 hopkinton is a town in st. lawrence county, new york in the united states. the population was 1,077 at the 2010 census. the town is named for roswell hopkins, a pioneer settler. the town of hopkinton is on the county's eastern border and is east of potsdam. == history ==  the first settler arrived around 1802. the town was organized in 1805 and is one of the original ten towns of the county. the town was much larger than the present town, having lost territory on the formation of newer towns of the county, including: parishville (1814), lawrence (1828) and colton (1976), which towns were themselves partitioned as boundary adjustments were made. ==geography== according
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