Henderson (CDP), New York facts for kids

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Census-designated place
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Country	United States
State	New York
County	Jefferson
Town	Henderson
Area
• Total	0.53 sq mi (1.36 km2)
• Land	0.53 sq mi (1.36 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	325 ft (99 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	233
• Density	443.81/sq mi (171.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	13650
Area code(s)	315
FIPS code	36-34044
GNIS feature ID	0952585

Henderson is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Henderson, Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 224 at the 2010 census, out of 1,360 in the entire town of Henderson.

Geography

The hamlet of Henderson is located in southwestern Jefferson County, in the center of the town of Henderson. The community is in the valley of Stony Creek, a southwestward-flowing tributary of Lake Ontario. New York State Route 178 runs through the center of the community, leading west 1 mile (1.6 km) to New York State Route 3 and southeast 9 miles (14 km) to Adams. Henderson Harbor on Lake Ontario is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to the northwest via County Route 72.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Henderson CDP has a total area of 0.51 square miles (1.31 km²), all land.

Demographics