| Paul Smiths, New York | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Paul Smiths |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Brighton |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.02 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.67 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.35 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 411 |
| Population Density Km2: | 616.41 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1599.22 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 500 |
| Coordinates: | 44.4361°N -74.2519°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 12970 |
| Area Code: | 518 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-56770 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 970460 |
Paul Smiths is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Brighton in Franklin County, New York, United States. It is located on Lower Saint Regis Lake in the Adirondacks, northwest of Saranac Lake, located at 44°26' North 74°15' West. The population of the CDP was 671 at the 2010 census.[2]
The hamlet was named after the Paul Smith's Hotel (formally known as the Saint Regis House), founded in 1859 by Apollos "Paul" Smith as one of the first wilderness resorts in the Adirondacks. Paul Smith's College was built on the site of the hotel after the hotel burned down in 1930. It was funded by the estate of Smith's son Phelps, who died in 1937. It is the locale of Osgood Pond, home of historic Northbrook Lodge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014,[3] and of White Pine Camp, the Summer Whitehouse of President Calvin Coolidge.
Paul Smiths is located in the southern part of the town of Brighton, between Lower St. Regis Lake to the south and Osgood Pond to the north. It is in southern Franklin County. The CDP limits correspond to the campus of Paul Smith's College.
New York State Route 30 passes Paul Smiths, leading north to Malone, the Franklin County seat, and south to Tupper Lake. New York State Route 86 begins at Paul Smiths and leads southeast to Saranac Lake village.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Paul Smiths CDP has a total area of 1.01sqkm, of which 0.66sqkm is land and 0.35sqkm, or 34.63%, is water, consisting of part of Lower St. Regis Lake.
The Köppen Climate Classification sub-type for this climate is "Dfb" (Warm Summer Continental Climate).[4] Paul Smiths has a record high of 100, set in July 1936 and a record low of -48, set in January 1912, tying the state record low for January.