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Parishville, New York

Parishville
Town
Parishville is located in New York Adirondack Park
Parishville
Parishville
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 44°35′53″N 74°51′0″W / 44.59806°N 74.85000°W / 44.59806; -74.85000Coordinates: 44°35′53″N 74°51′0″W / 44.59806°N 74.85000°W / 44.59806; -74.85000
Country United States
State New York
County St. Lawrence
Area
 • Total 101.4 sq mi (5,672 km2)
 • Land 98.2 sq mi (5,672 km2)
 • Water 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km2)
Elevation 1,102 ft (336 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,153
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 36-56374
GNIS feature ID 0979343

Parishville is a town in the east-central part of St. Lawrence County, east of Potsdam, in the state of New York, United States. The population was 2,153 at the 2010 census.

The town was laid out in 1809 on a tract of land that David Parish had purchased from J. D. Le Ray de Chaumont in 1808. The first settlers arrived around 1810.

The town was formed in 1814 from the town of Hopkinton. The town was named for David Parish. In 1843, part of Parishville was used to form the town of Colton.

The Luke Brown House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 101.4 square miles (263 km2), of which, 98.2 square miles (254 km2) of it is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) of it (3.20%) is water.

The town is partly in the Adirondack Park.

The West Branch of the St. Regis River flows northward through the town. The Raquette River flows through the south part of Parishville.

New York State Route 72 is an east-west highway in the north part of the town. New York State Route 56 cuts across the southwest corner of the town.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,049 people, 797 households, and 564 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.9 people per square mile (8.1/km²). There were 1,204 housing units at an average density of 12.3 per square mile (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.98% White, 0.05% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.


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