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Colton, New York
Colton, New York | |
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.jpg) Landscape in Colton | |
 Map highlighting Colton's location within St. Lawrence County. | |
  Colton, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 44°28′38″N 74°51′17″W / 44.47722°N 74.85472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | St. Lawrence |
| Area | |
• Total | 254.95 sq mi (660.33 km2) |
| • Land | 241.70 sq mi (626.00 km2) |
| • Water | 13.25 sq mi (34.32 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,496 ft (456 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,530 |
| • Density | 5.93/sq mi (2.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 36-17409 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978854 |
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Colton is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 1,451 at the 2010 census. The town, originally named "Matildaville", is named after early settler Jesse Colton Higley.[2]
Colton is in the southeastern part of the county, south of Potsdam.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 88.
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