Tupper Lake (town), New York
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Tupper Lake (formerly Altamont) is a town in Franklin County, New York, USA. The population was 6,137 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Tupper Lake is located in the southwest corner of the county. The town contains a village called Tupper Lake.
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[edit] History
In 1850 the Pomeroy Lumber Company began a logging operation in the area. A clearing left by clear-cutting the forest by Raquette Pond became the site of the Village of Tupper Lake. In the 1890s, a large number of buildings were erected, but in 1899 a fire burned 169 of them to the ground. As the lumber business swelled, the village became a rail center.
The town was organized in 1890 from the Town of Waverly and was the last town organized in the county. In 1913, a part of St. Lawrence County was added to the town.
In an effort to avoid confusion with other "Altamonts" around the state and to strengthen ties with the Village of Tupper Lake, town councilors turned the "Town of Altamont" into the "Town of Tupper Lake." The name change took place on July 16, 2004.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 337.0 km² (130.1 mi²). 304.6 km² (117.6 mi²) of it is land and 32.3 km² (12.5 mi²) of it (9.60%) is water.
The town is inside the Adirondack State Park. The south town line is the border of Hamilton County and the west town line is the border of St. Lawrence County.
Tupper Lake is a name of a lake in the southwest part of the town, which crosses the county line into St. Lawrence County.
New York State Route 3 joins New York State Route 30 at Tupper Lake village and are conjoined the eastern part of the town.
The Raquette River flows past Tupper Lake village.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,137 people, 2,429 households, and 1,530 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.1/km² (52.2/mi²). There were 3,118 housing units at an average density of 10.2/km² (26.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.56% White, 1.27% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.
There were 2,429 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,636, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $30,951 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,696. About 6.9% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in the town of Tupper Lake
- Derrick -- A hamlet in the northern part of the town.
- Duck Lake -- A lake by the south town line.
- Kildare -- A hamlet near the western town line, northwest of Tupper Lake village.
- Lake Madeleine -- A lake near the south town line, north of Duck Lake.
- Litchfield Park -- A former location in the southwest corner of Tupper Lake.
- Moody -- A hamlet south of Tupper Lake village on NY-30. It was the first settled community in the town.
- Piercefield Flow -- A widening of the Raquette River at the west town line.
- Raquette Pond -- An arm of Tupper Lake adjacent to Tupper Lake village. It is a widening of the Raquette River created by a dam.
- Simon Pond -- An arm of Tupper Lake south of Tupper Lake village.
- Tupper Lake -- The Village of Tupper Lake is located in the south-central part of the town.
- Wolf Pond -- A lake north of Tupper Lake village. There are actually two ponds: Little Wolf Pond and the more northerly Big Wolf Pond, joined at a narrow channel.
