Potsdam

Potsdam is a town in , United States. The town population was 8,162 at the 2024 census. When the State University of New York at Potsdam and Clarkson University are in session, the population increases by approximately 8,000 students.
  • Type: Locality with 16,200 residents
  • Description: town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
  • Also known as: Potsdam, New York”, “Potsdam, NY”, and “Town of Potsdam

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cheel Arena and Market Street Historic District.

Sports venue
is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in , at Clarkson University. was opened on October 26, 1991, and is named after Helen Snell Cheel, a long-time benefactor of Clarkson University, who provided a major gift towards the project.

Historic site
is a national historic district located in , . The district includes 27 contributing buildings, dated from 1820 to 1900. is situated 2½ miles east of Potsdam.

Church
is a historic Episcopal church located at Potsdam in . It was built in 1835 in the Federal style with Gothic elements built of red Potsdam Sandstone. is situated 2½ miles east of Potsdam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Potsdam.

is a village located in the Town of in , United States. The population was 8,312 at the 2020 census. The Village of is in the eastern part of the town and is northeast of , the county seat.

Potsdam

Latitude
44.6775° or 44° 40′ 39″ north
Longitude
-75.0396° or 75° 2′ 23″ west
Population
16,200
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
Open location code
87P6MXG6+X5
Geo­Names ID
5132106
Wiki­data ID
Q1022943
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Potsdam” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Potsdam
  • Catalan: Potsdam
  • Chechen: Потсдам
  • Chinese: Potsdam
  • Chinese: 波茨坦
  • Dagbani: Potsdam
  • Danish: Potsdam
  • Dutch: Potsdam
  • Esperanto: Potsdamo
  • French: Potsdam
  • German: Potsdam
  • Haitian: Potsdam, New York
  • Haitian: Potsdam
  • Hebrew: פוטסדאם
  • Hungarian: Potsdam
  • Italian: Potsdam
  • Japanese: ポツダム
  • Japanese: ポツダム町
  • Mazanderani: پاتس‌دام (نیویورک)
  • Mazanderani: پاتس‌دام
  • Min Nan Chinese: Potsdam
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Potsdam
  • Norwegian: Potsdam
  • Polish: Potsdam
  • Romanian: Potsdam, New York
  • Romanian: Potsdam
  • Russian: Потсдам
  • Serbian: Потсдам
  • Serbo-Croatian: Potsdam, New York
  • Serbo-Croatian: Potsdam
  • Slovenian: Potsdam
  • Spanish: Potsdam (Nueva York)
  • Spanish: Potsdam
  • Swedish: Potsdam, New York
  • Swedish: Potsdam
  • Tatar: Потсдам
  • Turkish: Potsdam
  • Ukrainian: Потсдам
  • Urdu: پوٹسڈیم، نیویارک
  • Welsh: Potsdam, Efrog Newydd
  • Welsh: Potsdam

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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