Wilmington (CDP), New York

Wilmington, New York
Census-designated place
Wilmington is located in New York
Wilmington
Wilmington
Coordinates: 44°23′19″N 73°48′55″W / 44.38861°N 73.81528°W / 44.38861; -73.81528
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyEssex
TownWilmington
Area
[1]
 • Total
8.34 sq mi (21.60 km2)
 • Land8.24 sq mi (21.33 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Elevation
1,020 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
843
 • Density102.36/sq mi (39.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12997
FIPS code36-82304

Wilmington is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wilmington in Essex County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 843 at the 2020 census,[2] out of a total town population of 880.

Geography

The Wilmington CDP covers a large area in the central part of the town of Wilmington, including the hamlet of Wilmington but extending west to include the hamlet of North Pole, east as far as Hardy Road, and south as far as Fox Farm Road. The West Branch of the Ausable River flows from southwest to northeast through the center of the CDP.

New York State Route 86 runs through the center of the CDP, leading southwest 12 miles (19 km) to Lake Placid and east 5 miles (8 km) to Jay. New York State Route 431 leads west from NY 86 near the center of Wilmington 8 miles (13 km) nearly to the summit of Whiteface Mountain.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Wilmington CDP has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.6 km2), of which 8.3 square miles (21.4 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.05%, is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020843—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Education

Most of the census-designated place is in the Lake Placid Central School District, while a portion is in Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport.[4]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wilmington CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 4, 2016.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Essex County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2024. - Text list