Cranberry Lake, New York

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Cranberry Lake
hamlet & CDP
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Cranberry Lake
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Cranberry Lake
Cranberry Lake (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°13′21″N074°50′11″W / 44.22250°N 74.83639°W / 44.22250; -74.83639 [1]
CountryUnited States
State New York
County St. Lawrence County
Town Town of Clifton
Area
[2]
 • Total
19.71 sq mi (51.06 km2)
 • Land19.42 sq mi (50.31 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,489 ft (454 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
174
 • Density8.96/sq mi (3.46/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code [3]
12927
Area code 315
FIPS code [4] [5] 36-18817
GNIS feature ID [5] 976196

Cranberry Lake is a hamlet in the eastern part of the Town of Clifton, in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. It lies along New York State Route 3 on the north shore of Cranberry Lake. The population was 200 at the 2010 census, which lists the community as a census-designated place. [6]

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Cranberry Lake is the 3rd largest lake in the Adirondack Park [7] and its surrounding land is primarily undeveloped and state owned. The Cranberry Lake area has many ponds, streams, and mountains with extensive trails, such as the Cranberry Lake 50, a 50-mile hiking trail around the Lake.

There is one remaining historic building in Cranberry Lake, the Presbyterian Church, built in 1897, that has been restored to a community gathering location in the center of town. [8]

Geography

Cranberry Lake is located at 44°13′21″N074°50′11″W / 44.22250°N 74.83639°W / 44.22250; -74.83639 (44.2225615, -74.8362986) and its elevation is 1,489 feet (454 m). [1]

According to the 2010 United States Census, the CDP has a total area of 19.713 square miles (51.06 km2), of which 19.437 square miles (50.34 km2) is land and 0.276 square miles (0.71 km2) is water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 174—
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

Education

The census-designated place is in the Clifton-Fine Central School District. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cranberry Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices By County: Saint Lawrence County, New York". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Places: New York". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "FIPS55 Data: New York". U.S. Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006.
  6. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data: Cranberry Lake CDP, New York". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ Tagaro, Sheila (April 5, 2023). "Paradise Found: 10 of the Most Beautiful Adirondack Lakes To Explore". The Travel. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ French, Tom (July 23, 2023). "Community rallies to transform former church into new gathering place". Adirondack Explorer. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: St. Lawrence County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 16, 2024. - Text list
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