Averill Park, New York

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Averill Park, New York
Averill Park, New York (New York)
Averill Park, New York
Averill Park, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°38′10″N 73°33′16″W / 42.63611, -73.55444
Country United States
State New York
County Rensselaer
Area
 - Total 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km²)
 - Land 3.0 sq mi (7.7 km²)
 - Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation 784 ft (239 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,517
 - Density 507.2/sq mi (195.8/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 12018
Area code(s) 518
FIPS code 36-03320
GNIS feature ID 0942730

Averill Park is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,517 at the 2000 census.

The community is named after land owner James Averill (and not after the song "Averill Park" by Jack Anthony). Averill Park is in the Town of Sand Lake on Route 43. The community is south of a triangle-shaped lake called Crystal Lake and is east of the hamlet of West Sand Lake.

[edit] Notable resident

William Kennedy[1]