Sackets Harbor

About Sackets Harbor

Sackets Harbor (earlier spelled Sacketts Harbor) is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States, on Lake Ontario. As of the 2020 census, Sackets Harbor had a population of 1,351. The village was named after land developer and owner Augustus Sackett, who founded it in the early 1800s.

Sackets Harbor is in the western part of the town of Hounsfield and is west of Watertown. The heart of the village, with a Main Street and well-preserved 19th century buildings, has been recognized as the Sackets Harbor Village Historic District and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

To support the War of 1812, the US Navy built a major shipyard and its headquarters for the Great Lakes at the village. Within a short period, more than 3,000 men worked at the shipyard. The Army constructed earthworks, forts, barracks and supporting infrastructure to defend the village and navy shipyard, and its troops also camped in the village. The thousands of military personnel made it seem like a city. By the fall of 1814, this was the third-largest population center in the entire state, after Albany and New York City. With its strategic protected harbor on Lake Ontario and military installations, the village had national importance through the 19th century.

Soon after the war, the Army strengthened its defenses on the northern frontier by constructing Madison Barracks. The village also developed a commercial shipyard and many business connections to communities around the Great Lakes. Its businessmen were also connected to bases in the major markets of Louisville, Kentucky, and New Orleans. In 1817 a consortium of local businessmen supported construction of the 240-ton Ontario, the first US steamboat on the Great Lakes. In July 1834, the commercial schooner Illinois from Sackets Harbor was the first to enter the harbor of the new settlement of Chicago. Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site commemorates a battle during the War of 1812 and the contribution of the area to the United States defense.

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Living in Sackets Harbor

Median household income

$77,043

Median home value

$234,900

Median rent

$1,343/mo

Median age

37.8

Map of Sackets Harbor

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Sackets Harbor, NY population

Sackets Harbor had 1,351 residents in the 2020 Census.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.

Sackets Harbor at a glance

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Towns near Sackets Harbor

• Dexter6.2 mi NE
• Henderson7.2 mi SW
• Adams Center7.8 mi SE
• Brownville7.9 mi NE
• Glen Park8.9 mi NE
• Chaumont9.0 mi N
• Adams9.9 mi SE
• Belleville10.1 mi S
• Watertown10.4 mi E
• Rodman10.4 mi SE
• Three Mile Bay11.0 mi NW
• Pamelia Center12.4 mi NE

Straight-line distance between town centers.

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