Global InformationFort Drum information
| Fort Drum | |
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| Jefferson County, New York Near Watertown | |
 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, on a run | |
| Area | 107,265 acres (434.09 km2) |
| Site information | |
| Owner | U.S. Army |
| Controlled by | 10th Mountain Division |
| Website | www |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1908 |
| In use | 1908-present |
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2024) |
Fort Drum, New York | |
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Census-designated place | |
  Fort Drum  Fort Drum | |
| Coordinates: 44°3′15″N 75°47′13″W / 44.05417°N 75.78694°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Jefferson |
| Town | Le Ray |
| Area [2] | |
| • Total | 14.45 sq mi (37.43 km2) |
| • Land | 14.34 sq mi (37.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 590 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 15,896 |
| • Density | 1,108.51/sq mi (428.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 13602–13603 |
| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-26759 |
Fort Drum is a U.S. Army military reservation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, near the western border of northern New York, United States. The population of the CDP portion of the base was 12,955 at the 2010 census.[3] It is home to the 10th Mountain Division.
Fort Drum consists of 107,265 acres (434.09 km2). In this region, winter temperatures can reach as low as −30 °F (−34 °C).[4] Its mission includes command of active component units assigned to the installation, providing administrative and logistical support to tenant units, support to active and reserve units from all services in training at Fort Drum, and planning and support for the mobilization and training of almost 80,000 troops annually.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Fort Drum CDP, New York". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Fort Drum and 10th Mountain Division History". United States Army. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2022.