Stephentown

Stephentown is a town in , United States. The population was 2,791 at the 2020 census. The town, which was originally Jericho Hallow in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was renamed for Stephen Van Rensselaer.
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  • Type: Village with 2,790 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Rensselaer County, New York, United States of America
  • Also known as: Stephentown, New York” and “Stephentown, NY
  • Postal codes: 12168 and 12169

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rounds Mountain.

Peak
, 2,257 feet, is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western and adjacent . The west side of the mountain and summit are in New York; the east side is in Massachusetts. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Stephentown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hancock and New Lebanon.

is a town of 700 people in in the region. Its two most notable attractions are Jiminy Peak ski resort and the historic site of Shaker Village.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is in , , on the border with the , . was the main spiritual home of the Shakers, a Christian sect who practice a celibate and communal lifestyle, pacifism, uniform charismatic worship, and equality of the sexes.

Stephentown

Latitude
42.54869° or 42° 32′ 55″ north
Longitude
-73.374° or 73° 22′ 26″ west
Population
2,790
Elevation
876 feet (267 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US TEP
Open location code
87J8GJXG+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158863508
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5139630
Wiki­data ID
Q2888146
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Uzbek—“Stephentown” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Stephentown
  • Chechen: Стивентаун
  • Chinese: 史蒂芬鎮
  • Chinese: 斯蒂芬敦
  • French: Stephentown
  • German: Stephentown
  • Haitian: Stephentown, New York
  • Haitian: Stephentown
  • Hungarian: Stephentown
  • Japanese: スティーブンタウン
  • Mazanderani: استفن‌تاون (نیویورک)
  • Mazanderani: استفن‌تاون
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Stephentown
  • Polish: Stephentown
  • South Azerbaijani: ایستفنتوون، نیویورک
  • Spanish: Stephentown
  • Tatar: Стивентаун
  • Turkish: Stephentown
  • Ukrainian: Стівентаун
  • Uzbek: Stephentown

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department and Town of Stephentown.

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