Chaumont, New York

Chaumont, New York
Chaumont
Chaumont
Coordinates: 44°4′2″N 76°8′2″W / 44.06722°N 76.13389°W / 44.06722; -76.13389
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyJefferson
TownLyme
Incorporation1874
Named afterJacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont
Government
 • MayorValerie E. Rust
Area
 • Total
1.08 sq mi (2.79 km2)
 • Land0.98 sq mi (2.55 km2)
 • Water0.093 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation
289 ft (88 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
615
 • Density625.4/sq mi (241.45/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13622
Area code315
FIPS code36-14036
GNIS feature ID0969990
Websitehttps://www.villageofchaumont.gov/

Chaumont (/ʃəˈm/ shə-MOH) is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Chaumont had a population of 615. The village is named for Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont, son of Benjamin Franklin's landlord and friend at Passy in France. The village of Chaumont is in the town of Lyme and is northwest of Watertown.