St. Lawrence County > Gouverneur
Population:
6,551 town
3,526 village
Gouverneur was named for Gouverneur Morris, minister to France.
Gouverneur Hospital, a critical access hospital that is part of the St. Lawrence Health System, is the community’s largest nonprofit.
School districts: Gouverneur Central School District
Libraries: Reading Room Association of Gouverneur
Hospitals: Gouverneur Hospital
Emergency services: Gouverneur Volunteer Rescue Squad, Gouverneur Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Gouverneur Cemetery, Maple Grove Cemetery, Spragueville Cemetery, Woodland Cemetery
Recent grants:
Gouverneur Hospital
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $1,000,000 (2022)
Gouverneur Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $70,000 (2024)
Gouverneur Volunteer Rescue Squad
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $130,083 (2022)
Kinney Drugs Foundation
Cygnus Management Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $5,000 (2022)
VFW Post 6338
NYS Veterans Nonprofit Capital Grant Program - Albany, NY - $70,000 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Gouverneur (by assets) include:
Gouverneur Hospital
Kinney Drugs Foundation
Reading Room Association of Gouverneur NY
Gouverneur Foundation
Cambray Housing Corporation
Gouverneur Fire Company
Gouverneur Cemetery Assoc
Gouverneur Volunteer Rescue Squad
Gouverneur Agricultural & Mechanical Society
Gouverneur Country Club
American Legion
It Is Finished Ministries
Gouverneur Business Women
Civil Service Employees Association
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Gouverneur Community Center
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gouverneur Hospital Auxiliary
Ryans Wish Foundation