Lyonsdale, New York
| Lyonsdale, New York | |
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 Lyonsdale, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°36′8″N 75°18′5″W / 43.60222°N 75.30139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Lewis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.10 sq mi (181.57 km2) |
| • Land | 68.74 sq mi (178.04 km2) |
| • Water | 1.36 sq mi (3.53 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,220 ft (372 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,227 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,216 |
| • Density | 17.69/sq mi (6.83/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13433 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-049-43995 |
| GNIS feature ID | 979176 |
Lyonsdale is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 1,227 at the 2010 census. The town is named after its principal community and its founder Caleb Lyon.
The Town of Lyonsdale is in the southeast part of the county and is just north of Boonville.
The community of Lyonsdale was settled in 1819.
Caleb Lyons, the town founder, was an advocate of the Black River Canal.
The town was formed from the Town of Greig in 1873. The traditional economy has been based on forest products, such as wood pulp.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 70.1 square miles (182 km2), of which 68.8 square miles (178 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) (1.84%) is water.
The west town line is the Black River and the Town of Leyden, The east town line is the border of the Town of Webb in Herkimer County, the south town line is the border of the Town of Boonville in Oneida County, and the north town line is the border of the Town of Greig.
Part of the town is in the Adirondack Park. The Moose River flows through the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,273 people, 468 households, and 336 families residing in the town. The population density was 18.5 people per square mile (7.1/km²). There were 703 housing units at an average density of 10.2 per square mile (3.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.19% White, 0.86% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.31% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.
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