Cranberry Lake, New York

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
hamlet & CDP
Black Duck Hole, Cranberry Lake
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Coordinates: 44°13′21″N 074°50′11″W[1]
Country	United States
State	New York
County	St. Lawrence County
Town	Town of Clifton
Area [2]
• Total	19.71 sq mi (51.06 km2)
• Land	19.42 sq mi (50.31 km2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,489 ft (454 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	174
• Density	8.96/sq mi (3.46/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code[3]	12927
Area code	315
FIPS code[4][5]	36-18817
GNIS feature ID[5]	976196

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 (44.2225615, -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]

Education

The census-designated place is in the Clifton-Fine Central School District.^[10]