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Tupper Lake (town), New York
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Tupper Lake is a town in the southwest corner of Franklin County
, New York
. The population was 5,971 at the 2010 census. The town contains a village called Tupper Lake
. Until July 2004, the town was known as Altamont, not be confused with the village of Altamont in Albany County
.
In the 1940's the Village of Faust and the Village of Tupper Lake combined to become the Village of Tupper Lake. The former Village of Faust began where Main Street meets Demars Boulevard and continued west beyond the cemetery. The former Village of Faust is now known as "The Junction", still called to this day by the people of Tupper Lake. It was so named due to the junction of railroad lines located in Faust. The only reference left to the Town of Faust is the Faust Motel, located on Main Street. Of note the Faust Roundhouse (one of the largest buildings in the area at the time), was located behind Web Row and near the railroad station. It burned to the ground in the 1940's.
The Oval Wood Dish Corporation mill was located in the area between the Villages of Faust and Tupper Lake and was originally owned by the Sisson family of Potsdam, New York. The area encompassing the mill, and the houses and apartments built across from the mill for the workers was called "Sissonville". Through neglect the buildings eventually went to ruin and were demolished. The large smokestack bearing the letters "OWD" in the center of town still stands to this day as an icon of Tupper Lake's lumbered past.
The Town of Altamont was organized in 1890 from the Town of Waverly
and was the last town organized in the county. In 1913, a part of St. Lawrence County was added to the Town of Altamont.
In an effort to avoid confusion with other "Altamonts" around the state and to strengthen ties with the Village of Tupper Lake, town councilors turned the "Town of Altamont" into the "Town of Tupper Lake." The name change took place on July 16, 2004.
, the town has a total area of 130.1 square miles (337.0 km²), of which, 117.6 square miles (304.6 km²) of it is land and 12.5 square miles (32.3 km²) of it (9.60%) is water.
The town is inside the Adirondack State Park
. The south town line is the border of Hamilton County
and the west town line is the border of St. Lawrence County
.
Tupper Lake
is a name of a lake
in the southwest part of the town, which crosses the county line into St. Lawrence County.
New York State Route 3
joins New York State Route 30
at Tupper Lake village and are conjoined the eastern part of the town.
The Raquette River
flows past Tupper Lake village.
of 2000, there were 6,137 people, 2,429 households, and 1,530 families residing in the town. The population density
was 52.2 people per square mile (20.1/km²). There were 3,118 housing units at an average density of 26.5 per square mile (10.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.56% White, 1.27% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% from other races
, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.
There were 2,429 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples
living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,636, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $30,951 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $15,696. About 6.9% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.
Franklin County, New York
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,599. It is named in honor of American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. The population was 5,971 at the 2010 census. The town contains a village called Tupper Lake
Tupper Lake (village), New York
Tupper Lake is a village in Franklin County, New York. The population was 3,935 at the 2000 census. The village takes its name from a nearby lake, which, in turn, is the name of a surveyor who drowned there while fishing....
. Until July 2004, the town was known as Altamont, not be confused with the village of Altamont in Albany County
Albany County, New York
Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204...
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History
In 1850 the Pomeroy Lumber Company began a logging operation in the area. A clearing left by clear-cutting the forest by Raquette Pond became the site of the Village of Tupper Lake. In the 1890s, a large number of buildings were erected, but in 1899 a fire burned 169 of them to the ground. As the lumber business swelled, the Village of Faust became a railroad hub, and so the Village of Tupper Lake prospered.In the 1940's the Village of Faust and the Village of Tupper Lake combined to become the Village of Tupper Lake. The former Village of Faust began where Main Street meets Demars Boulevard and continued west beyond the cemetery. The former Village of Faust is now known as "The Junction", still called to this day by the people of Tupper Lake. It was so named due to the junction of railroad lines located in Faust. The only reference left to the Town of Faust is the Faust Motel, located on Main Street. Of note the Faust Roundhouse (one of the largest buildings in the area at the time), was located behind Web Row and near the railroad station. It burned to the ground in the 1940's.
The Oval Wood Dish Corporation mill was located in the area between the Villages of Faust and Tupper Lake and was originally owned by the Sisson family of Potsdam, New York. The area encompassing the mill, and the houses and apartments built across from the mill for the workers was called "Sissonville". Through neglect the buildings eventually went to ruin and were demolished. The large smokestack bearing the letters "OWD" in the center of town still stands to this day as an icon of Tupper Lake's lumbered past.
The Town of Altamont was organized in 1890 from the Town of Waverly
Waverly, New York
Waverly is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York:*Waverly, Tioga County, New York, a village in New York's Southern Tier*Waverly, Franklin County, New York, a town in Northern New York...
and was the last town organized in the county. In 1913, a part of St. Lawrence County was added to the Town of Altamont.
In an effort to avoid confusion with other "Altamonts" around the state and to strengthen ties with the Village of Tupper Lake, town councilors turned the "Town of Altamont" into the "Town of Tupper Lake." The name change took place on July 16, 2004.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 130.1 square miles (337.0 km²), of which, 117.6 square miles (304.6 km²) of it is land and 12.5 square miles (32.3 km²) of it (9.60%) is water.
The town is inside the Adirondack State Park
Adirondack State Park
The Adirondack Park is a publicly protected area in northeast New York. It is the largest park and the largest state-level protected area in the contiguous United States, and the largest National Historic Landmark....
. The south town line is the border of Hamilton County
Hamilton County, New York
Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is named after Alexander Hamilton, the only member of the New York State delegation who signed the United States Constitution in 1787 and later the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. Its county seat is Lake Pleasant...
and the west town line is the border of St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County, New York
St. Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 111,944. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Catholic saint on whose Feast day the river was discovered by...
.
Tupper Lake (New York)
Tupper Lake is a lake in New York in the USA. The lake is in the Adirondack Park and crosses the county lines of St. Lawrence County and Franklin County....
is a name of a lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the southwest part of the town, which crosses the county line into St. Lawrence County.
New York State Route 3
New York State Route 3
New York State Route 3 is a major east–west state highway in New York, United States, that connects central New York to the North Country region near the Canadian border via Adirondack Park. The route extends for between its western terminus at an intersection with NY 104A in the Cayuga...
joins New York State Route 30
New York State Route 30
New York State Route 30 is a state highway in the central part of New York in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 17 in the Southern Tier to the Canadian border in the state's North Country, where it continues into Quebec as Route 138. On a regional level,...
at Tupper Lake village and are conjoined the eastern part of the town.
The Raquette River
Raquette River
The Raquette River, sometimes spelled Racquette, originates at Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Mountains in New York. long, it is the third longest river entirely in the state of New York....
flows past Tupper Lake village.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 6,137 people, 2,429 households, and 1,530 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 52.2 people per square mile (20.1/km²). There were 3,118 housing units at an average density of 26.5 per square mile (10.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.56% White, 1.27% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.
There were 2,429 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,636, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $30,951 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $15,696. About 6.9% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in the town of Tupper Lake
- Derrick – A hamletHamlet (place)A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the northern part of the town. - Duck Lake – A lake by the south town line.
- Kildare – A hamlet near the western town line, northwest of Tupper Lake village.
- Lake Madeleine – A lake near the south town line, north of Duck Lake.
- Litchfield Park – A location in the southwest corner of Tupper Lake.
- Moody – A hamlet south of Tupper Lake village on NY-30. It was the first settled community in the town.
- Piercefield Flow – A widening of the Raquette River at the west town line.
- Raquette Pond – An arm of Tupper Lake adjacent to Tupper Lake village. It is a widening of the Raquette River created by a dam.
- Simon Pond – An arm of Tupper Lake south of Tupper Lake village. Oddly, the road along its south shore is named Lake Simond Road.
- Tupper LakeTupper Lake (village), New YorkTupper Lake is a village in Franklin County, New York. The population was 3,935 at the 2000 census. The village takes its name from a nearby lake, which, in turn, is the name of a surveyor who drowned there while fishing....
– The Village of Tupper Lake is located in the south-central part of the town. - Wolf Pond – A lake north of Tupper Lake village. There are actually two ponds: Little Wolf Pond and the more northerly Big Wolf Pond, joined at a narrow channel.