St. Armand, New York
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in Essex County
Essex County, New York
Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Its county seat is Elizabethtown...
, New York
New York
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 1,321 at the 2000 census. The town was named by an early settler for Saint-Armand, Quebec
Saint-Armand, Quebec
Saint-Armand is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,166.-Population:Population trend...
in Canada
Canada
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The Town of St. Armand is in the northwestern part of the county and is southwest of Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh (city), New York
Plattsburgh is a city in and county seat of Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 19,989 at the 2010 census. The population of the unincorporated areas within the Town of Plattsburgh was 11,870 as of the 2010 census; making the population for the immediate, urban Plattsburgh,...
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History
The town was first settled around 1829. The early industry was based on lumberLumber
Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
production. After most of the trees were harvested, farming became predominant.
The town was set off from the Town of Wilmington
Wilmington, New York
Wilmington is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,131 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Wilmington, Delaware.The Town of Wilmington is on the county's north border and is southwest of Plattsburgh...
in 1844.
By the end of the 19th Century, the town became the locale for sanatoriums intended for tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
(TB) cures. Dr. Edward Trudeau in 1884 was one of the first to establish a sanatorium within the town, near the Village of Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake, New York
Saranac Lake is a village located in the state of New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,406. The village is named after Upper, Middle, and Lower Saranac Lakes, which are nearby....
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Notable residents
- Robert Louis StevensonRobert Louis StevensonRobert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
, author, spent a year in the town for a TB cure.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 57.4 square miles (148.7 km²), of which, 56.5 square miles (146.3 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (1.57%) is water.
The northern and eastern town lines are the border of Franklin County
Franklin County, New York
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,599. It is named in honor of American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin...
. The town is in the Adirondack Park. The Saranac River
Saranac River
Saranac River is an river in the U.S. state of New York. In its upper reaches is a region of mostly flat water and lakes. The river has more than three dozen source lakes and ponds north of Upper Saranac Lake; the highest is Mountain Pond on Long Pond Mountain...
flows through the northwest part of St. Armand.
New York State Route 3
New York State Route 3
New York State Route 3 is a major east–west state highway in New York, United States, that connects central New York to the North Country region near the Canadian border via Adirondack Park. The route extends for between its western terminus at an intersection with NY 104A in the Cayuga...
passes through the western part of the town.
Demographics
At the 2000 censusCensus
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, there were 1,321 people, 543 households and 349 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 23.4 per square mile (9.0/km²). There were 689 housing units at an average density of 12.2 per square mile (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.43% White, 0.38% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.61% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.
There were 543 households of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04.
Age distribution was 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.
The median household income
Median household income
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was $39,500, and the median family income was $51,250. Males had a median income of $36,696 versus $23,828 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the town was $18,828. About 4.0% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in St. Armand
- BloomingdaleBloomingdale, New YorkBloomingdale is a hamlet located in the town of St. Armand, Essex County in the State of New York in the United States of America. It is located at . The United States Postal Service has assigned Bloomingdale the ZIP Code 12913.-History:...
– A hamletHamlet (place)A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
near the north town line on NY-3. The community was founded around 1852. - Camp Woodstream – A youth camp formerly located at the north end of Lake Placid.
- Franklin Falls PondFranklin Falls PondFranklin Falls Pond is a , long pond created by damming the Saranac River three miles northeast of Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State, USA.-History:...
– A wide part of the Saranac RiverSaranac RiverSaranac River is an river in the U.S. state of New York. In its upper reaches is a region of mostly flat water and lakes. The river has more than three dozen source lakes and ponds north of Upper Saranac Lake; the highest is Mountain Pond on Long Pond Mountain...
at the north town line. - Lake PlacidLake Placid (New York)The body of water called Lake Placid is in the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York in the USA. The lake is approximately , and has an average depth of about . It is located in the towns of North Elba and St...
– A small part of the north end of the lake is within the town. - Moose Pond – A small lake in the western part of St. Armand.
- Saranac LakeSaranac Lake, New YorkSaranac Lake is a village located in the state of New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,406. The village is named after Upper, Middle, and Lower Saranac Lakes, which are nearby....
– A small part of the Village of Saranac Lake is in the southeast part of the town. - St. Armand – A location near the north town line on NY-3.
- Trudeau – A hamlet northeast of Saranac Lake village on NY-3, named for Dr. Edward Livingston TrudeauEdward Livingston TrudeauEdward Livingston Trudeau, M.D., M.S., D. Hon., was an American physician who established the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium at Saranac Lake for treatment of tuberculosis.-Biography:...
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