Malone (village), New York

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Malone is a village located in the Town of Malone in Franklin County, New York, USA. The population was 6,075 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Malone is in the center of the Town of Malone. Malone is the county seat of Franklin County.

A campus of the North Country Community College is in Malone.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The community was first settled around 1802 and incorporated in 1833. The British sacked the village during the War of 1812. The Fenians gathered here in 1865 before invading Canada. It is named for Edmund Malone.The town suffered natural disasters from the 1998 Ice Storm.

[edit] Geography

Malone is located at 44°51′2″N, 74°17′20″W (44.850676, -74.28907)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²). 8.2 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.94%) is water.

Malone is at the convergence of US Route 11, New York State Route 11B, New York State Route 30, and New York State Route 37.

The Salmon River flows through the village.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,075 people, 2,583 households, and 1,511 families residing in the village. The population density was 742.3/km² (1,920.0/mi²). There were 2,847 housing units at an average density of 347.9/km² (899.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.58% White, 0.49% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 2,583 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,200, and the median income for a family was $35,077. Males had a median income of $29,200 versus $20,163 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,960. About 10.8% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.