Martinsburg, New York
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Martinsburg is a town in Lewis County, New York, USA. The population was 1,249 at the 2000 census. The town is named after founding father, Walter Martin.
The Town of Martinsburg is in the west-central part of the county, south of Lowville, the county seat.
New York State Route 12 and New York State Route 26 are north-south highways through the town.
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[edit] History
Settlers began arriving around 1801. Martinsburg was established from part of the Turin (town), New York in 1803. When it was formed the town name was spelled "Martinsburgh."
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 197.1 km² (76.1 mi²). 196.3 km² (75.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.39%) is water.
The east town line is the Black River.
[edit] Notable people
- Morgan Lewis Martin, member of Congress
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,249 people, 473 households, and 347 families residing in the town. The population density was 6.4/km² (16.5/mi²). There were 627 housing units at an average density of 3.2/km² (8.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.00% White, 0.48% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.24% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.
There were 473 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,902, and the median income for a family was $35,978. Males had a median income of $26,705 versus $20,682 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,894. About 7.9% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in Martinsburg
- East Martinsburg -- A hamlet east of Martinsburg village and located on Route 12.
- Glendale -- A hamlet south of East Marinsburg.
- Graves Corners -- A location east of Wetmore.
- Martinsburg -- The hamlet of Martinsburg is on Route 26 south of Lowville.
- McGraw Corners -- A location east of Wetmore.
- West Martinsburg -- A hamlet southwest of Lowville.
- Wetmore -- A hamlet in the southwest part of the town.
- Whetstone Gulf State Park -- A state park at the south town line.
- Whittaker Falls Park -- A park east of Martinsburg village.
