25 Largest Towns in New York State

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The 24 largest towns in New York State are located either in the Adirondack Park or the North Country. The Town of Webb (Old Forge, Western Adirondacks) is the largest town in landmass in New York State, at 452.28 square miles of land. The 25th largest town, as far as landmass is Southhampton in the South Fork of Long Island, home to the Hamptons.

Population-wise, these large area towns are generally under-populated, the notable exception is Southhampton, as of the 2010 United States Census, the town had a total population of 56,790. In contrast, Webb has only 1,807 year-round residents, Long Lake has 711, Arietta has 304 and Ohio has 1007 residents.

County Town Square Miles
(Land Area)
Herkimer Webb town 452.28
Hamilton Long Lake town 407.03
Hamilton Arietta town 317.18
Herkimer Ohio town 301.34
Suffolk Brookhaven town 259.44
Hamilton Indian Lake town 251.8
St. Lawrence Colton town 241.7
Essex Newcomb town 226.27
Warren Johnsburg town 203.98
Franklin Harrietstown town 196.87
Hamilton Morehouse town 191.06
Hamilton Lake Pleasant town 187.98
St. Lawrence Hopkinton town 185.34
Essex North Hudson town 181.45
Lewis Croghan town 179.18
Hamilton Wells town 176.8
Franklin Santa Clara town 174.42
Franklin Franklin town 169.83
St. Lawrence Fine town 166.8
Franklin Bellmont town 164.14
Delaware Hancock town 158.82
Essex Minerva town 156.77
Essex Keene town 155.94
Essex North Elba town 151.65
Suffolk Southampton town 139.19

Fourth and Fifth Lakes

New York City fails zero waste pledge. Why it’s going backward. – POLITICO

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New York City fails zero waste pledge. Why it’s going backward. – POLITICO

NEW YORK — Mountains of trash are getting steeper as the country’s largest city inches away from its ambitious goal of nearly zeroing out residential waste by 2030, emblematic of the nation’s struggles with more garbage and limited recycling options.

City Hall cut street sweeping in half during the Covid-19 pandemic. Residents are recycling at their lowest level since 2015. Composting food scraps — which comprise one-third of household waste — is becoming harder as the program has been a target of budget cuts. And reforms to the private-sector industry that collects commercial waste have been delayed once again.

Ash Stands On State Forests

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For this map I queried the NYS DEC STANDS database to make a map of state reforestation lands that ash are the dominant tree species on. Ash you can see, there are ash stands on most state lands, with white ash most common in the southern part of the state, with a mix of green and black ash on state lands primarily north of the Adirondack Park. For viewing of the polygon layer, you may want to switch to satellite view.

Purple/White = White Ash Stand
Green/Green = Green Ash Stand
Blue/Dark Gray = Black Ash Stand

Data Source: DEC State Land Forest Stands. DEC State Land Forest Stands Polygon data showing forest cover types delineated by state foresters on DEC state land. Balloons added to make easier to see. http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/inventories/details.cfm?DSID=1356

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The 90 Towns in the Adirondack Park 🏞

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The 90 Towns in the Adirondack Park 🏞

Below is the listing of the towns in the Adirondack Park, including how much of the town is within the park’s boundaries by area.

Towns of the Adirondack Park

County Town Percent of
Area in Park
Clinton Altona 27.2
Clinton Au Sable 100.0
Clinton Black Brook 100.0
Clinton Dannemora 100.0
Clinton Ellenburg 72.4
Clinton Peru 52.9
Clinton Saranac 97.2
Essex Chesterfield 100.0
Essex Crown Point 100.0
Essex Elizabethtown 100.0
Essex Essex 100.0
Essex Jay 100.0
Essex Keene 100.0
Essex Lewis 100.0
Essex Minerva 100.0
Essex Moriah 99.2
Essex Newcomb 100.0
Essex North Elba 100.0
Essex North Hudson 100.0
Essex Schroon 100.0
Essex St. Armand 100.0
Essex Ticonderoga 100.0
Essex Westport 99.5
Essex Willsboro 99.2
Essex Wilmington 100.0
Franklin Bellmont 91.2
Franklin Brighton 100.0
Franklin Duane 100.0
Franklin Franklin 100.0
Franklin Harrietstown 100.0
Franklin Santa Clara 100.0
Franklin Tupper Lake 100.0
Franklin Waverly 100.0
Fulton Bleecker 100.0
Fulton Broadalbin 52.8
Fulton Caroga 100.0
Fulton Ephratah 21.6
Fulton Johnstown 10.8
Fulton Mayfield 70.8
Fulton Northampton 100.0
Fulton Oppenheim 17.2
Fulton Stratford 100.0
Hamilton Arietta 100.0
Hamilton Benson 100.0
Hamilton Hope 100.0
Hamilton Indian Lake 100.0
Hamilton Inlet 100.0
Hamilton Lake Pleasant 100.0
Hamilton Long Lake 100.0
Hamilton Morehouse 100.0
Hamilton Wells 100.0
Herkimer Ohio 100.0
Herkimer Russia 41.3
Herkimer Salisbury 53.2
Herkimer Webb 100.0
Lewis Croghan 16.1
Lewis Diana 19.1
Lewis Greig 73.1
Lewis Lyonsdale 66.5
Lewis Watson 74.3
Oneida Forestport 32.5
Saratoga Corinth 66.2
Saratoga Day 100.0
Saratoga Edinburg 100.0
Saratoga Greenfield 2.3
Saratoga Hadley 100.0
Saratoga Providence 41.7
St. Lawrence Clare 99.3
St. Lawrence Clifton 100.0
St. Lawrence Colton 84.9
St. Lawrence Fine 100.0
St. Lawrence Hopkinton 85.6
St. Lawrence Lawrence 3.7
St. Lawrence Parishville 52.7
St. Lawrence Piercefield 100.0
St. Lawrence Pitcairn 24.9
Warren Bolton 100.0
Warren Chester 100.0
Warren Dresden 100.0
Warren Fort Ann 62.3
Warren Hague 100.0
Warren Horicon 100.0
Warren Johnsburg 100.0
Warren Lake George 100.0
Warren Lake Luzerne 72.4
Warren Putnam 100.0
Warren Queensbury 35.6
Warren Stony Creek 100.0
Warren Thurman 100.0
Warren Warrensburg 100.0