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Ticonderoga

A town of 4,705 people in Essex County, New York
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Map of Ticonderoga: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land44%24,788 of 56,242 acres
Trails51 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves105,268 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Ticonderoga

Town in New York, United States
1804Established
4,789Population
88.5 sq miArea
663 ftElevation

Ticonderoga () is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 5,042 at the 2010 census. The name comes from the Mohawk tekontaró:ken, meaning "it is at the junction of two waterways". The Town of Ticonderoga is in the southeastern corner of the county and is south of Plattsburgh. Its downtown and surrounding built up areas in the southeastern part of town comprise the Ticonderoga census designated place, which contains two thirds of the town’s population.

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ZIP code12883
Area code518
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Ticonderoga's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Ticonderoga 2
New York 3.7
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Ticonderoga 8.7
New York 15.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Ticonderoga’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictTICONDEROGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools2

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.

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