Editing Santa Clara, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Santa Clara, New York
| settlement_type    = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]]
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| image_caption      = Long Pond in the [[Saint Regis Canoe Area]]
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| pushpin_label      = Santa Clara
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of New York's Adirondack Park
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Town Council]]
| leader_title       = [[Town Supervisor]]
| leader_name        = Marcel Webb ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
| leader_title1      = [[Town Council]]
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 |1           = • David Perry ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |2           = • Philip S. Durkin ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |3           = • Thomas Chipperfield ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |4           = • Thomas R. Kimpton ()
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_36.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 496.53
| area_land_km2      = 451.75
| area_water_km2     = 44.79
| area_total_sq_mi   = 191.71
| area_land_sq_mi    = 174.42
| area_water_sq_mi   = 17.29

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 345
| population_density_km2 = 0.75
| population_density_sq_mi = 1.96

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| elevation_m        = 484
| elevation_ft       = 1588
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|24|42|N|74|21|57|W|region:US-NY|display=inline}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 12980
| area_code          = [[Area code 518|518]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 36-033-65178
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0979459
| website            = {{URL|https://townofsantaclara.com/}}
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| pop_est_as_of      = 2016
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| population_est     = 341
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'''Santa Clara''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 332 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Santa%20Clara,%20New%20York |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> down from 345 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3603365178| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Santa Clara town, Franklin County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=June 14, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213132631/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3603365178| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The name was derived from the wife of an early town businessman, John Hurd.

The town is in the southwestern part of the county, southwest of the village of [[Malone (village), New York|Malone]] and west of the village of [[Saranac Lake, New York|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 {{convert|4700|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Upper Saranac Lake]].

== History ==
The town of Santa Clara was formed from part of the town of [[Brandon, New York|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 to 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.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|496.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|451.7|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|44.8|km2|order=flip}}, or 9.02%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Santa Clara is the second largest town in the county. The southern 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 southern section of the town.

The [[St. Regis River]], a northward-flowing tributary of the [[St. Lawrence River]], flows out the western town line.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 1690
|1900= 580
|1910= 675
|1920= 541
|1930= 528
|1940= 258
|1950= 251
|1960= 158
|1970= 168
|1980= 310
|1990= 311
|2000= 395
|2010= 345
|estyear=2016
|estimate=341
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 395 people, 155 households, and 119 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|2.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 953 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.77% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.76% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% from two or more races.

There were 155 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,083, and the median income for a family was $45,750. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $24,688 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,683.  About 8.3% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Santa Clara ==
[[Image:Long Pond Mtn View.jpg|thumb|View from Long Pond Mountain of waters of the St. Regis Canoe Area (with the [[Adirondack High Peaks|High Peaks]] in the background)]]
*'''Bay Pond''' &ndash; A hamlet in the south-central part of the town. It was a former Rockefeller summer home.
*'''Brandon''' &ndash; A former community, located north of Bay Pond. It became part of the Rockefeller estate and its buildings were removed.
*'''Derrick''' &ndash; A hamlet west of Saranac Inn.
*'''Everton''' &ndash; A former community, abandoned after the forests had been stripped.
*'''Floodwood''' &ndash; A hamlet west of Saranac Inn near the western town line.
*'''Kildare''' &ndash; A hamlet west of Saranac Inn near the western town boundary.
*'''Madawaska''' &ndash; A [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] near the eastern town line.
*'''Madawaska Pond''' &ndash; A lake near the center of the town.
*[[Middle Saranac Lake]] &ndash; Part of the lake is in the southeastern corner of the town.
*'''Meno''' &ndash; A location northeast of Madawaska.
*The [[Saint Regis Canoe Area]] &ndash; A {{convert|19000|acre|km2|adj=on}} wilderness area with 58 ponds (no motorized vehicles are allowed).
*'''Santa Clara''' &ndash; the hamlet of Santa Clara is near the western town line in the northern part of the town on NY-458.
*[[Saranac Inn]] (also "Upper Saranac") &ndash; A hamlet in the southern part of the town.
*'''Saranac Inn Station''' &ndash; A location east of Saranac Inn.
*'''Spring Cove''' &ndash; A hamlet near the western town boundary, south of Santa Clara village.
*[[Upper Saranac Lake]] &ndash; Most of the lake is in the southern part of the town.
*[[Weller Pond]] &ndash; A large pond in the southern part of the town.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Santa Clara, New York}}
* [https://townofsantaclara.com/ Town of Santa Clara, NY]
* [http://web.archive.bibalex.org:80/web/20051124003427/http://history.rays-place.com/ny/santa-clara-ny.htm  Early Santa Clara history]

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[[Category:Towns in Franklin County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]