Bombay, New York | |
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  Bombay Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates:44°56′29″N74°35′50″W / 44.94139°N 74.59722°W /44.94139; -74.59722 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Franklin |
| Named after | Mumbai, India |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Christopher Jock (D) |
| • Town Council | |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.87 sq mi (92.90 km2) |
| • Land | 35.74 sq mi (92.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2) |
| Elevation | 207 ft (63 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,357 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 1,314 |
| • Density | 36.8/sq mi (14.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 12914, 13655 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-033-07278 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978742 |
| Website | www |
Bombay is atown inFranklin County,New York, United States. The population was 1,357 at the 2010 census.[3] The town was named after a major port city inIndia, now known asMumbai, by an early landowner whose wife was fromByculla.
Bombay is in the northwestern part of Franklin County.
Bombay is named for the wife ofMichael Hogan, anIrish ship captain who grew wealthy in theEast India trade. He came to the US in 1805 with his wife, whom Hogan said was an Indian princess.[4]
Hogan bought 20,000 acres (81 km2) north of theAdirondack Mountains, including the Town of Bombay, which was named in honour ofhis wife's birthplace. Their son,William Hogan, served astown supervisor, and was elected to theNew York State Assembly in 1822. In 1829 he was appointed as a judge of theCourt of Common Pleas for Franklin County, and in 1830 he was elected toCongress.
Settlement of the town began around 1805. The region was known asMacomb's Purchase, related to a massive purchase by a land speculator when New York first put up formerIroquois lands for sale. The town of Bombay was organized from part of the town ofFort Covington in 1833.
In 1877, the town was devastated by a plague ofgrasshoppers, which consumed more than half of the field crops.
The town is in northwestern Franklin County, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of theCanada–United States border. The town's neighbors are theSt. Regis Mohawk Reservation to the northwest, the town ofFort Covington to the northeast and east,Bangor at the southeastern corner,Moira to the south, and the town ofBrasher inSt. Lawrence County to the west.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, Bombay has a total area of 35.9 square miles (92.9 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (92.6 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.35%, is water. TheSt. Regis River, a tributary of theSt. Lawrence River, forms the northwestern border of the town. The Little Salmon River meanders from the south to the north through the central part of Bombay.
New York State Route 95 is a north/south route, linkingNew York State Route 37 in the north at Bradley's Corners with the town of Moira in the south, where Route 95 ends atU.S. Route 11.New York State Route 37 is an east/west state highway through Bombay and the Mohawk Reservation, leading west toMassena and east to Fort Covington.New York State Route 37C intersects NY-37 atHogansburg in the northwestern corner of Bombay and leads south toHelena.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1840 | 1,446 | — | |
| 1850 | 1,963 | 35.8% | |
| 1860 | 2,440 | 24.3% | |
| 1870 | 1,488 | −39.0% | |
| 1880 | 1,044 | −29.8% | |
| 1890 | 1,496 | 43.3% | |
| 1900 | 1,489 | −0.5% | |
| 1910 | 1,339 | −10.1% | |
| 1920 | 1,251 | −6.6% | |
| 1930 | 1,216 | −2.8% | |
| 1940 | 1,140 | −6.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,102 | −3.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,103 | 0.1% | |
| 1970 | 1,117 | 1.3% | |
| 1980 | 1,247 | 11.6% | |
| 1990 | 1,158 | −7.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,192 | 2.9% | |
| 2010 | 1,357 | 13.8% | |
| 2016 (est.) | 1,314 | [2] | −3.2% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
As of thecensus[6] of 2000, there were 1,192 people, 483 households, and 327 families residing in the town. The population density was 33.3 inhabitants per square mile (12.9/km2). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 15.7 per square mile (6.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 82.89%White, 0.42%African American, 14.85%Native American, 0.08%Asian, 0.50% fromother races, and 1.26% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.92% of the population.
There were 483 households. Out of these, 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% weremarried couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% 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 2.97.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,000, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $27,273 versus $26,029 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $14,710. About 16.4% of families and 20.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 29.3% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
