Ogdensburg, New York
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Ogdensburg City. It lies in ZIP code area 13669. It stands on Oswegatchie River. The Survey maps it on the Ogdensburg East quadrangle. 10,064 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 295 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1904 against another survey:
On record in Ogdensburg
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 9 records
Acker and Evans Law Officelisted 1983
Ogdensburg Armorylisted 1995
Ogdensburg Harbor Lighthouselisted 2016
Remington Art Museumlisted 1982
U.S. Customshouselisted 1974- First Baptist Church of Ogdensburg Complexlisted 2018
- New York State Armorylisted 1976
- Oswegatchie Pumping Stationlisted 1990
- U.S. Post Officelisted 1977
Population over time
2 figuresOgdensburg fell from 11,128 to 10,064 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11,128 | |
| 2020 | 10,064 | -1,064 (-10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1904 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Ogdensburg East quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ogdensburg East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Ogdensburg between 2001 and 2020, burning about 35 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 25 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 | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
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 Ogdensburg: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Dolomite, Limestone, Dimension, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogdensburg Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Howard's Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Howard's Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Conville Inc. Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Unnamed Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Ogdenburg Stone and Asphalt, Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ogdensburg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ogdensburg in 26 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 12 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 2 flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Flood | Ogdensburg | $150,000 | Heavy rain produced flooding in Canton, Ogdensburg, and Potsdam. In Canton, New York State 11 was closed between Routes 310 and 68 by high water. Thirty five to forty homes in Ogdensburg had basement flooding, and there were multiple reports of city street flooding. In Potsdam water inundated the first floor of a home, and there was extensive flooding of streets, yards, and basements. |
| September 2010 | Flood | Ogdensburg | $150,000 | Heavy rain produced flooding in Canton, Ogdensburg, and Potsdam. In Canton, New York State 11 was closed between Routes 310 and 68 by high water. Thirty five to forty homes in Ogdensburg had basement flooding, and there were multiple reports of city street flooding. In Potsdam water inundated the first floor of a home, and there was extensive flooding of streets, yards, and basements. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogdensburg | $50,000 | Trees and Powerlines down throughout Ogdensburg and Route 37 closed to Waddington. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogdensburg | $50,000 | Multiple full grown maple trees uprooted with damage to vehicles and some small structures on Elizabeth, Hamilton, Caroline, Franklin, State, Morris and Washington streets. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogdensburg | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogdensburg | $25,000 | Numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds, as well as a few structures receiving minor damage. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogdensburg | $20,000 | Numerous trees, tree limbs downed and utility pole snapped. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogdensburg | $20,000 | Several trees down across the area as well as a 100 foot pine tree across a truck. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogdensburg | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogdensburg | $15,000 | Trees and fence blown down in yard and a heavily damaged. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogdensburg | $10,000 | Several large trees and power lines down as well as measured wind gust of 59 mph. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Ogdensburg | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in addition to the hail. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogdensburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Lightning | Ogdensburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogdensburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Ogdensburg | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Hail | Ogdensburg | - | Nickel to quarter size hail reported. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Ogdensburg | - | Several reports of nickel to quarter to slightly larger size diameter hail reported in and near Ogdensburg. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Ogdensburg | - | Nickel size hail reported in Ogdensburg. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Ogdensburg | - | Additional reports of nickel size hail in and around Ogdensburg. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Ogdensburg | - | Nickel to quarter size hail reported in Ogdensburg. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogdensburg | - | Thunderstorm winds, accompanied by large hail, downed several large branches. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Ogdensburg | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Ogdensburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Ogdensburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Ogdensburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Village | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Galilee | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Heuvelton | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Red Mills | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Flackville | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Morristown Center | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| Lisbon | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| De Peyster | 10.1 miles | 15 |
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 Ogdensburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q684406 | 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 976759. 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.








