Long Lake, New York | |
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.jpg) The hamlet of Long Lake approaching on N.Y. Route 30 from the bridge. | |
 Location inHamilton County and the state ofNew York. | |
  Long Lake Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates:43°58′20″N74°25′15″W / 43.97222°N 74.42083°W /43.97222; -74.42083 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| County | Hamilton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Board |
| • Town Supervisor | Clay Arsenault |
| • Town Board | |
| Area | |
• Total | 449.84 sq mi (1,165.07 km2) |
| • Land | 407.03 sq mi (1,054.21 km2) |
| • Water | 42.80 sq mi (110.86 km2) 9.51% |
| Elevation | 1,906 ft (581 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 791 |
| • Density | 1.94/sq mi (0.750/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code[3] | 12847 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-041-43412 |
| GNIS feature ID[4] | 979168 |
| Website | www |
Long Lake is atown inHamilton County,New York, United States. The population was 791 at the2020 census.[6]
The town is named for 14-mile-long (23 km)Long Lake, beside which it sits. Acensus designated placebearing the same name sits within Long Lake, home to 596 of the town's 791 inhabitants. The town is entirely within theAdirondack Park and is the northernmost town in the county. It is a summer tourism destination offeringfishing,hiking,boating andswimming. In the winter months,snowmobiling is also popular. Long Lake is the home of the historicAdirondack Hotel. Long Lake is also noted for being home to Sabattis Scout Reservation, a long-term camp operated by the Longhouse Council,Boy Scouts of America.[7]
The town was settledcirca 1833 by Joel Plumley, a native ofVermont.
The town of Long Lake was formed in 1837 from sections of the towns ofArietta,Morehouse,Lake Pleasant, andWells. In 1861, the town was increased by additions from Arietta, Lake Pleasant, and Morehouse.
Long Lake is part of the 1.1 million acres (4,500 km2) acquired from theMohawk nation as part of the 1771Totten and Crossfield Purchase.[8] Long Lake is a glacial widening of theRaquette River and is part of the water route that connects theFulton Chain Lakes with theSaint Lawrence River drainage. This route was frequently traveled byguideboat in the mid-late 19th century. At that time, "a typical trip might start at theSaranacs from which a party could make its way to the Raquette River via Indian Carry and Stoney Creek."[9] The trip continued "via the lakes accessible from it— Long,Raquette,Forked, Blue andTupper."[9] Settled by the 1830s, Long Lake was isolated, except by water, untilWilliam Seward Webb'sMohawk and Malone Railway was built through what was then known as Long Lake West in 1892. Long Lake and Long Lake West were connected by a stage route. The Mohawk & Malone Railway was taken over by theNew York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1894, and was merged into the New York Central Railroad in 1913. Passenger rail service on the NYC ended on April 24, 1965. The town of Long Lake West was later renamed Sabattis, after Peter Sabattis and his sonMitchell Sabattis, the Abenaki Indian guides who came down from Canada and first settled in this area, followed by a long line of their offspring and family.
Long Lake West was the site of a fire that destroyed most of the town in 1908.
Long Lake is the starting point of theRoosevelt-Marcy Trail. On September 14, 1901Theodore Roosevelt was climbingMount Marcy when he got word that PresidentWilliam McKinley, who had been shot two weeks before inBuffalo, but had been expected to improve, had taken a serious turn for the worse.
Roosevelt rushed down 10 miles (16 km) from his campsite atLake Tear of the Clouds to the closest town and telephone, which was outside ofNewcomb, approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Long Lake. From there he took a legendary midnight stagecoach ride to the closest train station 26 miles (42 km) to the south, atNorth Creek, where he learned that McKinley had died. Roosevelt was sworn in at Buffalo.
Long Lake is located in northern Hamilton County at43°58′18″N074°35′10″W / 43.97167°N 74.58611°W /43.97167; -74.58611 (43.9717408, -74.5862453) and itselevation is 1,906 feet (581 m).[2] It is bordered to the west byHerkimer County, to the north bySt. Lawrence andFranklin counties, and to the east byEssex County.
According to the2010 United States census, the town has a total area of 449.837 square miles (1,165.07 km2), of which 407.033 square miles (1,054.21 km2) is land and 42.804 square miles (110.86 km2) is water.[10]
The town is in theAdirondack Park. It is the second-largest town in land area in New York (afterWebb in Herkimer County). The town of Long Lake extends approximately 25 miles (40 km) east to west and up to 12 miles (19 km) north to south. The town extends across the northern part of the county.
New York State Route 30, a north–south highway, intersectsNew York State Route 28N at Long Lake village. NY-28N and NY-30 run conjoined through part of Long Lake.New York State Route 28 is an east–west highway in the southwestern part of the town.
The body of water known as Long Lake is about 14 miles (23 km) long and up to 1-mile (1.6 km) wide. The lake extends from southwest to northeast and is part of theRaquette River system. The Raquette flows into Long Lake at the southwestern end and out the northeastern end, ultimately emptying into theSt. Lawrence River.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | 59 | — | |
| 1850 | 111 | 88.1% | |
| 1860 | 223 | 100.9% | |
| 1870 | 280 | 25.6% | |
| 1880 | 324 | 15.7% | |
| 1890 | 580 | 79.0% | |
| 1900 | 1,023 | 76.4% | |
| 1910 | 1,149 | 12.3% | |
| 1920 | 1,116 | −2.9% | |
| 1930 | 1,038 | −7.0% | |
| 1940 | 943 | −9.2% | |
| 1950 | 896 | −5.0% | |
| 1960 | 896 | 0.0% | |
| 1970 | 900 | 0.4% | |
| 1980 | 935 | 3.9% | |
| 1990 | 930 | −0.5% | |
| 2000 | 852 | −8.4% | |
| 2010 | 711 | −16.5% | |
| 2020 | 791 | 11.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] | |||
As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 852 people, 387 households, and 236 families residing in the town. The population density was 2.1 people per square mile (0.81 people/km2). There were 1,496 housing units at an average density of 3.7 units per square mile (1.4 units/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.42%White, 0.59%African American, 0.35%Native American, 0.23%Asian, 0.12%Pacific Islander, 0.23% fromother races, and 1.06% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.06% of the population.
There were 387 households, out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.68.
In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 18.4% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $44,583. Males had a median income of $29,141 versus $21,429 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $19,466. About 9.9% of families and 15.6% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.
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