Schuyler Falls, New York
| Schuyler Falls, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Clinton County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 44°39′47″N 73°33′54″W / 44.66306°N 73.56500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Clinton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Richard Potiker (R) |
| • Town Council |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 36.8 sq mi (95.4 km2) |
| • Land | 36.5 sq mi (94.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 561 ft (171 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,181 |
| • Density | 142/sq mi (54.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12985, 12962 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-65717 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979474 |
| Website | www |
Schuyler Falls is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 5,181 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Peter Schuyler, who bought the mill on the Salmon River from Zephaniah Platt.
Schuyler Falls is in the south-central part of the county and is southwest of Plattsburgh.
The area was first settled around 1794 by Ezra Turner, who settled near the Salmon River, and built the first sawmill in 1801.
The town was formed from the town of Plattsburgh in 1848.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Schuyler Falls has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95.4 km2), of which 36.5 square miles (94.6 km2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km2), or 0.82%, is water.
The Saranac River forms the north town line, with the town of Plattsburgh on the opposite shore. The Salmon River runs through the southern part of the town, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the border with the town of Peru. Both rivers flow east into Lake Champlain.
New York State Route 22B is a north-south highway in the town, beginning east-west in the hamlet of Morrisonville.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,128 people, 1,866 households, and 1,416 families residing in the town. The population density was 140.5 people per square mile (54.3/km²). There were 2,001 housing units at an average density of 54.8 per square mile (21.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.15% White, 1.09% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.
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