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Hounsfield, New York

Hounsfield, New York
Hounsfield is located in New York
Hounsfield
Hounsfield
Hounsfield is located in the United States
Hounsfield
Hounsfield
Coordinates: 43°56′46″N 76°4′45″W / 43.94611°N 76.07917°W / 43.94611; -76.07917
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyJefferson
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorBeth Arthur (R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total
120.42 sq mi (311.88 km2)
 • Land48.94 sq mi (126.74 km2)
 • Water71.48 sq mi (185.13 km2)
Elevation
253 ft (77 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,466
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
3,445
 • Density70.40/sq mi (27.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13685
Area code315
FIPS code36-045-35782
GNIS feature ID0979081
Websitetownofhounsfield-ny.org

Hounsfield is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 3,466 at the 2010 census.[3] The name of the town is from Ezra Hounsfield,[4] a land agent and land owner. He once owned the Southern part of the township.[5] The town was named by Augustus Sacket.[6]

Hounsfield is in the western part of the county and is west of Watertown.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Hounsfield town, Jefferson County, New York". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 161.
  5. ^ "Hounsfield". jefferson.nygenweb.net. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Hounsfield". jefferson.nygenweb.net. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

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