Croghan (village), New York

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Croghan is a village in Lewis County, New York, USA. The population was 665 at the 2000 census. The village is named after George Croghan, a soldier in the War of 1812. The postal ZIP code is 13327.

The Village of Croghan is in the south part of the Town of Croghan, but a small part of the village is inside the Town of New Bremen.

The village slogan is "In the Foothills of the Adirondacks."

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent communities
3 Demographics
4 Places of Interest
5 External links

[edit] History

The village was once a booming region for the lumber industry. The village was led by millionaire lumber barron, Theadore Basselin whose estate sat on the corner of Main Street and Bank Street. Basselin is now buried in a private family plot along Main Street next to the Village Library, which once served as the Opera House.

The village survived two major fires in the early 1900's, the first which claimed the lives of two small children. The fire started next to where Stumps Tavern now sits along Main and Mechanic and engulfed most of the village, even burning down the massive Catholic Church and divintry school.

The village now takes great pride in its "world famous Croghan Bologna" and was a center of the pure maple syrup industry before a microburst in the mid-1990's which brought extremely high winds, destroying many of the older, larger trees.

The village is popular with avid outdoorsmen from around the country who visit the area in the summer for fishing and camping, in the fall for hunting, and in the winter for snowsledding.

[edit] Geography

Croghan is located at 43°53′31″N, 75°23′28″W (43.892068, -75.391207)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

The Beaver River flows through the village. Croghan is northeast of the County Seat, Lowville.

The community is at the junction of New York State Route 126 and New York State Route 812.

[edit] Adjacent communities

Kirschnerville is to the east, and Beaver Falls is to the west. High Falls is north of Croghan, and New Bremen is south. Belfort is also near Croghan.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 665 people, 284 households, and 178 families residing in the village. The population density was 583.5/km² (1,525.7/mi²). There were 323 housing units at an average density of 283.4/km² (741.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.65% White, 0.60% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.45% Asian, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 284 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,304, and the median income for a family was $37,969. Males had a median income of $27,969 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,183. About 6.7% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Places of Interest

E.M. Marilley and Co., on Main Street, was the town's general store, founded in 1874. The owner closed its doors in November 2006.

Vinny's is the village's only pizza parlor but its food and atmosphere are one of a kind. And this restaurant employs several of the town's young people, so it is a gathering place for the young people of Croghan. Unfortunately they do not deliver.

Wishy's is the town's ice cream parlor and doubles as a video rental store.

Stumps is the town's laundry mat and serves as a video rental store as well.

Gas stations include Nice and Easy and Monnat's.

Behind the town firehall was used as a gathering place for many young residents as an alternative to attending church.