Lake Placid
village in Essex County, New York, United States
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Summary
Lake Placid is a village of New York[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of village of new york entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,162 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Elba[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Postal code: 12946[5]
- Commons category: Lake Placid, New York[6]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[7]
- Local dialing code: 845[8]
- Official website: https://northelba.villageoflakeplacid.ny.gov/[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Placid, New York[10]
- Population: 2521[11], 2438[12], 2205[13]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
- Official name: Village of Lake Placid[15], Lake Placid[16]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lake Placid, New York[17]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Lake Placid, New York[18]
- Number of households: 1089[19]
- Native label: Lake Placid[20]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lake Placid, New York[21]
- Different from: 10379 Lake Placid[22]
- Elevation above sea level: 549 m[23]
- Area: 3.980703 km²[24]
- Water as percent of area: 10.7907 percent[25]
- Territory overlaps: Lake Placid urban area[26]
- Per capita income: 27,650 US dollars[27]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lake Placid include Lake Placid Airport[28], an airport[29], in United States[30] and 10379 it[31], an asteroid[32], in United States[33].
Why It Matters
Lake Placid has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for it include Lake Placid Airport[28], an airport[29], in United States[30] and 10379 it[31], an asteroid[32], in United States[33].