Cranberry Lake, New York

Hamlet & CDP in New York, United States

44°13′21″N 074°50′11″W / 44.22250°N 74.83639°W / 44.22250; -74.83639^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCounty St. Lawrence County TownTown of CliftonArea

^[2]

• Total19.71 sq mi (51.06 km²) • Land19.42 sq mi (50.31 km²) • Water0.29 sq mi (0.75 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,489 ft (454 m)Population

(2020)

• Total174 • Density8.96/sq mi (3.46/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code^[3]

12927

Area code315FIPS code^[4]^[5]36-18817GNIS feature ID^[5]976196

Cranberry Lake is a hamlet in the eastern part of the Town of Clifton, in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. It lies along New York State Route 3 on the north shore of Cranberry Lake. The population was 200 at the 2010 census, which lists the community as a census-designated place.^[6]

Cranberry Lake is the 3rd largest lake in the Adirondack Park^[7] and its surrounding land is primarily undeveloped and state owned. The Cranberry Lake area has many ponds, streams, and mountains with extensive trails, such as the Cranberry Lake 50, a 50-mile hiking trail around the Lake.

There is one remaining historic building in Cranberry Lake, the Presbyterian Church, built in 1897, that has been restored to a community gathering location in the center of town.^[8]

Geography

Cranberry Lake is located at 44°13′21″N 074°50′11″W / 44.22250°N 74.83639°W / 44.22250; -74.83639 (44.2225615, -74.8362986) and its elevation is 1,489 feet (454 m).^[1]

According to the 2010 United States Census, the CDP has a total area of 19.713 square miles (51.06 km²), of which 19.437 square miles (50.34 km²) is land and 0.276 square miles (0.71 km²) is water.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	174		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cranberry Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ "Post Offices By County: Saint Lawrence County, New York". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Places: New York". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "FIPS55 Data: New York". U.S. Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006.
^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data: Cranberry Lake CDP, New York". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
^ Tagaro, Sheila (April 5, 2023). "Paradise Found: 10 of the Most Beautiful Adirondack Lakes To Explore". The Travel. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
^ French, Tom (July 23, 2023). "Community rallies to transform former church into new gathering place". Adirondack Explorer. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.