Editing Harrietstown, New York

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'''Harrietstown''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The total population was 5,254 at the 2020 census,<ref>U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Harrietstown, Franklin County, New York QuickFacts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/harrietstowntownfranklincountynewyork</ref> In 2010 3,879 of the town's residents lived in the village of [[Saranac Lake, New York|Saranac Lake]] on the eastern side of the town.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0700000US360333231465233| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Saranac Lake village (part), Harrietstown town, Franklin County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=June 13, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214001139/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0700000US360333231465233| archive-date=February 14, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Harrietstown is in the southeastern corner of Franklin County and is south of the town of [[Brighton, Franklin County, New York|Brighton]].

== History ==
The area around Saranac Lake was first settled ''circa''  1819. Harrietstown was formed from the town of [[Duane, New York|Duane]] in 1841. At the end of the 19th century, it became the location for [[Sanatorium|sanatoria]] for the treatment of lung diseases, taking advantage of the clear mountain air.

By 1900, the area became a tourist area, assisted by the winter carnivals begun in 1898.

[[Ames Cottage]], [[Baird Cottage]], [[Camp Intermission]], [[Church Street Historic District (Saranac Lake, New York)|Church Street Historic District]], [[Colbath Cottage]], [[Cottage Row Historic District]], [[Distin Cottage]], [[Drury Cottage]], [[Ellenberger Cottage]], [[Feisthamel-Edelberg Cottage]], [[Feustmann Cottage]], [[E. L. Gray House]], [[Hillside Lodge]], [[Hooey Cottage]], [[Hopkins Cottage]], [[Jennings Cottage]], [[Johnson Cottage]], [[Leis Block]], [[Leis Cottage]], [[Magill Cottage]], [[McBean Cottage]], [[Morgan Cottage]], [[Noyes Cottage]], [[Radwell Cottage]], [[Ryan Cottage]], [[Sarbanes Cottage]], [[Schrader-Griswold Cottage]], [[Seeley Cottage]], [[Sloan Cottage]], [[Smith Cottage]], [[Stonaker Cottage]], and [[Walker Cottage]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Harrietstown is inside the [[Adirondack Park]] and is the largest town by area in Franklin County. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], it has a total area of {{convert|553.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|509.9|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|43.5|km2|order=flip}}, or 7.87%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3603332314| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Harrietstown town, Franklin County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=June 13, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213131336/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3603332314| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

The southern town line is the border of [[Hamilton County, New York|Hamilton County]] and [[Essex County, New York|Essex County]]. The eastern town boundary is also on the border of Essex County. The village of Saranac Lake is on the eastern border of the town, primarily in Harrietstown but extending east into the towns of [[St. Armand, New York|St. Armand]] and [[North Elba, New York|North Elba]] in Essex County.

[[New York State Route 3]] runs east–west through the town, while [[New York State Route 30]] and [[New York State Route 86]] traverse the town, running north–south. NY-3 and NY-30 join in the western part of the town. [[New York State Route 186]] connects NY-3 to NY-86 in the northern part of the town.

All of [[Lower Saranac Lake]], most of [[Middle Saranac Lake]], and the southern end of [[Upper Saranac Lake]] occupy a band across the central part of the town. They are drained by the [[Saranac River]], which flows east through [[Oseetah Lake]], then north through the village of Saranac Lake before exiting the town to the northeast and draining to [[Lake Champlain]]. The [[Raquette River]], which flows northwest to the [[St. Lawrence River]] near [[Massena, New York|Massena]], crosses the southwestern part of Harrietstown.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 181
|1860= 340
|1870= 416
|1880= 533
|1890= 1582
|1900= 3390
|1910= 4753
|1920= 4797
|1930= 6856
|1940= 6117
|1950= 6014
|1960= 5664
|1970= 5643
|1980= 5604
|1990= 5621
|2000= 5575
|2010= 5709
|2020= 5254
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Harrietstown, Franklin County, New York QuickFacts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/harrietstowntownfranklincountynewyork</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,575 people, 2,544 households, and 1,340 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|28.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,417 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.65% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 2,544 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.3% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,838, and the median income for a family was $45,505. Males had a median income of $32,833 versus $25,407 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,529. About 7.4% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Harrietstown ==
[[Image:Small Island in Lower Saranac Lake.jpg|thumb|Lower Saranac Lake]]
[[Image:Middle Saranac Lake - Lean-to.jpg|thumb|A [[lean-to]] at a campsite on Middle Saranac Lake]]

* [[Adirondack Regional Airport]] (SLK) &ndash; An [[airport]] in the northeastern part of the town that services the Saranac Lake  region
* Axton Landing &ndash; A [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the southern section of the town by the [[Raquette River]] and south of NY-30
* Coreys &ndash; A location in the southern part of the town, north of Axton Landing
* Eagle Island &ndash; A prominent island in [[Lower Saranac Lake]]
* Fish Creek Ponds &ndash; A location on the western side of [[Upper Saranac Lake]]
* Follensby Pond &ndash; A lake by the western town line
* Harrietstown &ndash; A hamlet near the eastern town boundary on NY-86 and east of the airport
* Lake Clear &ndash; A lake near the western town line
* [[Lake Clear, New York|Lake Clear]] &ndash; A hamlet near the western town line on NY-30, south of the likewise-named lake
* Lake Clear Junction &ndash; A hamlet east of Lake Clear on NY-30
* [[Lake Colby]] &ndash; A hamlet north of Saranac Lake village on NY-86
* McMasters Crossing &ndash; A hamlet south of Lake Clear on County Road 50
* [[Lower Saranac Lake]] &ndash; A [[lake]] southwest of Saranac Lake village
* [[Middle Saranac Lake]] &ndash; A lake in the southern part of the town, mostly within the town
* [[Oseetah Lake]] &ndash; A lake on the eastern town line, south of Saranac Lake village
* [[Saranac Lake, New York|Saranac Lake]] &ndash; Part of the Village of Saranac Lake is at the eastern town line at the junction of NY-3 and NY-86
* [[Upper St. Regis, New York|Upper St. Regis]] &ndash; A location on NY-30 by the northern town line
* [[Upper Saranac Lake]] &ndash; The southern end of the lake is in the western part of the town
* Wawbeek &ndash; A hamlet on NY-30 by the junction of County Road 45 at the western side of Upper Saranac Lake

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.harrietstown.org Town of Harrietstown official website]

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[[Category:Towns in Franklin County, New York]]
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