Dannemora (New York)

Dannemora, New York
Climate diagram
	Temperature in ° C , precipitation in mm
	Source: www.weatherbase.com

Dannemora
	; Lyon Mountain, Clinton County's highest mountain
Location in New York
	Dannemora
	Dannemora
Basic data
Foundation :	December 14, 1854
State :	United States
State :	new York
County :	Clinton County
Coordinates :	44 ° 44 ′ N , 73 ° 50 ′ W 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
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

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Dannemora, New York

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	-3.5	-1.4	3.6	11.5	18.5	23.2	25.3	24.3	20.2	13.1	5.8	-0.7	O	11.7
Min. Temperature (° C)	-13.2	-11.4	-6.4	0.8	7.1	12.3	14.7	13.7	9.4	3.4	-2.3	-9.3	O	1.6

Precipitation ( mm )	66.0	55.9	63.5	83.8	91.4	101.6	106.7	111.8	99.1	104.1	94.0	76.2	Σ	1,054.1

Rainy days ( d )	12.8	10.0	10.8	11.3	14.1	13.1	12.5	12.7	11.9	13.8	13.0	12.9	Σ	148.9

Source: www.weatherbase.com

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

Census Results - Town of Dannemora, New York
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
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]).