Fort Montgomery, New York

Fort Montgomery, New York
FIPS code		36-26902
GNIS feature ID	0950484

Fort Montgomery is a

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Fort Montgomery is in the southeastern corner of the town of Highlands, on U.S. Route 9W.

Geography

Fort Montgomery is on the west bank of the Hudson River.

Fort Montgomery is located at 41°20′15″N 73°58′58″W / 41.33750°N 73.98278°W / 41.33750; -73.98278 (41.337469, -73.982746).^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), of which 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) is land and .04 square miles (0.10 km²) (2%) is water.

History

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The town is named after the first Fort Montgomery, a fortification of the American Revolution stormed by the British on October 6, 1777. Although a loss for American forces, the battle delayed the British from sailing up the Hudson River in time to relieve Burgoyne's forces at Saratoga. After the fort's demolition, American defenses centered on West Point, New York, upriver, and the location was not re-used militarily.

The town subsequently became the site of a major ore

was constructed through the town in the early 1880s.

Local mining activity was relatively ephemeral, and the large Forest of Dean Mine was shut down in 1931. With the loss of its main industry, the town sank into decline, accelerated by the end of railroad passenger service in 1958.

Today, the hamlet is a well-known stop on the

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Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	1,418		—
2010	1,571		10.8%
2020	1,627		3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

As of the

Latino

of any race were 5.99% of the population. There were 574 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,578, and the median income for a family was $65,708. Males had a median income of $45,781 versus $36,146 for females. The

, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District is the local school district.^[5] James I. O'Neill High School is its high school.

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