Colton, New York
Colton is located in New York
Colton
Colton
Colton is located in the United States
Colton
Colton
Coordinates: 44°33′10″N 74°56′22″W / 44.55278°N 74.93944°W / 44.55278; -74.93944
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySt. Lawrence
TownColton
Area
  Total1.76 sq mi (4.56 km2)
  Land1.66 sq mi (4.29 km2)
  Water0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Elevation
864 ft (263 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total348
  Density209.89/sq mi (81.04/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
13625
Area code(s)315/680
FIPS code36-17398
GNIS feature ID2627943[2]

Colton is the primary hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Colton in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 345, out of 1,451 in the entire town of Colton.

The community is in central St. Lawrence County, in the northwest corner of the town of Colton. It is bordered to the west by the town of Pierrepont and to the north by the town of Parishville. It sits on both sides of the Raquette River, which drops 40 feet (12 m) in elevation through the hamlet, on its way north to join the St. Lawrence River near the Canadian border.

New York State Route 56 runs through Colton, leading north 9 miles (14 km) to Potsdam and southeast 23 miles (37 km) to New York State Route 3 in the Adirondacks. State Route 68 leads west from Colton 13 miles (21 km) to Canton.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020348
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. "Colton Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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