Clinton is a town in Dutchess County, New York. The town is named after George Clinton an early governor of New York. The Town of Clinton is in the northwest quadrant of Dutchess County. There is also a Clinton County, New York in the north part of the state, which also contains a Town of Clinton and a Village of Clinton in Oneida County, New York.

Clinton was first settled around 1755. The town was part of the Great Nine Partners Patent of 1697. The town was established in 1786 from territory from the Towns of "Charlotte" and Rhinebeck. In 1821, part of Clinton was used to establish the two new Towns of Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley.

• Bulls Head -- A hamlet by the north town line.
• Clinton Corners -- A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town.
• Clinton Hollow -- A hamlet northwest of Clinton Corners.
• Dewitt Mills -- A hamlet near the west town line, northewest of Pleasant Plains.
• Hibernia -- A hamlet south of Clinton Corners.
• Pleasant Plains -- A hamlet west of Clinton Hollow.
• Silver Lake -- A small lake by the north town line.
• Schultzville -- A hamlet between Clinton Hollow and Bulls Head.