La Fargeville, New York

La Fargeville
La Fargeville
La Fargeville
Coordinates: 44°11′39″N 75°58′6″W / 44.19417°N 75.96833°W / 44.19417; -75.96833
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyJefferson
TownOrleans
Named afterJean Frédéric de la Farge
Area
  Total
3.37 sq mi (8.73 km2)
  Land3.31 sq mi (8.58 km2)
  Water0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
377 ft (115 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
537
  Density162.04/sq mi (62.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13656
Area code315
FIPS code36-40233
GNIS feature ID0954846

La Fargeville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 733 at the 2020 census. The hamlet is named after John Frederick La Farge, one of the early proprietors of the town. La Fargeville was once a village, but dissolved its municipal corporation in 1922.

La Fargeville is north of Watertown. The small hamlet has one school, LaFargeville Central School, which serves Pre-K through 12th grade. La Fargeville Central School is ranked the 911th largest public school, 17,312th nationally, and has a total student population of 552.