Santa Clara, New York
| Santa Clara, New York | |
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Long Pond in the Saint Regis Canoe Area
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 Santa Clara
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| Coordinates: 44°24′42″N 74°21′57″W / 44.41167°N 74.36583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Franklin |
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| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Marcel Webb (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 191.7 sq mi (496.5 km2) |
| • Land | 174.4 sq mi (451.7 km2) |
| • Water | 17.3 sq mi (44.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,588 ft (484 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 345 |
| • Density | 2/sq mi (0.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12980 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-65178 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979459 |
Santa Clara is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 345 at the 2010 census. The name was derived from the wife of an early town businessman, John Hurd.
The town is in the southwest part of the county, southwest of the village of Malone and west of the village of Saranac Lake. The town is within the Adirondack Park. It includes the 58 ponds of the Saint Regis Canoe Area, presently the only Canoe Wilderness Area in the park, as well as most of 4,700-acre (19 km2) Upper Saranac Lake.
The town of Santa Clara was formed from part of the town of Brandon in 1888. An addition from Brandon was added to Santa Clara in 1896.
William Rockefeller began buying property in the town around 1896 in order of establish an estate, used by members of his family during the summer.
The St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 191.7 square miles (496.5 km2), of which 174.4 square miles (451.7 km2) is land and 17.3 square miles (44.8 km2), or 9.02%, is water.
Santa Clara is the second largest town in the county. The south part of the town is dominated by numerous lakes.
New York State Route 458 is a north-south highway in Santa Clara. New York State Route 30 crosses the south part of the town.
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