Carlton, New York
| Carlton, New York | |
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| Town | |
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 Location in Orleans County and the state of New York. |
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.svg) Location of New York in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 43°20′21″N 78°12′51″W / 43.33917°N 78.21417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orleans |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.5 sq mi (115.4 km2) |
| • Land | 43.7 sq mi (113.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,994 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-12496 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978792 |
Carlton is a town in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 2,994 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from Carleton, a shipbuilding district near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The Town of Carlton lies in the north part of the county, on the shore of Lake Ontario.
The Town of Carlton was formed from the towns of Gaines and Ridgeway in 1822 and was then known as the "Town of Oak Orchard". It was renamed as "Carlton" in 1825.
The population was 2,297 in 1892.
On September 1, 2010, five teenagers were charged with disrupting religious services at the World Sufi Foundation mosque located in Carlton. The teenagers were accused of discharging a firearm, yelling obscenities, and hitting a mosque attendee with a car.
Point Breeze, a hamlet in Carlton located at the meeting point of Lake Ontario and the Oak Orchard River, was selected in 2013 by the World Fishing Network as the United State's "Ultimate Fishing Town" following an online competition that highlighted the town's sport fishing assets.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.5 square miles (115 km2), of which 43.7 square miles (113 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (1.86%) is water.
The Oak Orchard River enters Lake Ontario in the north part of Carlton, as does Johnson Creek. The Lake Ontario State Parkway begins in the town and ends in Monroe County, New York. New York State Route 18 is the major east-west route traversing the town, while north-south Routes NY-98 and NY-279 have their northern termini in Carlton.
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