Dannemora (New York)
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Lyon Mountain, Clinton County's highest mountain |
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Foundation : | December 14, 1854 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | new York | |
County : | Clinton County | |
Coordinates : | 44 ° 44 ′ N , 73 ° 50 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 4,898 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 32 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 170.4 km 2 (approx. 66 mi 2 ) of which 153.0 km 2 (approx. 59 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 470 m | |
Postal code : | 12935 | |
Area code : | +1 518 | |
FIPS : | 36-19653 | |
GNIS ID : | 978883 | |
Website : | www.townofdannemora.org |
Dannemora is a town in Clinton County of New York state in the United States with 4,898 inhabitants (according to the 2010 census). The name was taken from a locality in Sweden .
geography
Geographical location
Dannemora is west of Lake Champlain and on the western border of Clinton County in northeast New York State. In his area are the northern part of the Adirondack Mountains , which are also the highest mountain range in New York State. The highest peak in the town and also the highest peak in the state of New York is Lyon Mountain at 1164 m. The largest lake with an area of 7.2 km 2 is Chazy Lake . In the Town of Dannemora is the Village of Dannemora , the southern part of which is in the Town of Saranac .
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Ellenburg , 7.1 km
- Northeast: Altona , 18.2 km
- East: Beekmantown , 22 mi
- Southeast: Plattsburgh Town , 35.0 km
- South: Saranac , 3.4 km
- West: Bellmont , 29.3 km
climate
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Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Dannemora, New York
Source: www.weatherbase.com
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The mean average temperature in Dannemora is between −8.3 ° C in January and 25.3 ° C in July. The snowfall between October and April reaches up to 43 centimeters in February, the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range of values in the USA.
history
The area of the city was first settled around 1838. In 1845 a prison was set up with inmates working in the local mine. The Clinton Correctional Facility is now one of the maximum security prisons in New York State. In 1854, Dannemora, previously part of the town of Beekmantown , became independent.
Population development
year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
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Residents | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1235 | 1512 | 2962 | 3977 |
year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
Residents | 3720 | 4203 | 4061 | 4720 | 6362 | 5614 | 6141 | 4719 | 4717 | 5232 |
year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
Residents | 5149 | 4898 |
Economy and Infrastructure
The city's most important employer is the "Clinton Correctional Facility", a maximum security prison that can accommodate around 3,000 prisoners. One known inmate was Lucky Luciano . The prison occupies a significant area in the north of the main settlement. Because of the high, long prison wall on one of the main streets of the town and its location in the northern part of the USA, it is nicknamed "Little Siberia" ("Little Siberia"). Around a third of male employees and 17% of women work in the public sector or as social workers. Another prison, the Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility, was closed in 2011.
traffic
The town is connected to the American transport network by New York State Route 3 and New York State Route 374 . Airports are in Plattsburgh, the closest Amtrak stations are in Plattsburgh and Port Kent .
Public facilities
Dannemora has a public library with around 6500 books and 3000 sound carriers. The closest hospitals are in Plattsburgh.
education
A primary school, the Saranac Elementary School, is located in Dannemora. For secondary schools, students must go to Plattsburgh. The nearest colleges are in Burlington , Winooski , Colchester and Middlebury in neighboring Vermont ; the closest universities in Plattsburgh and Burlington .
literature
- John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860, pp. 237 f . (English, archive.org [PDF; 63.8 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2016]).
- Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . tape 1 . A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873 (English, archive.org [PDF; 58.3 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2016]).
Web links
- Entry of Chazy Lake on the website of the fisheries authority (English)
- Village of Dannemora website
- Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society
Individual evidence
- ^ Dannemora in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed January 1, 2016
- ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c climate data, school and hospital information at www.City-Data.com (English)
- ↑ Population 1860–2010 according to census results
- ↑ Article in the New York Times on the maximum security prison in Dannemora and on issues of the penitentiary system (English)
- ↑ Homepage of the school on the website of the school district (English)