Massena (village), New York
Massena, New York | ||
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FIPS code 36-46019 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0976634 | |
Website | https://massena.us/ |
Massena is a
The Village of Massena is at the southwestern town line of the
History
The village was first settled circa 1803. Part of its early growth was based on neighboring medicinal springs. André Masséna was one of the original eighteen Marshals of France created by Napoleon.
Massena is the hometown of Baseball Hall of Fame member
In 1928, Massena was the site of a blood libel against its small Jewish community.[2] Its history has been recorded by the town's longstanding newspaper, The Courier-Observer, formerly named The Massena Observer' , and in The Incident at Massena, a 1978 book by historian Saul S. Friedman.[3]
Throughout the mid 20th century, Massena experienced enormous growth due to the construction of the
The village has experienced a decline in population in recent decades largely due to its eroding industrial base and incomes. The unemployment and crime rates for the village had doubled in the past decade. The village tax rates have gone up 52 percent since 2004. The government blames it on growing employee union increased pay demands and pension funds.
Many of the Main Street's storefronts of downtown remain vacant. Some of the abandoned buildings along Water Street have been torn down as well. Various vacant homes throughout the town have burned or also been torn down. Furthermore, the
The Robinson Bay Archeological District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[5]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 km2), of which 4.5 square miles (11.7 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2) (3.82%) is water.
The village is located on the banks of the
East–west highway New York State Route 37B intersects New York State Route 37 in the village, and both intersect New York State Route 420, a north–south highway.
Climate
Climate data for Massena International Airport, New York, 1991–2020 normals, 1948-2020 extremes: 214ft (65m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
63 (17) |
84 (29) |
89 (32) |
96 (36) |
97 (36) |
99 (37) |
100 (38) |
95 (35) |
85 (29) |
78 (26) |
68 (20) |
100 (38) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 50.9 (10.5) |
48.6 (9.2) |
61.7 (16.5) |
77.1 (25.1) |
86.6 (30.3) |
89.3 (31.8) |
90.2 (32.3) |
89.6 (32.0) |
86.2 (30.1) |
77.0 (25.0) |
66.2 (19.0) |
54.2 (12.3) |
92.4 (33.6) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 25.4 (−3.7) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
38.2 (3.4) |
53.7 (12.1) |
67.9 (19.9) |
76.2 (24.6) |
80.8 (27.1) |
78.9 (26.1) |
71.2 (21.8) |
57.5 (14.2) |
44.6 (7.0) |
32.1 (0.1) |
54.6 (12.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 15.6 (−9.1) |
17.8 (−7.9) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
42.9 (6.1) |
55.9 (13.3) |
64.8 (18.2) |
69.5 (20.8) |
67.5 (19.7) |
59.5 (15.3) |
47.5 (8.6) |
35.8 (2.1) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
44.1 (6.7) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 5.9 (−14.5) |
7.3 (−13.7) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
32.2 (0.1) |
43.9 (6.6) |
53.4 (11.9) |
58.2 (14.6) |
56.2 (13.4) |
47.8 (8.8) |
37.4 (3.0) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
15.5 (−9.2) |
33.6 (0.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −20.0 (−28.9) |
−16.2 (−26.8) |
−4.8 (−20.4) |
18.8 (−7.3) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
40.3 (4.6) |
47.7 (8.7) |
43.6 (6.4) |
32.7 (0.4) |
22.7 (−5.2) |
9.6 (−12.4) |
−9.6 (−23.1) |
−22.7 (−30.4) |
Record low °F (°C) | −44 (−42) |
−38 (−39) |
−26 (−32) |
6 (−14) |
20 (−7) |
31 (−1) |
38 (3) |
35 (2) |
24 (−4) |
15 (−9) |
−9 (−23) |
−33 (−36) |
−44 (−42) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.11 (54) |
1.58 (40) |
2.04 (52) |
2.91 (74) |
3.14 (80) |
3.71 (94) |
3.46 (88) |
3.36 (85) |
3.50 (89) |
3.43 (87) |
2.59 (66) |
2.09 (53) |
33.92 (862) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 17.1 (43) |
15.0 (38) |
10.5 (27) |
5.1 (13) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.0 (2.5) |
6.3 (16) |
14.3 (36) |
69.4 (175.75) |
Source 1: NOAA(1981-2010 Snowfall)[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)[8] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 944 | — | |
1830 | 2,070 | 119.3% | |
1840 | 2,726 | 31.7% | |
1850 | 2,870 | 5.3% | |
1860 | 2,925 | 1.9% | |
1870 | 2,560 | −12.5% | |
1880 | 2,739 | 7.0% | |
1890 | 2,740 | 0.0% | |
1900 | 3,904 | 42.5% | |
1910 | 4,806 | 23.1% | |
1920 | 8,975 | 86.7% | |
1930 | 12,029 | 34.0% | |
1940 | 12,979 | 7.9% | |
1950 | 17,937 | 38.2% | |
1960 | 21,346 | 19.0% | |
1970 | 16,021 | −24.9% | |
1980 | 14,856 | −7.3% | |
1990 | 13,826 | −6.9% | |
2000 | 13,121 | −5.1% | |
2010 | 10,936 | −16.7% | |
2020 | 10,151 | −7.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] |
As of the
There were 5,510 households, out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.1% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.67.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,391, and the median income for a family was $32,696. Males had a median income of $38,484 versus $18,819 for females. The
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References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Jacobs, Samuel J. (Fall 1979). "The Blood Libel Case at Massena—a Reminiscence and a Review". Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought. 28 (4): 465–474.;
Levine, Yitzchok (October 7, 2008). "An American Blood Libel — It Did Happen!" (PDF). Hamodia. Retrieved October 7, 2008. - ^ Rosenstock, Morton (book review). American Jewish History 69, no. 1 (1979): 125-27. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23881974.
- ^ "Upstate NY mayor charged with crack possession after police pursuit". December 2, 2020.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Massena International Airport, New York 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Massena International Airport, New York 1981-2010 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "United States Census Bureau QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.