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Pulaski
New Yorkvillage
Pulaski
Total population
2,156
Median home value
$158,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$50,481
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Pulaski is a village in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 2,186 at the 2020 census. The village is within the town of Richland, and lies between the eastern shore of Lake Ontario and the Tug Hill region. The village is located on US 11 and is close to I-81. Pulaski lies in the Snowbelt, which is characterized by heavy amounts of lake-effect snow. It has a regional reputation for its heavy snow accumulations and adverse traveling conditions in winter, and for the long duration of winter conditions, often from mid-November through mid-April.
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History
Pulaski history shows that during the early years before incorporation on April 26, 1832, the village was known by various other names. It was once called “Fishville” and sometimes it was called “Salmon River”. It was also stated that the name “Pulaski” was often spelled “Polaski”. It was also used for years with the spelling of Polaski from The Palladium Times to official state documents. Another story indicates that the name was chosen when Revolutionary War heroes put names in a hat and pulled the name of Casimir Pulaski. It was only three years after the first court was held in Oswego County was there a court house erected in Pulaski. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 1979. “In 1853 the citizens of the village became interested in the education of their children and youth. An act of legislature was passed to consolidate parts of three school districts within the village into one”. It was called the “Pulaski school district” and the school was named “Pulaski Academy”. In the early hours of October 6, 1881, in a bakery in the back of M.L. Hollis store a fire started. In just over three hours the whole business portion of Pulaski was destroyed by the fire. The reason it took so little time to burn was because of the buildings structure being built of wood and the fire stations facilities inability to hold the fire in check. From wood mills to iron works, there have been many different factories located in Pulaski. Only a small number of industrial companies now remain, including Fulton Companies, HealthWay, and Schoeller Technical Paper. The Pulaski Village Historic District and Selkirk Lighthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,360
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves4,239
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4,233
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves4,005
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves3,992
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,908
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves3,835
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,450
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2026-04-266 km SE of Lowville, New York
- M 2.8 — 2026-03-2128 km WSW of Henderson, New York
- M 3.3 — 2024-06-2914 km W of Ellisburg, New York
- M 3.6 — 2023-04-23New York
- M 2.6 — 2023-04-141 km W of Adams Center, New York
- M 2.64 — 2007-08-114 km N of Kingston, Canada
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
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Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Pulaski



![L.J. Farmer [catalog], Pulaski, N.Y.](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/11842798-M.jpg)
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library