List of villages in New York (state)
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This is a list of villages in New York, which includes all 534 villages in the U.S. state 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 ...
, three in Oneida County, two each in Chautauqua County,
St. Lawrence County St. Lawrence County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 108,505. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Christian saint L ...
and Wayne County, one each in Essex County, Jefferson County, Seneca County, Washington County and Oswego County 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 along ...
in
Clinton Clinton is an English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988 Clinton has frequently been used as a given ...
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 was a ...
).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 Van Etten in
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". Chemung ...
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 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 Saranac Lake may refer to: * Saranac Lake, New York, a village in the northern Adirondacks *One of the three nearby Saranac Lakes, part of the Saranac River: **Upper Saranac Lake **Middle Saranac Lake **Lower Saranac Lake Note: There is no lake nam ...
(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 Dering Harbor is a village in the Town of Shelter Island, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 11, making it the least populous village in the State of New York. The Incorporated Villag ...
– 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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.


See also

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Administrative divisions of New York The administrative divisions of New York are the various units of government that provide local services in the State of New York. The state is divided into boroughs, counties, cities, townships called "towns", and villages. (The only borou ...
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List of counties in New York There are 62 counties in the state of New York. The first 12 were created immediately after the British took over the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam; two of these counties were later abolished, their land going to Massachusetts. The newest i ...
* List of cities in New York *
List of towns in New York This is a list of towns in New York. As of the 2020 United States population census, the 62 counties of the State of New York are subdivided into 933 towns and 61 cities. Each town is contained within a single county, although there are ten p ...
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List of census-designated places in New York This is a list of census-designated places in New York. As of the 2020 census, New York had 699 census-designated places (CDPs). Three sets of CDPs share the same name but are located in different counties: * Fairview (Dutchess County) & Fai ...


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