Madrid, New York
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Madrid is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 1,828 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Madrid in Spain.
The Town of Madrid is in the northern part of the county.
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[edit] History
The Town of Madrid was one of the three towns created along with the county in 1802. During the War of 1812, Madrid, due to its proximity to Canada, developed a town militia.
[edit] Geography
The Grass River flows through the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 138.8 km² (53.6 mi²). 137.1 km² (52.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (1.25%) is water. The Grasse River flows through the population center of Madrid.
The population center itself lies approximately halfway between the towns of Potsdam and Waddington along State Route 345. There are no major attractions located in the town. The primary industry is farming and the commercial presence is solely to support the residents.
The Madrid-Waddington Central School is located in the town of Madrid, but outside the population center.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,828 people, 638 households, and 458 families residing in the town. The population density was 13.3/km² (34.5/mi²). There were 763 housing units at an average density of 5.6/km² (14.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.43% White, 1.37% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.
There were 638 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,309, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $32,120 versus $23,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,720. About 14.4% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in Madrid
- Allen Corners -- A location in the east part of the town.
- Chipman -- A hamlet by the northwest town line.
- Cogswell Corners -- A location northwest of Madrid village.
- Dixon Corners -- A location in the east part of the town.
- Madrid -- The hamlet of Madrid was previously known before 1826 as "Roberts Mills," "Grass River Falls," and "Columbia Village." This is the principal village in the town and is on the north bank of the Grass River.
- Madrid Springs -- A hamlet southwest of Madrid village.
- Turnbull Corner -- A hamlet north of Madrid village.
