Ellenburg is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Clinton County Clinton County may refer to:
*Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States:
**Clinton County, New York
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,
New York, United States. The population was 1,743 at the 2010 census.
The town is named after the daughter of the principal proprietor. Ellenburg is on the western border of the county and is northwest of
Plattsburgh
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. The southern part of the town is situated in the
Adirondack Park
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.
History
The area was first settled around 1800. Ellenburg is named for Ellen Murray, the daughter of John R. Murray, a landowner.
The town was formed from part of the town of
Mooers in 1830. In 1845, part of the town was used to make the town of
Clinton.
During the
Cold War, Ellenburg was the location of two of the twelve
Atlas
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ICBM missile silos under the 556th Strategic Missile Squadron based out of the
Plattsburgh Air Force Base. These silos were operational from 1962-1965.
In late 2004, a
wind farm
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was proposed by Noble Environmental Power for the northern part of the town. Construction was expected to be completed by early 2007, but due to delays it began in the spring of 2008. Noble has also built wind farms in the neighboring towns of
Altona and
Chateaugay. Construction of the wind farms caused some controversy within the towns, as many residents felt it would subtract from the natural beauty of the area. The wind farm includes 54 turbines producing a total output of 81 megawatts.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land, and , or 0.83%, is water.
The western town line is the border of
Franklin County.
U.S. Route 11 passes through the northeastern part of the town.
New York State Route 190
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(Military Turnpike) is an east-west highway, intersecting US-11 at Ellenburg village.
New York State Route 374
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crosses the southwestern corner of the town.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,812 people, 703 households, and 485 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 17.0 people per square mile (6.6/km
2). There were 941 housing units at an average density of 8.8 per square mile (3.4/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.79%
White
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, 0.06%
African American
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, 0.11%
Native American, 0.22%
Asian
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, 0.22% from
other races
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, and 0.61% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.83% of the population.
There were 703 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were
married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,281, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $23,125 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $16,559. About 11.0% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in Ellenburg
*Dannemora Crossing – A location at the eastern town line, east of Ellenburg village.
*Ellenburg – The hamlet of Ellenburg is in the northern part of the town on US-11.
*Ellenburg Center – A
hamlet
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in the northern part of the town, southwest of Ellenburg hamlet.
*Ellenburg Depot – A hamlet east of Ellenburg on US-11, named for the former train depot.
*Ellenburg Mountain – A mountain in the southeastern corner of the town.
*Gibson Corners – A location on the northern town line in the northeastern corner of Ellenburg.
*Hammonds Corners – A location on the eastern town line, on NY-190.
*Harrigan – A hamlet in the northwestern corner of the town inside the Adirondack Park.
*Lake Roxanne – A small man-made lake east of Ellenburg village.
*Merrill – A hamlet in the southwestern corner on NY-374 of the town by Upper Chateaugay Lake.
*Point Bluff – A peninsula in Upper Chateaugay Lake.
*Upper Chateaugay Lake – Part of the lake is in the southwestern corner of the town.
References
External links
Town of Ellenburg official websiteNoble Ellenburg Windpark
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Towns in Clinton County, New York