The Indian River community is located in rural upstate New York where the main industry is agriculture. Jefferson County, home to the Indian River community, is one of the counties in New York State that is growing in population at a higher rate than the overall state rate. The community consists of six villages (Antwerp, Calcium, Evans Mills, Oxbow, Philadelphia, and Theresa), as well as the townships of Antwerp, Philadelphia and Theresa. The community is also comprised of portions of the townships of Alexandria, LeRay, Pamelia and Rossie. Fort Drum, home to the 10^th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) of the Army, also makes up a large portion of the community. Part of the community is home to a chain of inland lakes and rivers which makes it very pictu resque and is identified as the "land of lakes". The Indian River community is close to the St. Lawrence River, a major shipping channel in the northeast and the small city of Watertown. The northern portion of the community is approximately fourteen miles from the Thousand Islands Bridge, a major route used to travel into Canada. The strong roots of the largely rural area, combined with the suburban flavor that Fort Drum adds, has combined to create a rich melting pot of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The community of Indian River is an exciting, ever changing, developing area.