Hopkinton, New York
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Hopkinton is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York in the USA. The population was 1,020 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from early settlers with the name Hopkins.
The Town of Hopkinton is on the county's eastern border.
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[edit] History
The town was organized in 1805 and is one of the original ten towns of the county.
[edit] Geography
The east town line is the border of Franklin County, New York. most of the town is in the Adirondack State Park.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 484.4 km² (187.0 mi²). 480.2 km² (185.4 mi²) of it is land and 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²) of it (0.87%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,020 people, 390 households, and 287 families residing in the town. The population density was 2.1/km² (5.5/mi²). There were 639 housing units at an average density of 1.3/km² (3.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.82% White, 0.10% African American, 0.59% Native American, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 390 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% 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 2.92.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,750, and the median income for a family was $34,205. Males had a median income of $32,125 versus $19,545 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,901. About 15.3% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in Hopkinton
- Fort Jackson -- A hamlet by the north town line.
- Hopkinton -- The hamlet of Hopkinton is in the northwest part of the town.
- Lake Ozonia -- a lake by the east town line, originally called "Trout Lake."
- Nicholville -- A hamlet on the north town line.
