Champlain, New York, United States

🇺🇸 Champlain is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The town is located on the western shore of Lake Champlain, near the northern end of Lake Champlain and is on the U.S./Canadian border.

The town occupies the north-eastern corner of Clinton County and the state of New York. Within the town are two villages: Champlain and Rouses Point.

Nearby Lake Champlain was an important military and trade route during the colonial period. The lake and the town were named in honor of Samuel de Champlain, who first surveyed the area in 1609. It was part of Canada until 1763 and became part of the United States in 1783.

The town was formed in 1788, the same year the county was established. In 1799, the town was reduced by the formation of the town of Chateaugay (now in Franklin County). The founding of the towns of Chazy and Mooers, in 1804, further reduced Champlain.

Champlain is on the border with Canada and contains three border crossings: Champlain, Overton Corners, and Rouses Point. The Champlain Port of Entry on Interstate 87 is one of the four most important commercial gateways on the northern border, connecting New York City to the south with Montreal to the north, via Quebec Autoroute 15.

Champlain is approximately 43 miles (69 km) south of Montreal. According to the 2010 United States census, the town has a total area of 58.8 square miles (152.3 km²), of which 51.2 square miles (132.7 km²) is land and 7.6 square miles (19.6 km²), or 12.90%, is water.

Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River are on the eastern edge of the town, which shares a border with Grand Isle County, Vermont. The town line to the north is the international border with Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, Canada.

The 176-mile (283 km) Adirondack Northway (I-87) is a major north-south highway that begins at the Canadian border at Champlain and travels south to Albany, connecting to the New York State Thruway. US 9 parallels I-87, and U.S. Route 11 runs north-south across the town. US 2 intersects US-11 by Rouses Point. New York State Route 9B intersects US-11 in the north-east and US-9 in the southern part of Champlain, providing a highway closer to Lake Champlain. New York State Route 276 partly runs along the international border.