Victory, Saratoga County, New York

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CountryUnited States
Incorporated1849
Victory
Village of Victory
The Victory Mills
Motto: 
Home of the Saratoga Battle Monument
Map highlighting Victory's location within Saratoga County.
Map highlighting Victory's location within Saratoga County.
Victory is located in New York
Victory
Victory
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 43°5′19″N 73°35′37″W / 43.08861°N 73.59361°W / 43.08861; -73.59361
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySaratoga
TownSaratoga
Incorporated1849
Government
  MayorCorey Helwig
Area
  Total
0.53 sq mi (1.36 km2)
  Land0.53 sq mi (1.36 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
666
  Density1,267.4/sq mi (489.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
12884
Area code518
FIPS code36-77431
Websitehttps://www.villageofvictory.com/

Victory is a village in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 666 at the 2020 census. The village is located in the northeastern part of the town of Saratoga, southwest of and bordering the village of Schuylerville. Victory is one of the smallest villages in New York.

The Saratoga Monument of 1883 commemorates the surrender of the British General Burgoyne to American General Gates in 1777, an event that historians note as the "Turning Point of the American Revolution."[2]

The village was incorporated in 1849. The name Victory is most certainly to commemorate the defeat of the British at the Battles of Saratoga, where Burgoyne surrendered his sword to Gates.

The village has also been called "Victory Mills" due to the large (now defunct) cotton mill of the Saratoga Victory Manufacturing Company. The company operated there from 1846 to 1929 and was centrally located on the primary road through town, Gates Avenue. The US Postal Service refers to the village's ZIP code as Victory Mills.

The Victory Mills building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 19, 2010.[3]

Geography

Victory is located at 43°5′19″N 73°35′37″W / 43.08861°N 73.59361°W / 43.08861; -73.59361 (43.088514, -73.593563).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 square mile (1.4 km2), all land.

The village is located on the north bank of Fish Creek, a tributary of the nearby Hudson River.

New York State Route 32, Gates Avenue, passes through the village.

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