Chateaugay (village), New York

History

The village of Chateaugay was incorporated in 1868. It has persisted in spite of three major devastations by fire in its history.

Geography

Chateaugay village is located in the center of the town of Chateaugay at (44.925706, -74.078218), near the northeastern corner of Franklin County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.8 sqkm, all land.

Bailey Brook flows north through the village, turning west to join the Chateaugay River.

U.S. Route 11 intersects New York State Route 374 in the village. US-11 leads southwest 13 mi to Malone and east 33 mi to Interstate 87 at Champlain. NY-374 leads north 4.5 mi to the Canada–US border.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 798 people, 338 households, and 209 families residing in the village. The population density was 740.2 PD/sqmi. There were 390 housing units at an average density of 361.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.25% White, 0.50% Black or African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.38% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 338 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,000, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $25,096 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,436. About 13.5% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Chateaugay village, New York". U.S. Census Bureau.
3. (February 12, 2011). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
5. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].