Day, New York
| Day | |
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| Town | |
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| Coordinates: 43°18′8″N 74°0′37″W / 43.30222°N 74.01028°WCoordinates: 43°18′8″N 74°0′37″W / 43.30222°N 74.01028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Saratoga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.6 sq mi (180.1 km2) |
| • Land | 64.3 sq mi (166.6 km2) |
| • Water | 5.2 sq mi (13.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 920 |
| • Density | 14.3/sq mi (5.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12835 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-19807 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978888 |
Day is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 920 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Eliphaz Day, a noted lumberman.
The Town of Day is in the northwest part of the county and is northeast of Amsterdam.
Day is inside the Adirondack Park.
The town was first settled around 1797.
The town was formed in 1819 from parts of the Towns of Edinburg and Hadley. The original name of the town was "Concord." Part of the town was flooded in 1930 when the Conklingville dam created the Sacandaga Reservoir (now Great Sacandaga Lake). Some of the historic buildings were saved by moving them to higher ground, while others are now under the surface of the lake.
The David Rayfiel House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 69.6 square miles (180 km2), of which, 64.3 square miles (167 km2) of it is land and 5.2 square miles (13 km2) of it (7.53%) is water.
The town borders Great Sacandaga Lake. The north town line is the county line with Warren County, and the west town line is the county line with Hamilton County.
As of the census of 2000, there were 920 people, 382 households, and 275 families residing in the town. The population density was 14.3 people per square mile (5.5/km²). There were 1,507 housing units at an average density of 23.4 per square mile (9.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.26% White, 0.11% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
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