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This article is about the hamlet in New York. For the lake of the same name, see Schroon Lake (New York lake).

Census-designated place in New York, United States
Schroon Lake, New York
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 43°50′18″N 73°45′42″W / 43.83833°N 73.76167°W / 43.83833; -73.76167
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyEssex
TownSchroon
Area
 • Total3.69 sq mi (9.54 km)
 • Land2.89 sq mi (7.48 km)
 • Water0.80 sq mi (2.07 km)
Elevation866 ft (264 m)
Population
 • Total921
 • Density319.13/sq mi (123.21/km)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code12870
FIPS code36-65640

Schroon Lake (/ˈskruːn/ SKROON) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Schroon in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 833 at the 2010 census, or just over half of the total population of the town of Schroon.

Geography

Schroon Lake CDP is located in the center of the town of Schroon, at the northern end of Schroon Lake, the water body. U.S. Route 9 is the main road through the community, while Interstate 87 passes through the western part of the CDP. The CDP extends north along US 9 to Alder Meadow Road and south to Kates Way. The closest I-87 access is from Exit 28 (NY-74), north of the hamlet or Exit 27 (South Schroon Road) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Schroon Lake CDP has a total area of 3.68 square miles (9.54 km), of which 2.89 square miles (7.48 km) is land and 0.80 square miles (2.07 km), or 27.34%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020921
U.S. Decennial Census

Education

The census-designated place is in the Schroon Lake Central School District.

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. Malone, Destiny (May 25, 2012). "The "Official" Way To Pronounce 'Schroon' Lake". Adirondack.net. Retrieved November 3, 2016. Sharon Piper from the Schroon Lake Bed & Breakfast was courteous enough to help me out. ... "Regarding the correct way to say our town, it is SKroon (like school)," said Piper. "Many people say Shroon (like mushroom) but that is not it, and we snicker behind our hands when people do that."
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Schroon Lake CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Essex County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2024. - Text list
Municipalities and communities of Essex County, New York, United States
County seat: Elizabethtown
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Map of New York highlighting Essex County
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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