Dickinson, Franklin County, New York

Dickinson, New York
Dickinson
Location within the state of New York
Dickinson
Dickinson (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°43′54″N 74°32′5″W / 44.73167°N 74.53472°W / 44.73167; -74.53472
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyFranklin
Named afterPhilemon Dickinson
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorSherry Smith (R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total
44.31 sq mi (114.77 km2)
 • Land44.22 sq mi (114.54 km2)
 • Water0.089 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation
928 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,031
 • Estimate 
(2016)
799
 • Density18.1/sq mi (6.98/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
FIPS code36-20610
GNIS feature ID0978904

Dickinson is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,031 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Philemon Dickinson, a brigadier general of the New Jersey militia during the American Revolutionary War.

Dickinson is on the western border of Franklin County, southwest of Malone and east of Potsdam.