Fort Johnson

Geography

Fort Johnson is located in northeastern Montgomery County at (42.958303, -74.236018), in the western part of the town of Amsterdam. It is bordered to the east by the city of Amsterdam and to the south by the Mohawk River, across which is the town of Florida. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which are land and , or 12.75%, are water. Kayaderosseras Creek (of Montgomery County) joins the Mohawk River in the village. Pepper Island in the Mohawk River is south of the village. New York State Route 5, an east-west highway, passes through the south part of the village, where it is joined by New York State Route 67, Fort Johnson Avenue. NY-5 leads southeast to the center of Amsterdam and west to Fonda, the Montgomery county seat, while NY-67 leads northwest eight miles to Johnstown.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• AMSTERDAM HIGH SCHOOL
  High · AMSTERDAM · 1,179 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• WILBUR H LYNCH LITERACY ACADEMY
  Middle · AMSTERDAM · 817 students · 12.4:1 ratio
• FONDA-FULTONVILLE K-4 SCHOOL
  Elementary · FONDA · 525 students · 14.2:1 ratio
• HAMILTON-FULTON-MONTGOMERY BOCES
  Other · JOHNSTOWN · 489 students · 6.4:1 ratio
• WILLIAM B TECLER ARTS IN EDUCATION
  Elementary · AMSTERDAM · 461 students · 18.4:1 ratio
• RAPHAEL J MCNULTY ACADEMY FOR INTERN STUDIES & LITERACY
  Elementary · AMSTERDAM · 447 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• MARIE CURIE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND COMMUNICATION
  Elementary · AMSTERDAM · 443 students · 19.3:1 ratio
• FONDA-FULTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · FONDA · 389 students · 11.8:1 ratio