Milton, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Milton town. It lies in ZIP code area 12020. The Survey maps it on the Saratoga Springs quadrangle. 4,663 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Then and now
1902 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Population over time
3 figuresMilton grew from 2,692 to 4,663 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,692 | |
| 2010 | 3,087 | +395 (+15%) |
| 2020 | 4,663 | +1,576 (+51%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1902 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1934 USGS Saratoga Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Saratoga Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
319 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 319 fires within 5 miles of Milton between 1993 and 2020, burning about 259 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 41 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 146 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Milton: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Milton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pallette Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pompa Brothers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hoyt Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1895, 1975 | |
| Pallette Limestone Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pompmpi Brothers Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rock City Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1917, 1925 | |
| Rowland Mills | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1882, 1887 |
Storms near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milton in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2019: 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Milton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Milton | - | A large tree was downed, blocking the intersection of Birchton Road and Paisley Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Milton | - | Wires were downed. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Milton | - | A wind gust was estimated to be about 60 mph during a thunderstorm in West Milton. |
| May 2012 | Hail | West Milton | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in West Milton. |
| June 2011 | Hail | West Milton | - | Penny size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in West Milton. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Milton | - | Two pine trees were reported down near West Milton due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Milton | - | Law enforcement personnel report that trees were blown down in West Milton. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Milton | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Heights | 0.3 miles | 28 | |
| Woodland Court | 0.4 miles | 28 | |
| Milton Oaks | 0.4 miles | 28 | |
| Geyser Gates | 0.4 miles | 28 | |
| Coachman Estates | 0.5 miles | 28 | |
| Juniper Acres | 0.5 miles | 28 | |
| Milton Manor | 0.7 miles | 28 | |
| Factory Village | 0.9 miles | 28 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Milton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6860955 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867411. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











