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Hamlet and CDP in New York, United States
1798Established
727Population
2 sq miArea
1,857 ftElevation

Old Forge is a hamlet (and census-designated place) on New York State Route 28 in the town of Webb in Herkimer County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Old Forge had a population of 727. Old Forge was formerly a village but dissolved its incorporation in 1936; it remains the principal community in the region. As one of the western gateway communities of the Adirondack Park, Old Forge has an extensive business district primarily directed at tourism, especially during the summer months. The local school is the Town of Webb UFSD, a K–12 institution with the Timberwolves as its mascot (changed from Eskimos in 2023). Old Forge often records the lowest winter temperatures in New Yo…

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