Lowville, New York | |
|---|---|
  Lowville Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 43°47′12″N 075°29′32″W / 43.78667°N 75.49222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Lewis |
| Settled | 1797 |
| Established | 1800 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.13 sq mi (98.74 km2) |
| • Land | 37.83 sq mi (97.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,888 |
| • Estimate (2016)[3] | 5,233 |
| • Density | 129.91/sq mi (50.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13367 |
| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-049-43731 |
| GNIS feature ID | 979171[4] |
| Website | lowville |
Lowville /ˈlaʊvɪl/ is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 4,888 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 4,982 in 2010.[5] The town is near the center of the county and is southeast of the city of Watertown. The town of Lowville contains a village also named Lowville, which is the county seat. The town is named after Nicholas Low,[6] an early landowner. Low was of Dutch descent, and had emigrated with his wife and three small children from a rural village outside Amsterdam in 1778. Despite popular folk etymology, the name Lowville has nothing to do with its low elevation or the lowing cattle of the many nearby dairy farms.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ a b US census 2020, data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lowville, New York
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Lowville town, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 191.