Westport (CDP), New York
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|subdivision_name2 = Essex
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|population_total = 496
|population_density_sq_mi = 209.90
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|postal_code = 12993
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Westport is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Westport in Essex County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 518 at the 2010 census,{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3680764| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Westport CDP, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 8, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} or 39.4% of the total population of the town of Westport.
Geography
Westport hamlet is located in the center of the town of Westport, at the outflow of Hoisington Brook into North West Bay of Lake Champlain. The CDP extends north along the shore of the lake as far as Cove Lane and south to Maple Way. The western edge of the CDP is formed by the Delaware and Hudson Railway line and by Hammond Brook.
New York State Routes 9N and 22 intersect in the center of the hamlet. Route 9N leads west {{convert|4|mi|0}} to Interstate 87 and {{convert|8|mi|0}} to Elizabethtown, while NY 22 leads north {{convert|15|mi}} to Willsboro. NY 9N and 22 together lead south {{convert|10|mi}} to Port Henry and {{convert|26|mi}} to Ticonderoga. Plattsburgh is {{convert|42|mi}} north via NY 9N and I-87.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Westport CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.11|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2020= 496
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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References
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{{Essex County, New York}}
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