Horicon, New York
| Horicon | |
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| Town | |
| Town of Horicon | |
 Location of Horicon in Warren County |
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| Coordinates: 43°42′18″N 73°44′7″W / 43.70500°N 73.73528°WCoordinates: 43°42′18″N 73°44′7″W / 43.70500°N 73.73528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Warren |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.8 sq mi (186.0 km2) |
| • Land | 66.1 sq mi (171.1 km2) |
| • Water | 5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,479 |
| • Density | 22.4/sq mi (8.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12815 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-35639 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979076 |
Horicon is a town in Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Horicon's population was 1,479 at the 2000 census.
Horicon is on the county's north border and is inside the Adirondack Park.
Horicon was first settled around 1800. The town was formed in 1838 from parts of the towns of Hague and Bolton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 71.8 square miles (186 km2), of which, 66.1 square miles (171 km2) of it is land and 5.7 square miles (15 km2) of it (7.98%) is water.
The north town line is the border of Essex County, New York.
New York State Route 8 crosses the town, forming a major east-west highway.
The town is also the site of the Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation, a Boy Scout camp owned by the Westchester-Putnam Council of Hawthorne, New York.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,479 people, 642 households, and 446 families residing in the town. The population density was 22.4 people per square mile (8.6/km²). There were 1,767 housing units at an average density of 26.7 per square mile (10.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.58% White, 0.20% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.
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