Danube, New York

Danube is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,039 at the 2010 census. Early Palatine German immigrants in the eighteenth century named the town after the Danube River in Europe.

Danube, New York
Location within Herkimer County
Danube
Danube
Coordinates: 42°59′17″N 74°48′9″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyHerkimer
Government
  TypeTown Council
  Town SupervisorRick Mosher
  Town Council
Members' List
Area
  Total29.61 sq mi (76.70 km2)
  Land29.35 sq mi (76.03 km2)
  Water0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
Elevation
443 ft (135 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total1,039
  Estimate 
(2019)
1,020
  Density34.85/sq mi (13.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-043-19686
GNIS feature ID0978885
Websitewww.town.danube.ny.us

The town is in southeastern Herkimer County, southeast of the city of Little Falls and south of the Mohawk River.

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