La Fargeville, New York

La Fargeville
La Fargeville is located in New York
La Fargeville
La Fargeville
La Fargeville is located in the United States
La Fargeville
La Fargeville
Coordinates: 44°11′39″N 75°58′6″W / 44.19417°N 75.96833°W / 44.19417; -75.96833
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyJefferson
TownOrleans
Named forJean Frédéric de la Farge
Area
 • Total3.37 sq mi (8.73 km2)
 • Land3.31 sq mi (8.58 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
377 ft (115 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total537
 • Density162.04/sq mi (62.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13656
Area code315
FIPS code36-40233
GNIS feature ID0954846

La Fargeville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 733 at the 2020 census.[2] The hamlet is named after John Frederick La Farge, one of the early proprietors of the town.[3] La Fargeville was once a village, but dissolved its municipal corporation in 1922.[4]

La Fargeville is north of Watertown. The small hamlet has one school, LaFargeville Central School, which serves Pre-K through 12th grade. La Fargeville Central School is ranked the 911th largest public school, 17,312th nationally, and has a total student population of 552.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): La Fargeville CDP, New York". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Yarnall, James L. John La Farge: A Biographical and Critical Study. Ashgate 2012.
  4. ^ "Local Government Handbook - Table 13" (PDF) (5th ed.). New York State Department of State. 2008. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2009.