Newcomb, New York
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Newcomb is a town in Essex County, New York, USA. The population was 481 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Newcomb is at the west border of the county. The town is inside the Adirondack State Park; it contains the Lake Harris State Campground.
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[edit] History
The town was settled around 1816. The Town of Newcomb was established in 1828 from parts of the Towns of Minerva and Moria.
Theodore Roosevelt was informed of the impending death of President William McKinley in September 1901 while hunting and hiking in the town.
[edit] Geography
The west town line is the border of Hamilton County, New York.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 603.9 km² (233.2 mi²). 586.8 km² (226.6 mi²) of it is land and 17.1 km² (6.6 mi²) of it (2.83%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 481 people, 211 households, and 140 families residing in the town. The population density was 0.8/km² (2.1/mi²). There were 655 housing units at an average density of 1.1/km² (2.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.22% White, 0.62% Native American, 0.62% from other races, and 3.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 211 households out of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the town the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,639, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $35,750 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,043. About 5.8% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in Newcomb
- Hudson River Gorge -- A valley cut by the Hudson River east of Newcomb village.
- Newcomb -- The hamlet of Newcomb on Route 28N.
- Tahawus -- A location on Route 25 in the north part of the town. This was the site of a major mining and iron smelting operation in the 19th Century. It is now a ghost town. Tahawus is also the accepted aboriginal name for Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York, located outside the town.
- Tahawus Club -- A hamlet east of Newcomb village.
