North Country, New York

{{Regions of New York}} The '''North Country''' is a region of the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York]] that encompasses the state's extreme northern frontier, bordering [[Lake Ontario]] on the west, the [[Saint Lawrence River]] and the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian provinces]] of [[Ontario]] and [[Quebec]] on the north and northwest, and [[Lake Champlain]] and [[Vermont]] on the east. Generally speaking, the North Country is understood to be that portion of northern [[Upstate New York]] which lies outside the [[Adirondack Park]] and consists of mostly level lands or the foothills of the [[Adirondack Mountains]], but is not within the Adirondack range itself. The region is the most sparsely populated, but also one of the geographically largest, in New York State. At the 2000 census, the population of all six counties was around 422,000. The New York State Department of Transportation defines this as part of the Adirondack Region, which includes the counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, and Warren. The term is sometimes used{{By whom|date=August 2011}} to mean alternately "those parts of New York State in the [[Burlington, Vermont]] [[media market]]"{{Citation needed | quoted material needs citation|date=August 2011}} as well as "that media market as a whole"{{Citation needed | quoted material needs citation|date=August 2011}} (including all of Vermont and [[Quebec]] as far north as the northernmost suburbs of [[Montreal]]). The [[North Country Trail]], more formally known as the "North Country National Scenic Trail," is a 4,600-mile long-distance trail being developed and is proposed to begin at [[Crown Point, New York]] on [[Lake Champlain]] and traverses [[New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Ohio]], [[Michigan]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Minnesota]], and [[North Dakota]]. == Counties == *[[Clinton county, New York|Clinton County]] *[[Essex County, New York|Essex County]] *[[Franklin County, New York|Franklin County]] *[[Jefferson County, New York|Jefferson County]] *[[Lewis County, New York|Lewis County]] *[[St. Lawrence County, New York|St. Lawrence County]] == Cities == * [[Ogdensburg, New York|Ogdensburg]] in St. Lawrence County * [[Plattsburgh (city), New York|Plattsburgh]] in Clinton County * [[Watertown (city), New York|Watertown]] in Jefferson County == Other Important Locations == {{See also|Timeline of town creation in New York's North Country}} * [[Tupper Lake, New York|Tupper Lake]] in Franklin County * [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]] in Essex County * [[Potsdam (village), New York|Potsdam]] in St. Lawrence County * [[Canton (village), New York|Canton]] in St. Lawrence County * [[Heuvelton, New York|Heuvelton]] in St. Lawrence County * [[Massena (village), New York|Massena]] in St. Lawrence County * [[Malone (village), New York|Malone]] in Franklin County * [[Cumberland Head, New York|Cumberland Head]] in Clinton County * [[Saranac Lake, New York|Saranac Lake]] in Franklin and Essex Counties * [[Gouverneur (village), New York|Gouverneur]] in St. Lawrence County * [[Fort Drum, New York|Fort Drum]], an army base in Jefferson County * [[Lowville (village), New York|Lowville]] in Lewis County * [[Ticonderoga]] in Essex County * [[Dannemora (village), New York|Dannemora]] in Clinton County * [[Alexandria Bay]] in Jefferson County * [[Carthage, New York|Carthage]] in Jefferson County * St. Regis Falls in Franklin County * [[Norwood, New York|Norwood]] in St. Lawrence County * [[Star Lake, New York|Star Lake]] in St. Lawrence County * [[St. Regis Mohawk Reservation|Akwesasne]] in Franklin County * [[Champlain (village), New York|Champlain]] in Clinton County * [[Rouses Point]] in Clinton County === Public Higher Education === Public [[higher education|higher]] [[education]] is provided by the following [[State University of New York]] (SUNY) campuses: * [[State University of New York at Canton]] (a technology [[college]]) * [[State University of New York at Potsdam]] (university college) * [[State University of New York at Plattsburgh]] (university college) * [[Clinton Community College, New York|Clinton Community College]] (a [[community college]] near Plattsburgh) * [[Jefferson Community College (New York)|Jefferson Community College]] (a community college in Watertown) * [[North Country Community College]] (a community college in Saranac Lake) === Private === * [[Clarkson University]] * [[Paul Smith's College of Arts and Sciences]] * [[St. Lawrence University]] ==External links== * [http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/career/nyteachers_north.htm Description and information] from the [[New York Department of Education]] {{New York}} {{coord missing|New York}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2011}}