Cranberry Lake, New York

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Cranberry Lake
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Cranberry Lake
Location within the state of New York
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]
  Total19.71 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)
  Total174
  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]

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References

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  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.
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