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A town of 2,492 people in Essex County, New York
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Conserved land15%9,976 of 67,005 acres
Trails67 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves64,003 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Port Kent from Lake, Lake Champlain, N.Y1898
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Port Kent from Lake, Lake Champlain, N.Y, 1898

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Town in New York, United States
2,476Population
105.4 sq miArea
673 ftElevation

Chesterfield is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 2,445 at the 2010 census. The name possibly is from a location in New England. Chesterfield is in the northeasternmost part of the county and is 13 miles (21 km) west of Burlington, Vermont (by ferry), 16 mi (26 km) south of Plattsburgh, 77 mi (124 km) south of Montreal, Quebec, and 144 mi (232 km) north of Albany. The town is entirely inside the Adirondack Park.

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