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1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - New York - Clinton County - ED 10-1, ED 10-2, ED 10-3, ED 10-41850
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1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - New York - Clinton County - ED 10-1, ED 10-2, ED 10-3, ED 10-4, 1850

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Town in New York, United States
2,666Population
101.3 sq miArea
915 ftElevation

Altona is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 2,666 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the Altona, Hamburg, district of Germany (which was an independent Danish, later Prussian town at the time of foundation of Altona, NY). The town contains a hamlet also called Altona. The town is located in north-central Clinton County. The western part is inside the Adirondack Park boundary, but the entire town is specifically excluded from the park by statute. Altona is northwest of Plattsburgh.

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