Place:Colton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

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NameColton
TypeTown
Coordinates44.55°N 74.933°W
Located inSt. Lawrence, New York, United States
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Colton is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 1,451 at the 2010 census. The town, originally named "Matildaville", is named after early settler Jesse Colton Higley.

Colton is in the southeastern part of the county, south of Potsdam.

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The first land patents were issued in 1776. The first settlement took place circa 1825 near Colton village, in the northern part of the town.

Colton was organized in 1843 from part of the town of Parishville. Additional land from Parishville was added to Colton in 1851, and Colton was increased in 1876 from territory taken from the town of Hopkinton.

The Zion Episcopal Church and Rectory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The Hepburn Library of Colton was added in 2012.

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