Plattsburgh (New York)

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Coordinates 44°41′43″N 73°27′30″W
Country United States
State New York
Region The Adirondacks; The North Country
County Clinton
Settled 1785
Incorporated 1815 (village) 1902 (city)
Named for Zephaniah Platt
Elevation 138 ft (42 m)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
ZIP codes 12901, 12903
Area code(s) 518
FIPS code 36-58574
GNIS feature ID 0960698
Website CityofPlattsburgh-NY.gov
Government (Type) Mayor–council
Government (Mayor) Christopher C. Rosenquest (D)
Government (City Council) Members' List • W1: Jaimie Canales (D)• W2: Michael Kelly (D)• W3: Elizabeth Gibbs (D)• W4: Jennifer Tallon (D)• W5: Patrick McFarlin (D)• W6: Jeffery Moore (D)
Government (Total) 6.59 sq mi (17.08 km2)
Government (Land) 5.04 sq mi (13.05 km2)
Government (Water) 1.56 sq mi (4.03 km2) 23.4%
Area (Total) 6.59 sq mi (17.08 km2)
Area (Land) 5.04 sq mi (13.05 km2)
Area (Water) 1.56 sq mi (4.03 km2) 23.4%
Population (2020) (Total) 19,841
Population (2020) (Density) 3,872.79/sq mi (1,495.43/km2)

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Plattsburgh (Mohawk: Tsi ietsénhtha) is a city in, and the seat of, Clinton County, New York, United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 19,841 at the 2020 census. The population of the surrounding (and separately incorporated) Town of Plattsburgh was 11,886 as of the 2020 census, making the combined population for all of greater Plattsburgh to be 31,727. Plattsburgh lies just to the northeast of Adirondack Park, immediately outside of the park boundaries. It is the second largest community in the North Country region (after Watertown), and serves as the main commercial hub for the sparsely populated northern Adirondack Mountains. The land around what is referred to as Plattsburgh was previously inhabited by the Iroquois, Western Abenaki, Mohican and Mohawk people. Samuel de Champlain was the first ever recorded European that sailed into Champlain Valley and later claimed the region as a part of New France in 1609.

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