Dannemora (village), New York

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Dannemora is a village located primarily in the Town of Dannemora in Clinton County, New York. The population was 4,129 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the town in Sweden where early settlers came from, but is also claimed to be the name of an iron-making location in Sweden [1].

Most of the Village of Dannemora is in the Town of Dannemora, but the south part of the Dannemora village is located in the Town of Saranac. The community is on the town line, located on Route 374. The postal ZIP code is 12929.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The Village of Dannemora was incorporated in 1901. Permanent settlement had begun in 1838. The early economy was based on mining and smelting iron. Clinton Prison (currently known as the Clinton Correctional Facility) was opened in 1845 to employ convicts to work in the iron industry.

[edit] Geography

Dannemora is located at 44°43′15″N, 73°43′8″W (44.720878, -73.718904)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

Dannemora is within the Adirondack State Park.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,129 people, 469 households, and 326 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,317.5/km² (3,423.2/mi²). There were 516 housing units at an average density of 164.7/km² (427.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 49.07% White, 37.95% Black or African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 10.49% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.65% of the population.

There were 469 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 8.9% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 58.2% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 525.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 682.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,500, and the median income for a family was $47,019. Males had a median income of $24,753 versus $24,286 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,872. About 13.5% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.