St. Armand, New York

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St. Armand is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,321 at the 2000 census. The town was named by an early settler for a location in Canada.

The Town of St. Armand is in the northwestern part of the county and is southwest of Plattsburgh.

History

The town was first settled around 1829. The early industry was based on lumber production. After most of the trees were harvested, farming became predominant.

The town was set off from the Town of Wilmington in the year 1844.

By the end of the 19th Century, the town became the locale for sanatoriums intended for tuberculosis cures. Dr. Edward Trudeau in 1884 was one of the first to establish a sanatorium within the town, near the Village of Saranac Lake.

Notable residents

*Robert Louis Stevenson, author, spent a year in the town for a TB cure.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 57.4 square miles (148.8 km²), of which, 56.5 square miles (146.4 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (1.57%) is water.

The northern and eastern town lines are the border of Franklin County. The town is in the Adirondack Park. The Saranac River flows through the northwest part of St. Armand.

New York State Route 3 passes through the western part of the town.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,321 people, 543 households, and 349 families residing in the town. The population density was 23.4 people per square mile (9.0/km²). There were 689 housing units at an average density of 12.2/sq mi (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.43% White, 0.38% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 543 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,500, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $36,696 versus $23,828 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,828. About 4.0% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in St. Armand

*Bloomingdale -- A hamlet near the north town line on NY-3. The community was founded around 1852.
*Camp Woodstream -- A youth camp formerly located at the north end of Lake Placid.
*Franklin Falls Pond -- A wide part of the Saranac River at the north town line.
*Lake Placid -- A small part of the north end of the lake is within the town.
*Moose Pond -- A small lake in the western part of St. Armand.
*Saranac Lake -- A small part of the Village of Saranac Lake is in the southeast part of the town.
*St. Armand -- A location near the north town line on NY-3.
*Trudeau -- A hamlet northeast of Saranac Lake village on NY-3, named for Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau.

References

External links

* [http://www.adkhistorycenter.org/esco/tow/starmand.html Historical summary of St. Armand]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/st-armond.htm Early history of St. Armond, NY]
* [http://news.webshots.com/album/554978452MCOJCc Historic St. Armand photos]