- Newcomb, New York
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Newcomb, New York — Town — The Hudson River, near Newcomb, NY, a dozen miles below its source
Location within the state of New York
Newcomb, New YorkCoordinates: 43°58′17″N 74°9′39″W / 43.97139°N 74.16083°W Country United States State New York County Essex Government - Type Town Council - Town Supervisor George H. Canon (R) - Town Council Members' ListArea - Total 233.2 sq mi (603.9 km2) - Land 226.6 sq mi (586.8 km2) - Water 6.6 sq mi (17.1 km2) Elevation 1,946 ft (593 m) Population (2000) - Total 481 - Density 2.1/sq mi (0.8/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP codes 12852, 12879 Area code(s) 518 FIPS code 36-50144 GNIS feature ID 0979261 Newcomb is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 481 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Newcomb is at the west border of the county. It is 58 miles (93 km) southwest of Plattsburgh,[1] 59 miles (95 km) southwest of Burlington, VT, 81 miles (130 km) northeast of Utica, NY, 93 miles (150 km) north-northeast of Albany, NY, and 124 miles (200 km) south-southwest of Montreal, Quebec.[2] The town is inside the Adirondack Park; it contains the Lake Harris Campground. The town is the largest in area in Essex County.
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History
The town lies in an area claimed prehistorically by both Iroquois and Algonquian tribes.
The town was settled around 1816. Most of the early industry was devoted to harvesting lumber until the discovery of large iron ore deposits.
The Town of Newcomb was established in 1828 from parts of the Towns of Minerva and Moriah. It includes the Hamlet of Newcomb, but does not contain a village.
By the end of the 19th Century, the town was becoming famous as a sportsman's paradise.
Theodore Roosevelt was informed of the impending death of President William McKinley in September 1901 while hunting and hiking in the town.
The Mount Adams Fire Observation Station, located atop Mount Adams, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[3]
Geography
Lake Harris in Newcomb.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 233.2 square miles (604 km2), of which, 226.6 square miles (587 km2) of it is land and 6.6 square miles (17 km2) of it (2.83%) is water.
The west town line is the border of Hamilton County. The western part of the north town line is the county line of Franklin County.
The Hudson River flows southward out of the center of the town.
New York State Route 28N, an east-west road, is a major highway in Newcomb.
Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 481 people, 211 households, and 140 families residing in the town. The population density was 2.1 people per square mile (0.8/km²). There were 655 housing units at an average density of 2.9 per square mile (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.22% White, 0.62% Native American, 0.62% from other races, and 3.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 211 households out of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the town the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,639, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $35,750 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,043. About 5.8% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in Newcomb
- Camp Santanoni – One of the "Great Camps" of the 19th Century, currently under restoration. Also known as Santanoni Preserve. On Newcomb Lake.
- Adirondack Park Visitor Information Center (also known as "The VIC") A visitor center that provides environmental education and helps orient visitors to the park.
- Catlin Lake – A lake partly in the town at the west town line.
- Goodnow Flow – An artificial lake southwest of Newcomb hamlet.
- Lake Harris – A lake northeast of Newcomb hamlet.
- Henderson Lake – A lake north of Tahawus.
- Hudson River Gorge – A valley cut by the Hudson River east of Newcomb hamlet.
- Moose Pond – A lake near the west town line.
- Newcomb – The hamlet of Newcomb is situated on NY-28N.
- Newcomb Lake – A lake in the western part of the town.
- Perch Pond – A lake east of Tahawus Club.
- Rich Lake – A lake northwest of Newcomb hamlet.
- Tahawus – A location on County Road 25 in the north part of the town. This was the site of a major mining and iron smelting operation in the 19th Century. It is now a ghost town. Tahawus is also the accepted aboriginal name for Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York, located outside the town.
- Tahawus Club – A hamlet east of Newcomb.
- Trout Pond – A lake east of Tahawus Club.
- Wolf Pond – A lake near the west town line.
References
- ^ Wolfram Alpha.
- ^ Newcomb, NY on Wolfram Alpha.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
- Town of Newcomb, NY
- Tahawus ghost town.
- Early Newcomb history
- Historical summary of Newcomb
- Photographs of the McIntyre Furnace
- Photographs of the abandoned mine at Tahawus
Coordinates: 43°58′10″N 74°09′53″W / 43.96944°N 74.16472°W
Municipalities and communities of Essex County, New York County seat: Elizabethtown Towns Chesterfield | Crown Point | Elizabethtown | Essex | Jay | Keene | Lewis | Minerva | Moriah | Newcomb | North Elba | North Hudson | Schroon | St. Armand | Ticonderoga | Westport | Willsboro | Wilmington
Villages Keeseville‡ | Lake Placid | Port Henry | Saranac Lake‡
CDPs Other
hamletsFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Towns in New York
- Populated places in Essex County, New York
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