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Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid, New York
Administration
Full nameLake Placid, New York
Official nameLake Placid, New York
Settlement typeVillage
CountryUnited States United States
StateNew York New York
CountyEssex
Government
MayorCraig H. Randall
Geography
Total Area1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
Land Area1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
Water Area0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation1801 ft (548.9 m)
Demography
Total Population2638 (2000)
Density (pop.)738.5/km2 (1913.2/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code12946
Area code518
FIPS code36-40761
GNIS feature ID0954931

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Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.

The Village of Lake Placid is near the center of the Town of North Elba, 52 mi (83.7 km) southwest of Plattsburgh. Lake Placid, along with nearby Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake, comprise what is known as the Tri-Lakes region.

Lake Placid, New York Video

TIME follows Nordic-combined athlete and Olympic silver medalist Todd Lodwick up a very tall ski tower in Lake Placid, New York, to see how he's training for the winter Olympics in Vancouver. To watch more videos, check out: www.time.com
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Follow world champion aerial skier Ryan St. Onge in Lake Placid, New York, as he trains for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and watch TIME reporter Sean Gregory knock himself out cold on the trampoline. To watch more videos, check out: www.time.com
6.15 min. | 4.94 user rating
Jason Burnett's World Record for highest degree of difficulty of a trampoline pass. Done in Lake Placid, New York on April 2nd, 2007. Recorded by Steve Sarafian
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Canada 2 crashes at the world cup in lake placid New York!
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www.lifeskate.com Go to Lifeskate.com for interviews with more pairs couples, as well as additional videos, photos, interviews & results from the 2008 Adult Figure Skating Championships, in Lake Placid, NY.Lifeskate is the web's most unique figure skating website, with videos, daily news, instructional advice, club profiles & commentary from around the world. Remember, skating is for life!
9.48 min. | 4.33 user rating
Join us in our trip up Whiteface Mountain which measures well over 4800 feet above sea level. It's truly a magnificent natural wonder with fantastic panoramic views all around. Once you're up at the summit you'll never want to leave. So if you're ever up in that part of New York State then this is a definite must!
2.20 min. | 4.57 user rating
video from the finals day of the 2007 World Cup Tumbling - Lake Placid, USA. Mike Barnes - GBR
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www.lifeskate.com Go to Lifeskate.com for more videos, photos, interviews & results from the 2008 Adult Figure Skating Championships, in Lake Placid, NY.Lifeskate is the web's most unique figure skating website, with videos, daily news, instructional advice, club profiles & commentary from around the world. Remember, skating is for life!
5.90 min. | 4.28 user rating
www.powderbank.com - the online snow show - bringing the mountains home - the latest information & entertainment in skiing & snowboarding from your favorite ski areas, mountains, and resorts. Whiteface Mountain New York
1.67 min. | 3.66 user rating
we went to the ski jump practice place at lake placid olympic center. july 2005
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Lake Placid board to stop illegal meetings - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise Tweet this news
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise---LAKE PLACID- - For months, three members of the village Board of Trustees have been meeting each week in the mayor's office to discuss village business. ... - Date : Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:07:31 GMT+00:00
Ball may be rolling too fast now - News-Sun Tweet this news
News-Sun--When I first traveled through the towns of Avon Park, Sebring and -Lake Placid-, I saw just small towns and a myriad of pastures and citrus groves, ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:57:10 GMT+00:00
Local ambulance crews assist New York City during blizzard - WKTV Tweet this news
WKTV--Wilson says that when they finished their shift last night, he saw an ambulance from -Lake Placid- and Massena. Also dispatched downstate was the Kuyahoora ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:51:49 GMT+00:00
Local Olympic Hopeful - White Lake Beacon Tweet this news
White Lake Beacon--Rocket Riley Stohr hit the ice in -Lake Placid-, -New York-, Nov. 14th at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Sliding Center with USA Luge. ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:39:24 GMT+00:00
Three cheers - Poughkeepsie Journal Tweet this news
Poughkeepsie Journal--Officials involved are from the Village of -Lake Placid-, the Town of North Elba, the Town of Wilmington, the -New York- State Olympic Development Authority, ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:10:42 GMT+00:00
Ski & Snowboard Club Of New York Trips Mean Value, Convenience - OnTheSnow.com Tweet this news
OnTheSnow.com--18-21 over Presidents' Weekend to Stowe, Vt. The third is March 4-6 to -Lake Placid-/Whiteface, -NY- Each trip generally heads out from the club's headquarters ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:01:49 GMT+00:00
DEC: High Peaks Search Continues for Saranac Lake Man - ReadMedia (press release) Tweet this news
ReadMedia (press release)--by -New York- State Department of Environmental Conservation ALBANY, -NY- (11/26/2010)(readMedia)-- -New York- State Department of Environmental Conservation ... - Date : Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:57:44 GMT+00:00
Mirror Lake Inn voted among Top 50 Ski Hotels in North America - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise Tweet this news
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise--12, the Mirror -Lake- Inn is the only hotel in -New York- to make the list and it is the third time the inn has received this honor. In its 15th year, ... - Date : Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:06:02 GMT+00:00
August Augenthaler - Lake Placid News Tweet this news
Lake Placid News---...- -Lake Placid- until they moved to Carson City in 1988 to be near their children and grandchildren. After retirement, they moved back to upstate -New York-, ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:37:05 GMT+00:00
GOP reaches for control of NY District 20 - American Chronicle Tweet this news
American Chronicle--Oct. 29---LAKE PLACID- -- Candidates for Congress are locked in a teetering race to represent ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:51:55 GMT+00:00

Winter Olympic Games host cities

1924: Chamonix * 1928: St. Moritz * 1932: Lake Placid * 1936: Garmisch-Partenkirchen * 1940 & 1944: No games due to World War II * 1948: St. Moritz * 1952: Oslo * 1956: Cortina d'Ampezzo * 1960: Squaw Valley * 1964: Innsbruck * 1968: Grenoble * 1972: Sapporo * 1976: Innsbruck * 1980: Lake Placid * 1984: Sarajevo * 1988: Calgary * 1992: Albertville * 1994: Lillehammer * 1998: Nagano * 2002: Salt Lake City * 2006: Turin * 2010: Vancouver * '2014: Sochi

Municipalities and communities of Essex County, New York

County seat: seatname=Elizabethtown, New York
TownsChesterfield * Crown Point * Elizabethtown * Essex * Jay * Keene * Lewis * Minerva * Moriah * Newcomb * North Elba * North Hudson * Schroon * St. Armand * Ticonderoga * Westport * Willsboro * Wilmington
VillagesKeeseville � * Lake Placid * Port Henry * Saranac Lake
CDPsMineville-Witherbee * Ticonderoga
Other
hamlets
Bloomingdale * Elizabethtown * Olmstedville
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties



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