Schroon Lake (hamlet), New York

This article is about the hamlet in New York. For the lake of the same name, see Schroon Lake (New York lake).

Schroon Lake (/ˈskruːn/ SKROON)^[2] is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Schroon in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 833 at the 2010 census,^[3] or just over half of the total population of the town of Schroon.

Schroon Lake, New York
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 43°50′18″N 73°45′42″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Essex
Town	Schroon
Area [1]
• Total	3.69 sq mi (9.54 km2)
• Land	2.89 sq mi (7.48 km2)
• Water	0.80 sq mi (2.07 km2)
Elevation	866 ft (264 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	921
• Density	319.13/sq mi (123.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12870
FIPS code	36-65640

Geography

Schroon Lake CDP is located in the center of the town of Schroon, at the northern end of Schroon Lake, the water body. U.S. Route 9 is the main road through the community, while Interstate 87 passes through the western part of the CDP. The CDP extends north along US 9 to Alder Meadow Road and south to Kates Way. The closest I-87 access is from Exit 28 (NY-74), north of the hamlet or Exit 27 (South Schroon Road) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Schroon Lake CDP has a total area of 3.68 square miles (9.54 km²), of which 2.89 square miles (7.48 km²) is land and 0.80 square miles (2.07 km²), or 27.34%, is water.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	921		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Education

The census-designated place is in the Schroon Lake Central School District.^[5]