Chateaugay () is a

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in Franklin County,

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, United States. The population was 833 at the 2010 census. The village is located in the town of Chateaugay, northeast of

Malone Malone () is an Irish surname. From the Irish "''Mael Eóin''", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John. People * Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin * Adrian Malone (1937 ...

. The village and town are named after a village near

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in France, which became the name of a land grant in Canada.

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

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, the village has a total area of , all land. Bailey Brook flows north through the village, turning west to join the Chateaugay River.

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intersects

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in the village. US-11 leads southwest to Malone and east to Interstate 87 at Champlain. NY-374 leads north to the Canada–US border.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 798 people, 338 households, and 209 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 390 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.25%

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, 0.50%

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, 0.63% Native American, 0.38% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races.

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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

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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

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for the village was $16,436. About 13.5% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the

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, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Shatagee Woods history blog
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