Lime Lake is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the northeast part of the town of Machias, in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 867.[2] Prior to the 2010 census, the area was delineated as part of the Lime Lake-Machias CDP.
Lime Lake, New York | |
|---|---|
  Lime Lake Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°26′4″N 78°28′45″W / 42.43444°N 78.47917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cattaraugus |
| Town | Machias |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.64 sq mi (6.85 km2) |
| • Land | 2.38 sq mi (6.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,660 ft (510 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 836 |
| • Density | 351.56/sq mi (135.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 36-42345 |
Geography edit
Lime Lake is located in the northeast corner of the town of Machias at 42°26′4″N 78°28′45″W / 42.43444°N 78.47917°W. It consists of development that surrounds a small water body named Lime Lake, about 1 mile (1.6 km) in diameter. The area is bordered to the south by the main hamlet of Machias.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lime Lake CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 10.06%, is water.[2] The outlet of Lime Lake flows north to Elton Creek in Delevan, which then continues north to Cattaraugus Creek, a west-flowing tributary of Lake Erie. Less than one mile south of Lime Lake and only a few feet higher is the drainage divide between the Great Lakes watershed to the north and the Mississippi River watershed to the south: Ischua Creek flows south to Olean Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, then the Ohio River, and finally the Mississippi.
New York State Route 16 and Cattaraugus County Route 70 connect Lime Lake to Machias.
Demographics edit
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 836 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
Notable people edit
- Jeffrey J. Miller, author and historian
- Jim Murray, Pulitzer Prize winning sportswriter, worked as a dishwasher/busboy at the Lime Lake Hotel during the 1930s.
References edit
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lime Lake CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.