Old Forge

Summary

Old Forge is a census-designated place in the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Old Forge is located in Herkimer County^[3].
• Old Forge is in the country of United States^[4].
• Old Forge's image is recorded as TYPICAL TOURIST-TYPE SHOP, IN SOUVENIR VILLAGE, AT OLD FORGE NEW YORK, IN THE ADIRONDACK FOREST PRESERVE - NARA - 554458.jpg^[5].
• Old Forge's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[6].
• Old Forge's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[7].
• Old Forge's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155962747^[8].
• Old Forge's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82105555^[9].
• Old Forge's postal code is recorded as 13420^[10].
• Old Forge's Commons category is recorded as Old Forge, New York^[11].
• Old Forge's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 13836887^[12].
• Old Forge's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[13].
• +1798-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Old Forge^[14].
• Old Forge's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2631633^[15].
• Old Forge's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 959281^[16].
• Old Forge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.7098, 'lon': -74.9746}^[17].
• Old Forge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09ys9v^[18].
• Old Forge's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 36-54639^[19].
• Old Forge's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/North_America/United_States/New_York/Localities/O/Old_Forge/^[20].
• Old Forge's population is recorded as {'amount': '+756'}^[21].
• Old Forge's population is recorded as {'amount': '+727'}^[22].
• Old Forge's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10041369^[23].
• Old Forge's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Old Forge'}^[24].
• Old Forge's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+325'}^[25].
• Old Forge's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5129698^[26].
• Old Forge's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+566'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Old Forge is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Herkimer County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+2.0'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.087218'}^[29]. Old Forge's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+566'}^[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+756'}^[21] and {'amount': '+727'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States^[6] and unincorporated community^[7].

History and Context

+1798-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Old Forge^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Old Forge include Old Forge Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in United States^[32].

Why It Matters

Old Forge ranks in the top 2% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Old Forge Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in United States^[32].