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History · Sand Ridge

Half of Sand Ridge’s homes were built after 1986

Most of Sand Ridge was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986.

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What stands out about Sand Ridge’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sand Ridge are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Sand Ridge, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sand Ridge yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Sand Ridge is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Oswego County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sand Ridge had a population of 992. Sand Ridge is in the southern section of the Town of Schroeppel.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 849 to 992 (+17%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Sand Ridge

Nobody well known was born in Sand Ridge itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Matilda Joslyn GageAmerican writer, Native American civil rights a… · b. 1826
Patrick CorbinAmerican baseball player · b. 1989
Joel FarabeeAmerican ice hockey player · b. 2000
Kinsley S. BinghamAmerican politician · b. 1808
Albert Benjamin PrescottAmerican chemist · b. 1832
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Kim BlackAmerican swimmer · b. 1978
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History across the town line

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →