Dannemora (town), New York
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Dannemora is a town in Clinton County, New York, USA. The population was 5,149 at the 2000 census. The name is reportedly from a locale in Sweden.
The Town of Dannemora contains a village also called Dannemora. Both village and town are on the west border of Clinton County, west of Plattsburgh.
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[edit] History
The town was first settled around 1838.
A prison was opened in 1845 in order to use the prisoners in local mining operations. The town was formed in 1854 from the Town of Beekmantown.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 170.4 km² (65.8 mi²). 153.3 km² (59.2 mi²) of it is land and 17.1 km² (6.6 mi²) of it (10.06%) is water.
The west town line is the border of Franklin County.
Most of the town is within the Adirondack State Park on the west side of the county (However, the statute defining the Adirondack Park specifically excludes Dannemora and nearby Altona, due to the prison facilities).
New York State Route 374 is an east-west highway in Dannemora.
The Great Chazy River begins at the north end of Chazy Lake. Upper Chateaugay Lake empties through the Chateaugay Narrows into Lower Chateaugay Lake in Franklin County, which marks the beginning of the Chateaugay River.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,149 people, 850 households, and 584 families residing in the town. The population density was 33.6/km² (87.0/mi²). There were 1,253 housing units at an average density of 8.2/km² (21.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 56.30% White, 32.34% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 8.95% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.87% of the population.
There were 850 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town the population was spread out with 10.3% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 53.6% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 367.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 446.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,805, and the median income for a family was $43,850. Males had a median income of $27,045 versus $25,132 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,614. About 13.6% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.3% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in the Town of Dannemora
- Chateaugay Narrows -- A short river that drains Upper Chateaugay Lake.
- Chazy Lake -- A lake centrally located in the town.
- Chazy Lake -- A hamlet on the west side of Chazy Lake.
- Clinton Correctional Facility -- (also known as "Dannemora") One of New York State's maximum-security prisons is located in the Village of Dannemora (Lucky Luciano once served time there). The site also formerly housed the state's mental hospital for the criminally insane, and since New York State restored the death penalty in 1995, the prison has held the state's death row inmates.
- Dannemora -- The Village of Dannemora is on the south town line, located on NY-374.
- Dannemora Mountain -- A small mountain north of the village.
- Ledger Corners -- A location near the north town line on NY-374.
- Lyon Mountain -- The hamlet of Lyon Mountain is in the western part of the town.
- Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility -- A minimum security prison located in the western part of the town.
- Seine Bay -- A small bay in Chazy Lake north of the community of Chazy Lake.
- Upper Chateaugay Lake -- A lake partly in the northwest corner of the town.
