Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in northern New York State. It has a population of 2,205. It was founded in the early 1880s to look for iron. Today it is a ski resort. It has hosted the Winter Olympics twice, in 1932 and 1980.
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| Location in Essex County and the state of New York. Location in Essex County and the state of New York. | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′08″N 073°59′07″W / 44.28556°N 73.98528°WCoordinates: 44°17′08″N 073°59′07″W / 44.28556°N 73.98528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Essex |
| Town | North Elba |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council / Manager |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.53 sq mi (3.97 km2) |
| • Land | 1.36 sq mi (3.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2) 10.80% |
| Elevation | 1,801 ft (549 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,205 |
| • Density | 1,620.13/sq mi (625.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 12946 |
| FIPS code | 36-40761 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0954931 |
| Website | villageoflakeplacid |
Lake Placid, New York Media
- New York - Lake Placid - NARA - 68145104 (cropped).jpg
- NewYorkLakePlacidNARA(cropped)
- Olympic Bobsled Run Lake Placid2.jpg
Works Progress Administration poster from the late 1930s to advertise public access to the bobsled run from the 1932 Olympics
- Ironman 2006.jpg
2006 Ironman in Lake Placid
- North Elba Showgrounds.jpg
North Elba Showgrounds, showing Horse Rings, Olympic Cauldron, Whiteface Mountain
- Lake Placid.jpg
Aerial view of the lake which gave the community its name
- Panorama Lake Placid.jpg
Lake Placid panorama. High School (middle), the Olympic Center (right), and the speed skating oval
- Lana Del Rey @ Grammy Museum 10 13 2019 (49311023203).jpg
Singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey was raised in Lake Placid.
- Jack Shea 1929.jpg
Speed Skater Jack Shea was born in Lake Placid and won 2 gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics.
References
Other websites
Media related to Lake Placid, New York at Wikimedia Commons
- Web site of the Lake Placid News
- Lake Placid information Archived 2009-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Lake Placid Olympic Authority Archived 2020-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
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