Welcome to Massena ...
The village of Massena is located close to the Saint Lawrence River/Seaway.
Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.
The location of Massena has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Massena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1811.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Massena has a population of 10,212 people<3> (see below for details).
The community of Massena is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Massena lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Massena: (315)
Websites for Massena ...
Official Website: www.village.massena.ny.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Massena had an population of 10,212 people. This is a decrease of 6.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.89% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Massena had a population of 10,936 people (or 9.77% of the total population of Saint Lawrence County). This makes Massena the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Massena represents 0.06% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 227th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 10,936 people, the population of Massena decreased 2.44% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,209 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Massena.
Communities Also Named Massena ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Massena - it's located in Iowa.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Massena.
Communities near Massena ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Massena.
- Cornwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <5>
- Potsdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <5>
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- Waddington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddington
- Waddington is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waddington <5>
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Brushton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Brushton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brushton <5>
- Dickinsons Landing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickinsons Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinsons Landing
- Santa Cruz ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santa Cruz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
- Wales ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Woodlands ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Massena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Massena.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Massena. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Massena.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Massena. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Massena.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Massena ...
Looking for more information about Massena? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Massena, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Massena.
Adding Massena to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Massena in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Massena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Massena post office opened in 1811.
We also found Massena in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Massena.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Massena: www.village.massena.ny.us/
The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Massena. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Massena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |