Constable, New York

Coordinates: 44°55′45″N 74°17′50″W / 44.92917°N 74.29722°W / 44.92917; -74.29722
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Constable, New York
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Constable is a

town in Franklin County, New York
, United States. (There is also a hamlet in the county with the same name.)

The population was 1,566 at the 2010 census.[3] The town is named after William Constable,[4] a member of the syndicate of original land owners. The town is in the northern part of the county, along the Canada–United States border north of Malone.

History

The town of Constable was founded in 1807 from part of the town of Malone. Its territory was reduced later to form other towns:

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In June 2015, the town received national attention as

David Sweat and Richard Matt, escaped convicts from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, were the subject of a three-week manhunt in the area. Matt was shot and killed in the nearby town of Malone, while Sweat remained on the run until June 28 when he was captured in Constable, two miles away from the Canada–U.S. border.[5][6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.8 square miles (85.0 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.04%, is water.[3]

The northern town line is the international border between the United States and Canada and is the border of Quebec.

New York State Route 122 is an east-west highway in the town. New York State Route 30 intersects NY-122 at Constable village and leads south to the village of Malone.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1820637—
18306938.8%
18401,12261.9%
18501,44729.0%
18601,68016.1%
18701,546−8.0%
18801,532−0.9%
18901,439−6.1%
19001,266−12.0%
19101,3234.5%
19201,100−16.9%
19301,016−7.6%
1940919−9.5%
19509837.0%
19601,15317.3%
19701,149−0.3%
19801,2186.0%
19901,203−1.2%
20001,42818.7%
20101,5669.7%
2016 (est.)1,587[2]1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.14% of the population.

There were 533 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,029, and the median income for a family was $36,488. Males had a median income of $27,955 versus $21,354 for females. The

poverty line
, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Constable

  • Constable – A hamlet near the center of the town on Route 30 at the junction with NY-122.
  • Trout River – A stream flowing northward across the border into Canada, flowing past both Constable village and the community of Trout River.
  • Trout River – A hamlet on the border of Canada at the junction of NY-30 and County Road 20. The community is a port of entry and has a similarly named community across the border in Quebec.

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Constable town, Franklin County, New York". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 90.
  5. ^ Rojas, Rick; Goodman, J. David; Rashbaum, William K. (June 28, 2015). "David Sweat, Escaped New York Convict, Is Shot and Captured as Hunt Ends". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "Escapee David Sweat shot, in custody". CNN. June 27, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

External links

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