Fort Plain, New York

Coordinates: 42°55′51″N 74°37′29″W / 42.93083°N 74.62472°W / 42.93083; -74.62472
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Fort Plain, New York
Village
Fort Plain, New York is located in New York
Fort Plain, New York
Fort Plain, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°55′51″N 74°37′29″W / 42.93083°N 74.62472°W / 42.93083; -74.62472
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York Region
CountyMontgomery
TownMinden
Area
[1]
 • Total1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2)
 • Land1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation
305 ft (93 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,930
 • Density1,434.94/sq mi (554.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13339
Area code518
FIPS code36-26924
GNIS feature ID0950490
WebsiteVillage website

Fort Plain is a village in Montgomery County, New York. In 2020, 1,930 people lived in Fort Plain.[2] The village is named after a fort that was built during the American Revolution near the village.[3]

The village of Fort Plain is next to the Towns of Minden and Canajoharie, and is west of Amsterdam. Bud Fowler, the first African American professional baseball player, was born in Fort Plain.[4]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Fort Plain village, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 129.
  4. ↑ James A. Riley (1994). The biographical encyclopedia of the Negro baseball leagues. Internet Archive. Carroll & Graf Publishers. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-7867-0065-3.

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