Minerva is a town in Essex County, New York, United States.

[2] The town is named after Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom.

The western town line is the border of Hamilton County, and the southern town line is the border of Warren County.

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 796 people, 321 households, and 225 families residing in the town.

There were 648 housing units at an average density of 4.1 per square mile (1.6/km2).

24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.