LincklaenNY
A town of 352.
Is Lincklaen a good place to live?
30% of the land in Lincklaen is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Lincklaen State Forest, 3,833 acres with 6.9 miles of trail. Lincklaen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
352 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lincklaen: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lincklaen, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lincklaen.
Lincklaen has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
Walkers can cover 19 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. In Lincklaen, the concentration of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lincklaen State Forest | 6.9 mi | 3,833 |
| 2. Mariposa State Forest | 5.1 mi | 1,183 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Lincklaen work out of town
The top destinations are Norwich (16%), Otselic (8%) and Norwich (6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 21 miles. 6.6% of workers work from home in Lincklaen.
| Lincklaen | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Lincklaen, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts 86% of Lincklaen’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. The town’s FEMA hazard score stands at 69 of 100. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lincklaen: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The range runs from 13° on a January night to 78° on a July afternoon, with about 117 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lincklaen is
In Lincklaen, 12% of adults have diabetes. Of 32 CDC measures, Lincklaen beats the New York average on 2 and trails it on 14. Two figures for adults here: 38% have obesity, 16% smoke cigarettes.
| Lincklaen | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lincklaen | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
JMA Wireless Dome and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lincklaen. Close and well known come first.
29 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
34 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
40 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
27 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
36 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf Field19 mi Ski areaGreek Peak Mountain Resort43 runs · 828 ft verticalPhoto credits
JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Lincklaen
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lincklaen; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Lincklaen residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave Lincklaen for work
Where Lincklaen’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lincklaen
Town in New York, United States
Lincklaen is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 392 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Colonel John Lincklaen, an agent of the Holland Land Company and a land owner. The town is in the northwestern corner of the county, northwest of the city Norwich and northeast of Cortland (in Cortland County).
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- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,650 ft
Questions about Lincklaen
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lincklaen, NY a good place to live?
Lincklaen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.