: there is another town of lewis in essex county, new york.  ---- lewis is a town in lewis county, new york, united states. the population was 854 at the 2010 census. the town is named after its county, which is named after former governor, morgan lewis. the town of lewis is situated on the south border of the county and is north of rome. most of the town's population lives in the south part of the town. == history == settlement commenced around 1800. two families arrived in 1798, but left after about two years. permanent settlers began appearing in 1799 and an influx of foreigners in 1831 helped populate the early town. the town of lewis was formed in 1852 from the towns of leyden and west turin. ==geography== according to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of , of which,  of it is land and  of it (0.69%) is water. the south town line is the border of [[oneid
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