Fort Drum

"Pine Camp" redirects here. For the neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, see Pine Camp, Richmond. For other uses, see Fort Drum (disambiguation).

Fort Drum
Jefferson County, New York
Near Watertown
1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, on a run
Area107,265 acres (434.09 km2)
Site information
OwnerU.S. Army
Controlled by10th Mountain Division
Websitewww.army.mil/drum
Site history
Built1908
In use1908-present
Fort Drum, New York
Census-designated place
Fort Drum is located in New York
Fort Drum
Fort Drum
Fort Drum is located in the United States
Fort Drum
Fort Drum
Coordinates: 44°3′15″N 75°47′13″W / 44.05417°N 75.78694°W / 44.05417; -75.78694[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyJefferson
TownLe Ray
Area
[2]
 • Total
14.45 sq mi (37.43 km2)
 • Land14.34 sq mi (37.14 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)
Elevation
590 ft (180 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
15,896
 • Density1,108.51/sq mi (428.01/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
13602–13603
Area code315
FIPS code36-26759
10th Mountain Division soldiers and their families catch Syracuse University scrimmage football game at Sligh field (2013)

Fort Drum is a U.S. Army military reservation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, near the western border of northern New York, United States. The population of the CDP portion of the base was 12,955 at the 2010 census.[3] It is home to the 10th Mountain Division.

Fort Drum consists of 107,265 acres (434.09 km2). In the region, winter temperatures can reach as low as −30 °F (−34 °C).[4] Its mission includes command of active component units assigned to the installation, providing administrative and logistical support to tenant units, support to active and reserve units from all services in training at Fort Drum, and planning and support for the mobilization and training of almost 80,000 troops annually.

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Fort Drum CDP, New York". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Fort Drum and 10th Mountain Division History". United States Army. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2022.