Elizabethtown (CDP), New York

Elizabethtown, New York
United Church of Christ
Location in Essex County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 44°12′59″N 73°35′26″W / 44.21639°N 73.59056°W / 44.21639; -73.59056
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyEssex
TownElizabethtown
Village incorporated1876
Village dissolved1981
Area
  Total
3.31 sq mi (8.57 km2)
  Land3.31 sq mi (8.56 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
560 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
746
  Density225.72/sq mi (87.14/km2)
ZIP code
12932
Area code518
FIPS code36-23822

Elizabethtown is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Elizabethtown in Essex County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 754 at the 2010 census, out of a total town population of 1,163.

Elizabethtown is the county seat of Essex County and the location of the town government. The name is taken from that of Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler and investor, William Gilliland.