Adams, New York

Coordinates: 43°48′36″N 76°01′26″W / 43.81000°N 76.02389°W / 43.81000; -76.02389
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For the village located within this town, see Adams (village), New York.
Adams, New York
R
)
Town Council
  • Barry Waite (
    R
    )
Area
315
FIPS code36-045-00210
Websitewww.townofadams.com

Adams is a

Watertown
.

History

Settlement began around 1800 at Adams village. David Smith built a sawmill at the present site of Adams in 1801. Renamed for John Adams in 1802 (the year after his presidency ended), the town of Adams was created from the survey townships of Aleppo and Orpheus. The eastern part of Adams was taken in 1804 to form the town of Rodman. During the War of 1812, the town of Adams formed a local militia for home defense.

The Talcott Falls Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 42.4 square miles (109.9 km2), of which 42.3 square miles (109.5 km2) are land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.36%, are water.[2]

Interstate 81 is a major north-south highway through the middle of Adams. It has three interchanges within the town limit. New York State Route 177 runs eastward from U.S. Route 11, another north-south highway, at Adams Center. New York State Route 178 runs westward from Adams village.

The town is to the west of the

Tug Hill Plateau. Sandy Creek flows westward through the southern part of the town, and Stony Creek flows through the northern section. Both creeks are direct tributaries of Lake Ontario
.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18202,467—
18302,99521.4%
18402,966−1.0%
18503,1064.7%
18603,49612.6%
18703,348−4.2%
18803,302−1.4%
18903,181−3.7%
19003,081−3.1%
19103,1281.5%
19203,1942.1%
19303,2842.8%
19403,3341.5%
19503,6298.8%
19603,9649.2%
19704,38110.5%
19804,3900.2%
19904,97713.4%
20004,782−3.9%
20105,1437.5%
20204,973−3.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 1,864 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.05.

27.5% of the town's population was under age 18, 6.9% from age 18 to 24, 30.0% from age 25 to 44, 23.2% from age 45 to 64, and 12.3% were age 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The town's median household income was $38,012, and the median family income was $48,354. Males had a median income of $34,000 versus $25,610 for females. The town's

poverty line
, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Adams town, Jefferson County, New York". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.

External links

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