Parishville, New York

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official_name = Parishville, New York
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = New York
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = St. Lawrence
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area_total_km2 = 262.7
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area_total_sq_mi = 101.4
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2049
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Parishville is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Parishville is in the east-central part of the county and is east of Potsdam.

History

The town was laid out in 1809 on a tract of land that David Parish had purchased from J. D. Le Ray de Chauznont in 1808. [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/parishville-ny.htm History of Parishville, NY] ] The first settlers arrived around 1810.

The town was formed in 1814 from the Town of Hopkinton. The town was named for David Parish. In 1843, part of Parishville was used to form the Town of Colton.

In 2001 the Parishville - Hopkinton Boys Varsity Baseball Team won the New York State Class D Championship to become the first team in school history to do so.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 101.4 square miles (262.7 km²), of which, 98.2 square miles (254.3 km²) of it is land and 3.2 square miles (8.4 km²) of it (3.20%) is water.

The town is partly in the Adirondack Park.

The West Branch of the St. Regis River flows northward through the town. The Raquette River flows through the south part of Parishville.

New York State Route 72 is an east-west highway in the north part of the town. New York State Route 56 cuts across the southwest corner of the town.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,049 people, 797 households, and 564 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.9 people per square mile (8.1/km²). There were 1,204 housing units at an average density of 12.3/sq mi (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.98% White, 0.05% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 797 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,210, and the median income for a family was $37,981. Males had a median income of $30,842 versus $22,938 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,924. About 6.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Parishville

*Allens Falls -- A location in the north part of Parishville and site of an early settlement.
*High Flats -- A hamlet in the western part of Parishville on County Road 58.
*Joe Indian Pond -- A lake near the south town line.
*Lake Falls Reservoir -- An artificial lake by the south town line.
*Parishville -- The hamlet of Parishville is on NY-72.
*Parishville Center -- A hamlet west of Parishville village on NY-72
*Pickettville -- A hamlet south of Parishville village, located on the edge of the Adirondack Park.
*Rainbow Falls Reservoir -- An artificial lake in the southwest part of Parishville.
*Sinclair Corners -- A location north of Parishville Center.
*Stafford Corners -- A location at the west town line, north of West Parishville.
*West Parishville -- A hamlet near the west town line.

References

External links

* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/parishville-ny.htm Early Parishville history]