Waddington is a

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in the Town of Waddington in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 972 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Joshua Waddington. The Village of Waddington is at the northern edge of the town and is north of Canton.

History

The first settlers arrived around 1798. The village was originally called "Hamilton" (after

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) but changed to Waddington in 1818. Joshua Waddington was a friend of Hamilton and one of the original landowners. The village was incorporated in 1839. When the Town of Waddington has formed afterwards, it adopted the village name. During the construction of the

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, part of the village needed to be relocated and some of the old industrial areas were destroyed. The Waddington Historic District was listed on the

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in 1992.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (8.82%) is water. The village is located near the

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and the international border with Canada. In fronts Ogden Island in the St. Lawrence River. Waddington is

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and New York State Route 345 junctions. County Road 44 serves the village from the southeast.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 923 people, 405 households, and 259 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 452 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.13%

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, 0.33% Native American, 0.11% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population. There were 405 households, of which 21.7% had children under 18 living with them, 53.8% were

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living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.1% of all households comprised individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26, and the average family size was 2.79. In the village, the population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 89.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $39,615, and the median income for a family was $46,389. Males had a median income of $39,583 versus $24,773 for females. The

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for the village was $22,568. About 5.8% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the

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, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The school district is Madrid-Waddington Central School District.
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Notable person

* James Ricalton, ravel Photographer

References

External links

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