Clare, New York
| Clare, New York | |
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 Clare, New York
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| Coordinates: 44°22′55″N 74°59′31″W / 44.38194°N 74.99194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | St. Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 97.3 sq mi (251.9 km2) |
| • Land | 96.6 sq mi (250.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,148 ft (350 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 105 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-15792 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978828 |
Clare is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 105 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Clare is in the south-central part of the county and is south of the Village of Canton, the county seat.
The Town of Clare, formed in 1880 from part of the Town of Peirrepont, was the last town formed in the county. Madam De Stael, a French author, at one time invested in the town lands, on the advice of her friend Gouverneur Morris, while it was still part of Pierrepont.
A history in 1894 indicated that almost no business existed in the town, and there were no organized churches.
The Clare Town Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 97.3 square miles (252 km2), of which, 96.6 square miles (250 km2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it (0.67%) is water.
The town is in the Adirondack Park, and two branches of the Grasse River flow through the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 112 people, 46 households, and 32 families residing in the town. The population density was 1.2 people per square mile (0.4/km²). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 1.1 per square mile (0.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.54% White, 1.79% Native American, 0.89% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.
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