Ogdensburg (New York)
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| Location in New York | |||
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| Foundation : | April 27, 1868 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | St. Lawrence County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 43 ′ N , 75 ° 28 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 11,128 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 869.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 21.1 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 12.8 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 74 m | ||
| Postal code : | 13669 | ||
| Area code : | +1 315-393 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-54485 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 979301 | ||
| Website : | www.ogdensburg.org | ||
Ogdensburg is a city in St. Lawrence County in the north of the US state New York with 11,128 inhabitants (2010 census) . It was named after the landowner Samuel Ogden.
The city lies on the Saint Lawrence River on the border with Canada .
Ogdensburg also has the only US port on the St. Lorenz River, and an international airport is located south of the city center. The Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge connects the United States with Canada.
Ogdensburg is the seat of the diocese of Ogdensburg .
With the Ogdensburg Agreement of 1940, a permanent joint defense council USA-Canada was established.
sons and daughters of the town
- Rick Carlisle (born 1959), basketball player and coach
- Preston King (1806-1865), politician
- Mark Valley (born 1964), actor
- M. Emmet Walsh (born 1935), actor
- Jimmy Howard (* 1984), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Robert Emmet Odlum (1851–1885), swimming instructor
