This is a list of villages in New York, which includes all 534

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in the

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of New York. At the time of the

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, the state of New York had 555 villages. Since then, 21 villages were dissolved (four in

Cattaraugus County Cattaraugus County (locally known as Catt County) is a county in Western New York, with one side bordering Pennsylvania. As of the United States 2020 census, the population was 77,042. The county seat is Little Valley. The county was created i ...

, three in Oneida County, two each in Chautauqua County, St. Lawrence County and Wayne County, one each in Essex County, Jefferson County, Seneca County, Washington County and

Oswego County Oswego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,525. The county seat is Oswego. The county name is from a Mohawk-language word meaning "the pouring out place", referring to the point at ...

as well as

Keeseville Keeseville is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Clinton and Essex counties, New York, United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2010 census. The hamlet was named after the Keese family, early settlers from Vermont. It developed alon ...

in Clinton and Essex counties), while one new village was created in Suffolk County (

Mastic Beach Mastic Beach is a hamlet and census-designated place, and former village in the southeastern part of the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 14,849 at the 2010 census, when it wa ...

).New York State Department of State, ''New York Department of State Announces Grant Awards to Assist the Town and Village of Salem with Village Dissolution'', Press Release, July 13, 2015
Retrieved Mar. 16, 2016. After only seven years of being incorporated, the Village of Mastic Beach dissolved on December 31, 2017.CBS New York, ''Mastic Beach Residents Vote To Dissolve Village'', November 17, 2016
Retrieved Jan. 17, 2017.Newsday, ''Mastic Beach holds election despite move to dissolve village'' by Deon J. Hampton, March 15, 2017
Retrieved Jul. 6, 2017.''The Post Journal'', ''Cherry Creek Unveils Dissolution Details'' by Greg Fox, June 25, 2017
Retrieved Jul. 6, 2017. The village of

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Chemung County Chemung County is a county in the southern tier of the U.S. state of New York. The population was 84,148 as of the 2020 census. Its county seat is Elmira. Its name is derived from a Delaware Indian village whose name meant "big horn". Chem ...

and the village of Harrisville in Lewis County were both dissolved on December 31, 2018, while the village of Morristown in St. Lawrence County was dissolved on December 31, 2019. The village of

South Nyack, New York South Nyack is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Grand View-on-Hudson, northeast of Orangeburg, east of Blauvelt State Park, south of Nyack and ...

was dissolved in 2022. Most villages in New York are located within a single

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and county, but some villages are located in more than one town. Of those, there are eight villages located in more than one county: *

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(Allegany & Steuben Counties) *

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(Genesee & Wyoming Counties) * Deposit (Broome & Delaware Counties) * Dolgeville (Fulton & Herkimer Counties) * Earlville (Chenango & Madison Counties) * Gowanda (Cattaraugus & Erie Counties) * Rushville (Ontario & Yates Counties) * Saranac Lake (Essex & Franklin Counties)

Extremes in size and population

* Smallest village, by area: South Floral Park – * Largest village, by area: Speculator – * Smallest village, by population: Dering Harbor – 50 (2020) * Largest village, by population: Hempstead – 59,169 (2020)

Former villages

Listed below are former villages in the State of New York which either dissolved, consolidated or were acquired by another municipality between 1900 and 2018. To date during this period, there are a total of 47 villages that have chosen dissolution with more expected in the upcoming years.CGR - New York Code Article 19, Section 19: Dissolution of Villages
Retrieved Jun. 15, 2015. A former village does have the option to re-incorporate in the future if the community chooses to do so. Unless otherwise specified, these communities are currently (or will be) considered

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s by the

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Extremes in size and population

Former villages

See also

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