Turin is a

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in Lewis County,

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, United States. The population was 768 at the 2020 census. Turin has a

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, also named

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

. The town is south of Lowville, the county seat, and north of

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History

The town was first settled ''circa'' 1797. The town of Turin was established in 1800 from the town of

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( Oswego County). In 1803, part of Turin was used to create the town of Martinsburg. Another part of Turin was added to Martinsburg in 1819. The town of West Turin formed from another part of Turin in 1830. On August 7, 2023, an EF3 tornado hit the town, causing significant damage.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 31.4 square miles (81.3 km²), of which 31.2 square miles (80.8 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km²) (0.67%) is water. The eastern town line is defined by the Black River. Part of the town is on the

Tug Hill Plateau Tug Hill, sometimes referred to as the Tug Hill Plateau, is an upland region in northern New York state, notable for heavy winter snows. The Tug Hill region is east of Lake Ontario, north of Oneida Lake, and west of the Adirondack Mountains. The ...

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and

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are north-south highways that parallel the Black River through the town. NY-12 is closer to the river.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2020, there were 768 people, 445 households, and 379 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 454 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.5%

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, 0.52%

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, and 2.9% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population. There were 445 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were

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living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no spouse present, 12.1% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 14.8% were non-families. 9.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 2.85. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $79,375, and the median income for a family was $64,063. Males had a median income of $42,708 versus $27,306 for females. The

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for the town was $84,344. About 9% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the

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, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the town of Turin

*Burdicks Crossing – A former location on the Black River. *Glenfield – A

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near the Black River at the town line in the northeastern part of the town. *Gomer Hill – An elevation in the western part of Turin. *House Creek – An eastward-flowing

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of the Black River. *Houseville – A hamlet on NY-26, north of Turin village. The community is named after its founder, Eleazer House. *Snow Ridge Ski Area – A

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area north of Turin village. *

– A village on NY-26 near the southern town line. *Welch Hill – A hamlet by the southern town line, west of Turin village. *

Whetstone Gulf State Park Whetstone Gulf State Park is a state park located in Lewis County, New York. The park is on the edge of the Tug Hill Plateau, south of Lowville, on the border of the towns of Turin and Martinsburg. The east end of the park is located near Ne ...

– A

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at the northern town line, north of Houseville.

In popular culture

The real-world

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of Turin are found in an ancient temple beneath

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in the "Da Vinci Disappearance" add-on mission for the '' Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' video game. It was discovered in the later game ''

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'' that the coordinates marked the location of a Grand Temple hidden underground in Turin.

References

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