Tupper Lake (Town)
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Location in New York
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1890 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Franklin County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 15 ′ N , 74 ° 28 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,971 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 19.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 337.0 km 2 (approx. 130 mi 2 ) of which 303.9 km 2 (approx. 117 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 477 m | ||
| Postal code : | 12986 | ||
| Area code : | +1 518 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-75676 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 978671 | ||
| Website : | www.tupperlakeny.gov | ||
Tupper Lake is a town in Franklin County, New York . Until July 16, 2004, the Town of Tupper Lake was still called the Town of Altamont , but was then renamed to avoid confusion with the Town of Altamont in Albany County .
Tupper Lake is located in southwest Franklin County amid the Saranac Lakes Wild Forest . It is located on Raquette Pond , a tributary of Tupper Lake . Part of the city is the Village of Tupper Lake , which was founded in the second half of the 19th century as a settlement for loggers from the Pomeroy Lumber Company.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 337.0 km², of which 303.9 km² is land and 33.1 km² (= 9.82%) is water. It lies within Adirondack State Park , and the southern boundary of the parish forms the border with Hamilton County , while St. Lawrence County is adjacent to the west . The town bears the same name as the lake in the southwest of the county, which partially extends into St. Lawrence County. Neighboring to the north is the Town of Waverly , to the east the Town of Harrietstown and to the north of it Santa Clara .
The south of the town with the eponymous lake and the second largest lake in the town, Wolf Pond , is drained by the Raquette River , while the northeast and north are drained via the West Branch St. Regis River .
New York State Route 30 , coming from the south, runs along the east bank of the lake and meets in the Village of Tupper Lake with New York State Route 3 , which comes from St. Lawrence County to the west. Both roads then have a common course into the Town of Santa Clara, where they separate again and resume their original directions.
In the Town of Tupper Lake area are:
- Derrick - a hamlet in the north of the district
- Duck Lake - a lake on the southern boundary of the district
- Kildare - a hamlet to the west, northwest of the Village of Tupper Lake
- Lake Madeleine - a lake on the southern boundary of the district, but north of Duck Lake
- Litchfield Park - a point in the southwest corner of the town
- Moody - a hamlet on NY-30 south of Tupper Lake, once the first settlement in the area
- Piercefield Flow - a lake-like widening of the Raquette River on the western boundary line
- Raquette Pond - a widening of the Raquette River near the Village of Tupper Lake created by a dam
- Simon Pond - a bay of Tupper Lake south of the settlement of the same name; however, the road along its south bank is called Lake Simond Road
- Tupper Lake - the village is located in the south-central part of the town
- Wolf Pond - a lake north of the Village of Tupper Lake, which is connected to the smaller Little Wolf Pond by a narrow stream
Demographics
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 3045 | - | |
| 1910 | 4691 | 54.1% | |
| 1920 | 4927 | 5% | |
| 1930 | 6097 | 23.7% | |
| 1940 | 6537 | 7.2% | |
| 1950 | 6849 | 4.8% | |
| 1960 | 6546 | -4.4% | |
| 1970 | 6698 | 2.3% | |
| 1980 | 6318 | -5.7% | |
| 1990 | 6199 | -1.9% | |
| 2000 | 6137 | -1 % | |
| 2010 | 5971 | -2.7% | |
| 2014 estimate | 5917 | -0.9% | |
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US Decennial Census
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At the time of the United States Census 2000, Tupper Lake lived in 6,137 people. The population density was 20.1 people per km ². There were 3118 housing units at an average of 10.2 per km ². The population Tupper Lakes consisted of 97.56% of White , 1.27% Black or African American , 0.29% Native American , 0.08% Asian , 0% Pacific Islander , 0.08% said other races to belong and 0.72% named two or more races. 0.57% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Tupper Lakes were distributed to 2429 households out of which 32.0% were living in children under 18 years of age. 46.2% of households were married, 12.4% had a female head of the household without a husband, and 37.0% were not families. 30.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 14.7% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 65 and the average family size was 2.38 people.
The population was divided into 2.97% minors, 24.6% 18–24 year olds, 7.4% 25–44 year olds, 29.3% 45–64 year olds and 22.0% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 16.7 years. For every 100 women there were 38 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 101.7 men.
The median household income in Tupper Lake was 95.9 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 35,636 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 45,000, compared with $ 30,951 for women. The per capita income was US dollars. 15,696% of the population and 13.4% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 6.9% of minors and 11.8% of those aged 65 and over.
Individual evidence
- ↑ American FactFinder of the United States Census Bureau
- ↑ Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 ( English ) Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing ( English ) Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.