS code	36-031-39067
GNIS feature ID	0979113
Website	www.townofkeeneny.com

Keene is a town in central Essex County, New York, United States. It includes the hamlets of Keene, Keene Valley, and St. Huberts, with a total population of 1,144 as of the 2020 census^[2]

The town is part of the Adirondack Park, and includes 15 of the 46 High Peaks, including Mount Marcy, New York's highest mountain, and the rest of the Great Range. It also includes the Ausable Lakes, the source of the Ausable River. Trailheads for many of the High Peaks are located within the town, along with the Johns Brook Lodge of the Adirondack Mountain Club.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

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

[2] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

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