Madrid is the primary
hamlet
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and a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
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(CDP) in the
town of Madrid in
St. Lawrence County,
New York, United States. At the
2020 census, it had a population of 736, out of 1,735 in the entire town of Madrid.
The community is in northern St. Lawrence County, south of the center of the town of Madrid.
New York State Route 310
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runs through Madrid, leading northeast to
Massena and southwest to
Canton.
State Route 345 crosses NY 310 south of the center of the hamlet. It leads north-northwest to
Waddington on the
St. Lawrence River
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and southeast to
Potsdam
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.
The
Grass River, a tributary of the St. Lawrence River, flows northeastward through the center of Madrid.
Demographics
References
Census-designated places in St. Lawrence County, New York
Census-designated places in New York (state)
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