Editing Inlet, New York

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|motto                    = "Share our Good Nature"

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|leader_name              = John B. Frey ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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'''Inlet''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Hamilton County, New York|Hamilton County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 355 at the 2020 census, up from 333 in 2010.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604137495| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Inlet town, Hamilton County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=November 14, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213160954/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604137495| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>US Census Bureau, 2020 Results, Inlet town, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Inlet%20town,%20Hamilton%20County,%20New%20York</ref> The name is derived from its location at the eastern end (inlet) of Fourth Lake, part of the [[Fulton Chain of Lakes]].

The town is on the western edge of Hamilton County.

== History ==
The area developed to serve the needs of many sportsmen after the middle of the 19th century, and was known as the "Inlet on Fourth Lake". The town of Inlet was formed in 1901 from the north part of the town of [[Morehouse, New York|Morehouse]]. In 1901, the community of Inlet set itself off as a village by incorporation but has since abandoned that status.

== About the area ==
Inlet has been a hub of Adirondack tourism for more than a century. Inlet is surrounded by over one million acres (400,000 ha) of lands within the [[Adirondack Park]] that are easily accessible.

''[[An American Tragedy]]'', [[Theodore Dreiser]]'s award-winning novel based on the [[murder of Grace Brown]], included a scene at Arrowhead. The actual murder took place in Punkey Bay on [[Big Moose Lake]] in 1906. Three days later, [[Chester Gillette]] was arrested at the Arrowhead Hotel in Inlet, the site of the present Arrowhead Park. Gillette was sentenced to die in the [[electric chair]] in [[Auburn, New York]]. The book was later made into the movie "[[A Place in the Sun (1951 film)|A Place in the Sun]]" starring [[Montgomery Clift]] and [[Elizabeth Taylor]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|171.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|161.1|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|10.8|km2|order=flip}}, or 6.29%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The western town line is the border of [[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer County]]. The [[Moose River (New York)|Moose River]] defines the southern town line.

[[New York State Route 28]] is an east–west highway across Inlet and is the only significant road in the town.

The [[Fulton Chain Lakes]] stretch across Inlet into neighboring areas.

=== Adjacent towns and areas ===
Inlet forms its western border with the towns of [[Ohio, New York|Ohio]] and [[Webb, New York|Webb]] in Herkimer County. To the south is the town of [[Morehouse, New York|Morehouse]]. The town of [[Long Lake, New York|Long Lake]] forms the northern and part of the eastern boundary, and the town of [[Arietta, New York|Arietta]] forms the southern part of the eastern boundary.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 197
|1920= 171
|1930= 251
|1940= 310
|1950= 319
|1960= 307
|1970= 287
|1980= 320
|1990= 343
|2000= 406
|2010= 333
|2020= 355
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|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|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>
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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 406 people, 188 households, and 128 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|6.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.46% of the population.

There were 188 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.59.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,574, and the median income for a family was $37,361. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $15,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,076.  About 7.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Inlet ==
*'''[[Bug Lake (New York)|Bug Lake]]''' &ndash; A lake located north of Seventh Lake.
*'''Browns Tract Pond''' &ndash; A small lake on the northern edge of the town, bordered by the state-operated [[Brown Tract Pond Campground]].
*'''[[Cascade Lake (New York)|Cascade Lake]]''' &ndash; A lake in the northern corner of the town.
*'''[[Eagle Bay, New York|Eagle Bay]]''' &ndash; A hamlet in Herkimer County at the western town line of Inlet.
*'''[[Eagles Nest Lake]]''' &ndash; A lake located north of Seventh Lake.
*'''[[Eighth Lake]]''' &ndash; A Fulton Chain Lake, northeast of Seventh Lake. There are no private residences, as the entire lake is within the state forest preserve. There is a state campground located here, between Seventh and Eighth Lake.
*'''[[Fifth Lake]]''' &ndash; A lake located by Inlet; part of the Fulton Chain Lakes.
*'''[[Fourth Lake (New York)|Fourth Lake]]''' &ndash; A large [[lake]] shared between the Town of Inlet and [[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer County]].  The lake is the largest of the eight lakes of the Fulton Chain. Most of the lake shore is privately owned, though part is state forest preserve. There is a state boat launch in the hamlet of Inlet.
*'''[[Inlet (hamlet), New York|Inlet]]''' &ndash; The [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Inlet is on the eastern tip of Fourth Lake near the western town line.  Inlet is the only significant community in this town and is located on NY-28. There are gift shops, a grocery store, restaurants, a bike shop, a hardware store, a bookstore, a hotel, town government offices and a public park on Fourth Lake.
*'''[[Limekiln Lake]]''' &ndash; A lake south of Inlet, divided by the western town line. There is a state campground located here.
*'''[[Lower Browns Tract Pond]]''' &ndash; A lake located northeast of Inlet.
*'''[[Sixth Lake]]''' &ndash; A small lake east of Inlet. Most of its shoreline is privately owned, with seasonal residences which are locally called  "camps."
*'''[[Seventh Lake]]''' &ndash; A lake east of Sixth Lake, connected by a channel or narrows through which you can go by boat. Seventh Lake is the second largest of the eight lakes in the Fulton Chain. Half of the lakeshore is in the state forest preserve, the rest is privately owned. There is a state boat launch near the east end of the lake. 
*'''[[Upper Browns Tract Pond]]''' &ndash; A lake located northeast of Inlet.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Inlet, New York}}
* [http://townofinlet.org/  Town of Inlet]
* [http://www.inletny.com/  Inlet information]

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