This is a list of villages in New York, which includes all 534
villages
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in the
U.S. state
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of New York.
At the time of the
2010 United States Census
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, the state of New York had 555 villages.
Since then, 21 villages were dissolved (four in
Cattaraugus County, three in
Oneida County, two each in
Chautauqua County,
St. Lawrence County and
Wayne County, one each in
Essex County,
Jefferson County,
Seneca County,
Washington County and
Oswego County
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as well as
Keeseville in
Clinton and Essex counties), while one new village was created in
Suffolk County (
Mastic Beach).
[New York State Department of State, ''New York Department of State Announces Grant Awards to Assist the Town and Village of Salem with Village Dissolution'', Press Release, July 13, 2015](_blank)
Retrieved Mar. 16, 2016. After only seven years of being incorporated, the Village of Mastic Beach dissolved on December 31, 2017.
[CBS New York, ''Mastic Beach Residents Vote To Dissolve Village'', November 17, 2016](_blank)
Retrieved Jan. 17, 2017.[Newsday, ''Mastic Beach holds election despite move to dissolve village'' by Deon J. Hampton, March 15, 2017](_blank)
Retrieved Jul. 6, 2017.[''The Post Journal'', ''Cherry Creek Unveils Dissolution Details'' by Greg Fox, June 25, 2017](_blank)
Retrieved Jul. 6, 2017. The village of
Van Etten Van Etten is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Chris Van Etten, American television writer
* Hudson Van Etten (1874–1941), United States Navy sailor
* Jane Van Etten (born 1871), American composer
* Sharon Van Etten (born 1981) ...
in
Chemung County and the village of
Harrisville in
Lewis County were both dissolved on December 31, 2018, while the village of
Morristown in St. Lawrence County was dissolved on December 31, 2019. The village of
South Nyack, New York
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was dissolved in 2022.
Most villages in New York are located within a single
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and county, but some villages are located in more than one town. Of those, there are eight villages located in more than one county:
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Almond (Allegany & Steuben Counties)
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Attica
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(Genesee & Wyoming Counties)
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Deposit (Broome & Delaware Counties)
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Dolgeville (Fulton & Herkimer Counties)
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Earlville (Chenango & Madison Counties)
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Gowanda (Cattaraugus & Erie Counties)
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Rushville (Ontario & Yates Counties)
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Saranac Lake (Essex & Franklin Counties)
Extremes in size and population
* Smallest village, by area:
South Floral Park –
* Largest village, by area:
Speculator –
* Smallest village, by population:
Dering Harbor – 50 (2020)
Former villages
Listed below are former villages in the State of New York which either dissolved, consolidated or were acquired by another municipality between 1900 and 2018. To date during this period, there are a total of 47 villages that have chosen dissolution with more expected in the upcoming years.[CGR - New York Code Article 19, Section 19: Dissolution of Villages](_blank)
Retrieved Jun. 15, 2015. A former village does have the option to re-incorporate in the future if the community chooses to do so. Unless otherwise specified, these communities are currently (or will be) considered census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
s by the U.S. Census Bureau.
See also
* Administrative divisions of New York
The administrative divisions of New York are the various units of government that provide local services in the State of New York. The state is divided into boroughs, counties, cities, townships called "towns", and villages. (The only boro ...
* List of counties in New York
There are 62 counties in the state of New York.
The first 12 were created immediately after the British took over the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam; two of these counties were later abolished, their land going to Massachusetts. The newest ...
* List of cities in New York
This list contains all municipalities incorporated as cities in the State of New York and shows the county in which each city is located.
Two cities ( New York City and Albany) were incorporated in the 17th century, while the most recent inco ...
* List of towns in New York
* List of census-designated places in New York
References
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Villages
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New York