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Massena is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 13,121 at the 2000 census. The town and its village are named after a hero of the Napoleonic Wars.

The Town of Massena contains a village also called Massena. The town in on the northern border of the county.

Massena is home to an Alcoa plant, and a former Reynolds Metals Company plant, now called Alcoa East, and a General Motors aluminum engine-casting plant.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 145.4 km² (56.1 mi²). 115.7 km² (44.7 mi²) of it is land and 29.7 km² (11.5 mi²) of it (20.43%) is water.

The north town line of Massena is the international border of Canada, defined partly by the St. Lawrence River. The eastern town line is the border of Franklin County.

The Raquette River and the Grasse River flow eastward and parallel across the town with the Raquette River being the more southerly. Both are tributaries of the St. Lawrence River.

New York State Route 37, New York State Route 37B, New York State Route 131 are east-west highways across the town. Of these, NY-131 follows the most northern route, along the south bank of the St. Lawerence River. New York State Route 420 is a north-south highway that intersects NY-37 in Massena village. New York State Route 37C intersects NY-37 in the eastern corner of the town.

Communities and locations in Massena:
Barnhardt Island -- An island in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Massena village. The island is at the international border.
Long Sault Island ("Isle au Long Saut") -- An island in the St. Lawercne River north of Massena village.
Massena -- The Village of Massena is at the west town line on bothe banks of the Grasse River.
Massena Center -- A hamlet northeast of Massena village.
Massena International Airport - Richards Field (MSS) -- The local airport is east of Massena village, south of NY-37.
Massena Power Canal -- A waterway connecting the Grasse River to the St. Lawrence River.
Massena Springs -- A hamlet south of Massena village by the Raquette River. The community was the site of health resorts and hotels based on sulphurous spring water.
Raquette River -- A hamlet east of Massena village, located by the Raquette River. It was first settled around 1804.
Robert Moses State Park -- A state park in the northern part of the town.
Rooseveltown -- A hamlet near the eastern town line by the Raquette River.
Wiley Dondero Canal -- A waterway constructed as part of the St Lawerence power project.

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