Ancram
| Ancram | |
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 The Simons General Store , built in 1873/74 |
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| Town in the county and in New York | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1803 (incorp.) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | new York |
| County : | Columbia County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 2 ′ N , 73 ° 35 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 1,573 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 14.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 110.68 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 110.01 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 154 m |
| Postal code : | 12502 |
| Area code : | +1 518 |
| FIPS : | 36-02099 |
| GNIS ID : | 0978679 |
| Website : | www.townofancram.org |
| Mayor : | Type of basin ( D ) |
 Countryside in the hamlet of Ancramdale |
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Ancram is a town in Columbia County in the US state of New York . At the time of the 2010 United States Census , Ancram had 1,573 residents. The town is named after Ancram (today's spelling: Ancrum ), Scotland .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 110.7 km 2 , of which 110.0 km 2 is land and 0.7 km 2 (or 0.61%) is water. Most of Ancram is drained by the Roeliff Jansen Kill and its tributary, the Punch Brook. The Roeliff Jansen Kill flows west to the Hudson River . The southeast corner of the town drains over Webatuck Creek , which flows south to the Ten Mile River and thus to the Housatonic River in Connecticut .
Ancram is in the southeast corner of the county. The eastern city limit is the border with Massachusetts and south of it to Dutchess County , which Ancram also adjoins to the south.
- Ancram - The hamlet of Ancram is west of the town on New York State Route 82 and County Route 7.
- Ancramdale - a hamlet southeast of it
- Boston Corner - hamlet on the Massachusetts state line
- Taconic State Park - part of the state park is in the northeastern part of the town.
- Weed Mines - a location not far from the northern city limits
history
Before the colonization by the Europeans, the area was settled by different cultures for over 1000 years. Historically verifiable inhabitants included the Mahican and the Wappinger .
In the land cession in favor of the Livingston family , this area was originally called Livingston Forge a Roeliff Jansen Kill , which was derived from the iron foundry on the river. During the 18th century the foundry produced metal products for the settlement. This was also known as Scotchtown because of the immigrants from Scotland who settled here in the late 18th century. As the American Revolution approached, the factory produced bullets, cannon balls, and the great chain that was stretched across the Hudson River at West Point to prevent British warships from going up the river. This chain was forged in Ancram in 1776 and then installed between Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton. On October 6, 1777, the British attacked the two forts from the flank without directly addressing the strength of the chain. The chain is believed to have been taken away by the British when they withdrew several weeks later. Her whereabouts are unclear, but a British historian believes that she was brought to Gibraltar to defend the colony.
After the Revolution, the Town of Ancram was formed in 1803 from parts of the Town of Livingston . The then name Gallatin was changed to Ancram in 1814 , after the town from which the Livingstons came. In 1830 part of Ancram was used to form what is now the Town of Gallatin .
The hamlet of Boston Corner was originally part of Mount Washington , Massachusetts . The easier accessibility finally led to the annexation by Ancram on April 13, 1857, on which both states had agreed.
Demographics
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1820 | 3147 | - | |
| 1830 | 1533 | -51.3% | |
| 1840 | 1770 | 15.5% | |
| 1850 | 1569 | -11.4% | |
| 1860 | 1720 | 9.6% | |
| 1870 | 1793 | 4.2% | |
| 1880 | 1602 | -10.7% | |
| 1890 | 1332 | -16.9% | |
| 1900 | 1238 | -7.1% | |
| 1910 | 1137 | -8.2% | |
| 1920 | 1015 | -10.7% | |
| 1930 | 850 | -16.3% | |
| 1940 | 1005 | 18.2% | |
| 1950 | 925 | -8th % | |
| 1960 | 1080 | 16.8% | |
| 1970 | 1215 | 12.5% | |
| 1980 | 1332 | 9.6% | |
| 1990 | 1510 | 13.4% | |
| 2000 | 1513 | 0.2% | |
| 2010 | 1573 | 4% | |
| 2016 estimate | 1500 | -4.6% | |
| US Decennial Census | |||
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Ancram lived in 1513 people. The population density was 13.7 people per km 2 . There were 823 housing units, an average of 7.5 per km 2 . The population in Ancram was 97.69% White , 1.06% Black or African American , 0.13% Native American , 0.13% Asian , 0% Pacific Islander , 0% said they were racial , and 0 % , 99% named two or more races. 0.93% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Ancram were distributed to 595 households out of which 30.4% were living in children under 18 years of age. 58.7% of households were married, 8.6% had a female head of the household without a husband and 27.6% were not families. 20.5% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 8.1% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.91.
The population was divided into 22.% minors, 5.7% 18–24 year olds, 26.5% 25–44 year olds, 28.3% 45–64 year olds and 17.1% aged 65 or over more. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 women there were 104.7 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 99.3 men.
The median household income in Ancram was 45,726 US dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 47,708 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 31,196, compared with $ 25,625 for women. The per capita income was $ 22,541. 7.4% of the population and 5.1% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 5.4% of minors and 12.0% of those aged 65 and over.
See also
supporting documents
- ^ A b Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ancram town, Columbia County, New York ( English ) US Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ Lincoln Diamond; Chaining the Hudson; The fight for the river in the American Revolution, p. 92
- ↑ Lincoln Diamond; Chaining the Hudson; The fight for the river in the American Revolution, pp. 115-118
- ↑ Lincoln Diamond; Chaining the Hudson; The fight for the river in the American Revolution, pp. 175-176
- ^ Population and Housing Unit Estimates . Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ↑ Summary Population and Housing Characteristics ( English , PDF, 34 MB) (= 2010 Census of Population and Housing), Vol CPH 1-34, New York, United States Census Bureau, Washington, DC (Accessed on April 10, 2018) .
