Westport (CDP), New York explained

Official Name:Westport, New York
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New York
Pushpin Label:Westport
Coordinates:44.1839°N -73.4356°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Essex
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Westport
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:3.64
Area Land Sq Mi:2.36
Area Water Sq Mi:1.27
Area Total Km2:9.42
Area Land Km2:6.12
Area Water Km2:3.30
Elevation M:45
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:496
Population Density Sq Mi:209.90
Population Density Km2:81.03
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:12993
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-80764

Westport is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Westport in Essex County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 518 at the 2010 census,[2] or 39.4% of the total population of the town of Westport.

Geography

Westport hamlet is located in the center of the town of Westport, at the outflow of Hoisington Brook into North West Bay of Lake Champlain. The CDP extends north along the shore of the lake as far as Cove Lane and south to Maple Way. The western edge of the CDP is formed by the Delaware and Hudson Railway line and by Hammond Brook.

New York State Routes 9N and 22 intersect in the center of the hamlet. Route 9N leads west 4miles to Interstate 87 and 8miles to Elizabethtown, while NY 22 leads north to Willsboro. NY 9N and 22 together lead south to Port Henry and to Ticonderoga. Plattsburgh is north via NY 9N and I-87.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Westport CDP has a total area of 6.11sqkm, all land.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Westport CDP, New York. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 8, 2016.