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  • Population: 26,944
  • Year Organized: 1805
  • Area: 1,276 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Lowville
  • Main Industry: Manufacturing
  • County Legislators: 10
  • State Parks: 1
  • Communities: 27
  • 8 Uniformed Police Officers
  • School Districts: 5

  • Named in honor of Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York from 1804 to 1807.
    Home of The American Maple Museum and Hall of Fame.
  • Home of Constable Hall.
  • Home of the Mennonite Heritage Farm.
  • Home of the Sugar River Watefalls.
  • Home of Hough House.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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