Malone (town), New York

Malone
—  Town  —
Malone Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 44°51′13″N 74°19′44″W / 44.85361°N 74.32889°W / 44.85361; -74.32889Coordinates: 44°51′13″N 74°19′44″W / 44.85361°N 74.32889°W / 44.85361; -74.32889
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Franklin, Essex
Government
– Type	Town Council
– Town Supervisor	Howard F. Maneely (D)
– Town Council	Members' List • Louise Taylor (R) • Paul Walbridge (D) • John Sullivan (D) • Mary E. Scharf (D)
Area
– Total	102.8 sq mi (266.3 km2)
– Land	101.9 sq mi (263.9 km2)
– Water	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
Elevation	790 ft (241 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	14,545
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	12953
Area code(s)	518
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID
Website	http://www.malonetown.com

Malone is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 14,545 at the 2010 census.

The Town of Malone contains a village called Malone, which is the county seat. The town is an interior town, centrally located in the county.

History

Main Street, Malone, 1907

The town was formed from part of the Town of Chateaugay in 1805. The town was originally named Harison, after Richard Harison who had purchased the land and founded the town. The name was changed in 1808 to Ezraville, after Ezra L'Hommedieu; and in 1812 to Malone.

During the War of 1812 the village was sacked by the British.

Governor Mario Cuomo instituted financial measures to increase economic stability to the county by bringing in many prisons (state and federal) to help strengthen the area.

Notable natives

Notable natives include:

• William Almon Wheeler served as Vice President of the United States under Rutherford Hayes. Is buried at Morningside Cemetery in Malone.
• Almanzo Wilder, is often thought to be a Malone native. However, he actually grew up on a farm in the nearby town of Burke, New York. He was the husband of Little House on the Prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder, who told his story in the novel Farmer Boy. The son of James and Angeline Day Wilder, he was born on his family's farm near Malone on February 13, 1857. The family left the area in 1871 to settle in Minnesota.
• Bob Mould, the frontman for 1980s punk rock group Hüsker Dü
• Major League Baseball pitcher Tom Browning also graduated from the local high school, Franklin Academy.
• Brian Doe, author of "Barley & Gold" and more known as co-author for the first book in a three part series, "Waking God" currently lives in Malone and teaches English at Malone's Franklin Academy High School.
• Child Actor Jaymie Dornan also currently lives in Malone and attends Franklin Academy High School, in the eleventh grade.
• Howard Siler, former USA bobsledder, also coached the 1988 Winter Olympic Games Jamaican Bobsled Team. In the movie "Cool Runnings", though very fictional, John Candy's character portrayed Siler.
• Orville Gibson, known for creating the Gibson Guitar Corporation, was born in nearby Chateaugay and is buried at Morningside Cemetery in Malone.
• Young comedian Brad Willett is currently a resident and attends Franklin Academy High School. Willett has worked with comedians such as Louie Anderson, Kyle Cease, Dane Cook, and Kevin Nealon. Willett has also performed at the World Famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles, California.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 102.8 square miles (266.2 km²), of which, 101.9 square miles (263.8 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) of it (0.90%) is water.

US Route 11 and New York State Route 11B are east-west highways across the town, and New York State Route 30 and New York State Route 37 are north-south highways.

Salmon River flows northward through the town and the Trout River flows across the northeast corner.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 14,981 people, 4,114 households, and 2,620 families residing in the town. The population density was 147.1 people per square mile (56.8/km²). There were 4,644 housing units at an average density of 45.6 per square mile (17.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 73.61% White, 18.56% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 6.25% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.19% of the population.

There were 4,114 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town the population was spread out with 16.3% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 42.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 179.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 201.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,716, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $25,996 versus $20,506 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,352. About 8.1% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Malone

• Bare Hill Correctional Facility – A New York medium security state prison.
• Chasm Falls – A hamlet in the southeast part of the town on County Road 25. It was originally called "Titusville."
  • Read and Listen to the Oral history of Chasm Falls in the late 19th early 20th Centuries
• Fay – A hamlet by the north town line by NY-30.
• Malone – The Village of Malone is the county seat.
• Malone-Dufort Airport (MAL) – An airport west of Malone village.
• Malone Junction – A hamlet northeast of Malone village.
• Teboville – A hamlet in the central part of the town, east of Whippleville.
• Lake Titus – A lake in the southwest part of the town.
• Titusville – A former community in the south part of the town.
• Upstate Correctional Facility – A New York maximum security state prison.
• Whippleville – A hamlet in the central part of the town, located south of Malone village on County Road 25.
  • Read and Listen to the Oral history of Whippleville and Teboville in the late 19th early 20th Centuries

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Town of Malone
• North Country Community College
• Early Malone history
• Historic photos of Malone
• Jaymie Dornan on imdb
• Malone Historical Map Online
• Read and Listen to the oral history of Malone in the late 19th early 20th Centuries
• Franklin County Historical & Museum Society