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Population (year 2000): 2,638. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,757 (+4.5% change)
Males: 1,267 (48.0%), Females: 1,371 (52.0%)
Essex County
Zip code:
12946
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $28,239 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,500 (year 2000)
Races in Lake Placid:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (24.2%), French (20.7%),
English (16.3%), German (12.3%), Italian (9.4%), Scottish
(5.1%).
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lake Placid
- High school or higher: 88.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lake Placid village
- Never married: 35.9%
- Now married: 43.6%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 7.8%
7.0% Foreign born (4.8% Europe, 1.1% North
America, 0.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +114 (+4.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Placid:
- ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; SARANAC
LAKE, NY)
- ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
ELIZABETHTOWN, NY)
- ALICE HYDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles;
MALONE, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake
Placid:
- CLINTON CO (about 43 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID: PLB)
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 60 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID:
BTV)
- FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 71 miles; GLENS FALLS,
NY; ID: GFL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Placid:
- LAKE PLACID (about 4 miles; LAKE PLACID, NY; ID: LKP)
- MARCY FIELD (about 15 miles; KEENE, NY; ID: 1I1)
- ADIRONDACK REGIONAL (about 17 miles; SARANAC LAKE,
NY; ID: SLK)
Amtrak station:
LAKE PLACID (MAIN ST.) - Seasonal Bus Station. Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, call
for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lake Placid:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 46 miles;
PLATTSBURGH, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,601)
- SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 59 miles; COLCHESTER,
VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,265)
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL
(about 64 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
- ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT POTSDAM (about 72 miles; POTSDAM,
NY; FT enrollment: 3,885)
- CLARKSON UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; POTSDAM, NY; FT
enrollment: 2,832)
Private high schools in Lake Placid:
- NORTHWOOD SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location:
NORTHWOOD ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- NATIONAL SPORTS ACAD (Students: 95; Location:
12 LK PLACID CLUB DR; Grades: 8 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lake Placid:
- LAKE PLACID JSHS (Students: 522; Location:
250 MAIN ST; Grades: 06 - 12)
- LAKE PLACID ES (Students: 381; Location: 325
OLD MILITARY RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Lake Placid:
- ST AGNES SCHOOL (Students: 136; Location: 4
HILLCREST AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
- NORTH COUNTRY SCHOOL (Students: 50; Location:
PO BOX 187; Grades: 4 - 9)
Library in Lake Placid:
- LAKE PLACID PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$125,467; Location: 67 MAIN STREET; 23,165 books; 1,575
audio materials; 712 video materials; 59 serial
subscriptions)
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