  champlain is a village in clinton county, new york, united states. the population was 1,101 at the 2010 census. the village is located in the town of champlain about  west of lake champlain and is north of plattsburgh. ==history== the lake and the village were named in honor of samuel de champlain, who first surveyed the area in 1609. it was part of canada until 1763, and became part of the united states in 1783. champlain was an important staging point in the war of 1812. 
Villages_in_Clinton_County,_New_York Villages_in_New_York