Fort Plain, New York
village in Minden, Montgomery County, New York, United States
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]
Fort Plain, New York | |
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  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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Central New York Region |
| County | Montgomery |
| Town | Minden |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2) |
| • Land | 1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,930 |
| • Density | 1,434.94/sq mi (554.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13339 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-26924 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0950490 |
| Website | Village website |
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- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 129.
- ↑ 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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