Champlain (Town, New York)

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Champlain
The Old Rouses Point Train Station in Rouses Point, which has been designated as historical by the NRHP
The Old Rouses Point Train Station in Rouses Point, which has been designated as historical by the NRHP
Location in New York
Champlain (New York)
Champlain
Champlain
Basic data
Foundation : March 7, 1788
State : United States
State : new York
County : Clinton County
Coordinates : 44 ° 58 ′  N , 73 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 58 ′  N , 73 ° 26 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 5,754 (as of 2010)
Population density : 43.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 152.3 km 2  (about 59 mi 2 ) of
which 132.6 km 2  (about 51 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 45 m
Postal code : 12910
Area code : +1 518
FIPS : 36-13750
GNIS ID : 978809
Website : www.townofchamplain.com

Champlain is a municipality in Clinton County of the State of New York in the United States with 5,754 inhabitants (according to census 2010). The place was named after Samuel de Champlain , who explored this area for the French crown.

geography

Geographical location

Champlain is in the far northeast corner of New York State. In the north it forms the border with Canada, in the east it borders on Lake Champlain and the Vermont border in it .

The landscape consists of flat, fertile terrain made up of glacial debris without any notable hills. The place is traversed from west to south-east by the Great Chazy River, which flows into the Kings Bay of Lake Champlain not far from the settlement.

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

Hemmingford, Quebec
17.3 km 		Lacolle, Quebec
5.1 mi 		Noyan, Quebec
9.4 miles
Altona
26.3 km 		Compass card (de) .svg Alburgh, VT
10.4 miles
Chazy
4.3 km 		Isle La Motte, VT
6.5 miles

climate

The mean mean temperature in Champlain ranges from −15 ° C (5 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 21 ° C (70 ° Fahrenheit) in July. The mean snowfall between October and May is up to 28 centimeters (11 inches ) about twice as high as the US average; the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

For the history of the area, see the relevant sections in the articles on Clinton County and Rouses Point .

Religions

As of 2018, congregations of the Roman Catholic Church , the Baptists , the United Church of Christ and the Episcopal Church of the United States of America are based in the village.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Champlain, New York
year 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790
Residents 578
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents 1,082 - 1,618 2,456 3,632 5,067 5,857 5,080 5,407 5,207
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 4,748 4,637 4,535 4,848 4,938 5.118 5,544 5,633 5,889 5,796
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 5,791 5,754

For the year 1790 in the census for Champlain 3 slaves are shown separately, for the year 1800 one slave. The evaluation for 1820 shows a slave over 45 years of age. As of 1830, no more slaves are recorded for all of Clinton County.

Villages without their own administration

There are two villages in the town: Champlain and Rouses Point . The population figures in the tables below are already included in the town total; so it is not about additional residents. The population of Villages was only shown separately from the census of 1870; official figures for previous years are not known.

Census Results - Village of Champlain, New York
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents - - - - - - - 1,850 1,509 1,275
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 1.311 1,280 1,140 1,179 1,354 1,505 1,549 1,426 1,410 1,273
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 1,173 1.101
Census Results - Village of Rouses Point, New York
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents - - - - - - - 1,266 1,485 1,856
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 1,675 1,638 1,700 1,920 1,846 2,001 2,160 1,846 2,266 2,377
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 2,277 2,209

Economy and Infrastructure

The economy of Champlains, like the entire region, was determined by agricultural use from the beginning of colonization. That's still like that. A service hub with an above-average number of craft and transport shops has developed in Champlain Village. In the other main settlement, Rouses Point, there is a plant for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and a plastics factory. Several sports boat harbors determine the range of leisure activities in the area.

traffic

At Village Rouses Point there is a train station on the route from New York City to Montreal , which is served by Amtrak trains. West of Champlain Village, Interstate 87 (Adirondack Northway) connects the town towards Plattsburgh in the south and Montreal in the north. The US Highway 2 runs through the route of the former railway bridge parallel to the Canadian border across the lake to Alburgh and the commercial center of Burlington in the neighboring state of Vermont.

Public facilities

The Champlain Memorial Library offers around 7,000 books and 3,000 audio books for loan.

education

There are public schools in the county that graduate through 12th grade (high school). The nearest major colleges are in Plattsburgh (City, New York) , Northfield , Middlebury and Burlington ; nearby universities exist in Burlington and Northfield.

sons and daughters of the town

  • Erastus Dean Culver (1803-1889), lawyer and politician; New York State Representative to the US House of Representatives 1845-1847
  • Lemuel Stetson (1804–1868), lawyer and politician; Representative of the State of New York to the US House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845
  • Charles Labelle (1849–1903), composer, choir director, conductor and music teacher

literature

  • Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . tape 1 . A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 230 ( archive.org [PDF; 58.3 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2018]).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Champlain in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed August 10, 2018
  2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
  3. ↑ Official data of the United States Board on Geographic Names
  4. ↑ a b c d e climate data and administrative information at www.City-Data.com (English)
  5. ↑ a b c Population figures according to census results
  6. ↑ Entry of the station on the website of the Amtrak railway company