Gouverneur (village), New York

Gouverneur (pronounced GUH-vuh-nor) is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,551. That was down from 7,085 in 2010. The town is named after statesman and landowner Gouverneur Morris.The Town of Gouverneur contains a village named Gouverneur. The town is near the southwestern border of St. Lawrence County and is southwest of Canton, the county seat.

US Post Office-Gouverneur is a historic post office building located at Gouverneur in St. Lawrence County, New York. It was designed and built in 1915–1917, and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, James A. Wetmore. The building is in the Colonial Revival style and is a one-story, five bay masonry structure clad with a low limestone faced foundation. The main facade features a three bay recessed portico.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

First Presbyterian Church Complex is a historic Presbyterian church located at Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York. The complex consists of the Romanesque Revival style church (1892-1893) and Queen Anne style manse (1904). The church has a modified cruciform plan with a cross-gable roof and constructed of both roughhewn and smoothly dressed Gouverneur marble. The front facade features an entrance loggia, with unequal square towers with hipped roofs flanking it. The manse is constructed of yellow pressed brick and features a round three-story tower and verandah. The interior features Colonial Revival style design elements. The house was sold to the Gouverneur Historical Society in 1974 and houses a local history museumIt was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

The Gouverneur Correctional Facility is a medium-security state prison for men located in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, owned and operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The facility has a working capacity of 1075 inmates held at medium security. By October 2013, the number of inmates had decreased to 800, overseen by 367 employees.

Hailesboro is a hamlet and census-designated place in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. Its population was 624 as of the 2010 census. Hailesboro has a post office with ZIP code 13645. New York State Route 58 and New York State Route 812 pass through the community.

WLFK (95.3 FM, "95-3 The Wolf") is a radio station licensed for 6,000 watts at Gouverneur, New York. The station also has a low-power repeater in Watertown, New York which broadcasts with 50 watts. The audio from this station can be heard on Time Warner Cable in Watertown, New York on channel 96. Time Warner picks up the broadcast from repeater 104.1 which is also in Watertown. Since the FM audio subcarrier for cable channel 96 can be heard on 101.75 FM, cable subscribers in the greater Watertown area can hear WLFK in a much larger area than its low powered Watertown signal can cover. Owned and operated by Community Broadcasters, LLC, it broadcasts a country format. The station carries a national news feed from CNN at the top of each hour. The station has a local disc jockey, Wolfman Bill, (weekdays 6-9 am), and local news courtesy of John Moore at WWTI-TV 50 (Watertown, New York). The remainder of the schedule is filled by satellite, with no local news after that. The station broadcasts Clarkson University hockey. The announcer is Bob Ahlfeld.

Hendricks Field (FAA LID: NK16) is a private use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Gouverneur, a village in the Town of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. It was formerly a public use airport at which time its FAA location identifier was 1K0.

Fowler is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 2,202 at the 2010 census. The Town of Fowler is located on the southwestern border of the county and is southwest of Canton and southeast of Gouverneur.

Sylvia Lake is a lake located by Balmat, New York. Fish species present in the lake are largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, lake trout, rainbow trout, landlocked salmon, and black bullhead. There is a state owned beach launch on Route 812 between Fowler and Balmat.

Yellow Lake is located by Wegatchie, New York. The outlet creek empties into the Oswegatchie River. Fish species present in the lake are largemouth bass, black bullhead, northern pike, rock bass, yellow perch, bluegill, and black crappie. There is a state owned carry down located off Yellow Lake Road.

Oxbow is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 108.

The Dr. Abner Benton House is a historic house located in Oxbow, Jefferson County, New York.