Little Falls, New York | |
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Town | |
Location within the state of New York | |
Coordinates: 43°1′2″N 74°53′26″W / 43.01722°N 74.89056°WCoordinates: 43°1′2″N 74°53′26″W / 43.01722°N 74.89056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Herkimer |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
• Town Supervisor | Brian T. Marhaver (D) |
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Area | |
• Total | 22.6 sq mi (58.5 km2) |
• Land | 22.4 sq mi (58.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 404 ft (123 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,587 |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 13365 |
Area code(s) | 315 |
FIPS code | 36-42752 |
GNIS feature ID | 0979158 |
Little Falls is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,587 at the 2010 census. The town is named after a waterfall located nearby.
The Town of Little Falls has on its eastern end a small city called Little Falls. Both town and city are east of Utica.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.6 square miles (58.5 km²), of which, 22.4 square miles (58.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.75%) is water.
The south boundary of the town is defined by the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal.
North-south highways New York State Route 169 and New York State Route 170 converge on the City of Little Falls. New York State Route 5 is an east-west highway north of the Mohawk River.
The town is surrounded by hills.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,544 people, 580 households, and 454 families residing in the town. The population density was 68.9 people per square mile (26.6/km²). There were 637 housing units at an average density of 28.4 per square mile (11.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.51% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.