Ogdensburg | |
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 Map highlighting Ogdensburg's location within St. Lawrence County. | |
  Ogdensburg Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates:44°42′N75°29′W / 44.700°N 75.483°W /44.700; -75.483 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | St. Lawrence |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Clerk | Cathy Jock |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.14 sq mi (21.07 km2) |
| • Land | 4.95 sq mi (12.83 km2) |
| • Water | 3.18 sq mi (8.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 300 ft (90 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,064 |
| • Density | 2,030.8/sq mi (784.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip Code | 13669 |
| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-54485 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0976759 |
| Website | ogdensburg |
Ogdensburg is acity inSt. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 10,064 at the 2020 census. In the late 18th century, European-American settlers named the community after American land owner and developerSamuel Ogden. The city is at the northern border of New York at the mouth of theOswegatchie River on the south bank of theSt. Lawrence River. The only formally designated city in the county, it is located betweenMassena, New York to the east andBrockville, Ontario to the west.
The port of Ogdensburg is the only U.S. port on theSt. Lawrence Seaway. TheOgdensburg–Prescott International Bridge, northeast of the city, links the United States and Canada, with a direct highway from Prescott toOttawa, the capital of Canada.
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This territory has been inhabited for at least 2000 years byIndigenous peoples of varying cultures. By 1000 CE,Iroquoian-speaking people were settling along the St. Lawrence River and practicing agriculture, as well as hunting and fishing. The earliest French explorers recorded Stadacona and Hochelaga as villages of these people in the early 16th century; by the end of the century, later explorers found the villages abandoned.[2] A distinct people, now called theSt. Lawrence Iroquoians, inhabited the areas along the St. Lawrence River from before 1300 until the late 16th century.[2] By the late 16th century, the St. Lawrence Iroquoians had disappeared from theSt. Lawrence Valley, probably due to warfare by theMohawk of theHaudenosaunee over thefur trade.[3] By the time of later French contact, the Five Nations of theHaudenosaunee:Mohawk,Onondaga,Oneida,Cayuga, andSeneca, were allied in theIroquois Confederacy, based in present-dayNew York. Onondaga settlements extended up along the south shore ofLake Ontario. Both the Huron and Mohawk used the St. Lawrence Valley forhunting grounds and as a path for war parties.
The earliest European settlement in the area was a Frenchmission namedFort de La Présentation (Fort of thePresentation), built byAbbé Picquet in 1749 as part of the colony ofNew France. The mission attractedNative Americans for thefur trade, many of whom settled in the village and converted toCatholicism. MostlyOnondaga, the converted Iroquois at the mission became known to the French asOswegatchie after their transliterated name for the river. By 1755, there were 3,000 Iroquois living at the mission settlement. The Oswegatchie became known as one of theSeven Nations of Canada. The residents were hostile to the encroachments of British colonists on their territory. During the 1750s and theFrench and Indian War, warriors from this fort allied with French officers in attacking British colonists in the Champlain, Mohawk and Ohio valleys.[4]
The city is near the site of the 1760Battle of the Thousand Islands between British and French forces during theSeven Years' War (known in the later United States as theFrench and Indian War.) After the British victory in the war, France ceded its land in Canada and east of the Mississippi to England. The English renamed this installation as Fort Oswegatchie, after the native name for the river. As with the other mission settlements, the British did not disturb the relationship of the Oswegatchie, as they called the native people, and their Catholic priests. The British considered this community part of Lower Canada orQuebec province. The village remained under British rule until 1796 following theAmerican Revolutionary War. With the northern border redefined byJay's Treaty, the settlement became part of United States territory.[4]
The first settlers under an American flag arrived that year in 1796. American settlers essentially drove the Oswegatchie, former British allies, out of the area; many went toAkwesasne or other Mohawk reserves in Canada. New American residents named the village Ogdensburgh afterSamuel Ogden, an early landowner. The community developed around this early settlement, which was designated the county seat from 1802 to 1828. During theWar of 1812, the city wascaptured by British forces to end the partial blockade on the St. Lawrence River and harassment that had been conducted from the community. In the absence of US troops, the local merchants restored an extensive trade with Canadian towns across the river.[5]
The community was incorporated as a village in 1817 and chartered as the City of Ogdensburg in 1868. This post US Civil war period saw Ogdensburg as a location of Fenian activity,Thomas Miller Beach spent some time in fall of 1868 in the city in his activities with theFenian Brotherhood.[6]
In 1940, the town was the site of the signing of theOgdensburg Agreement betweenCanadian Prime MinisterMackenzie King andUnited States PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt. This renewed the ties between the two countries after the 1939 outbreak ofWorld War II in Europe. The celebratedGermanPOWFranz von Werra escaped from Canada to Ogdensburg in a rowboat.
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Ogdensburg hosted variousminor league baseball teams between 1900 and 1951. Ogdensburg (1900–1901), the Ogdensburg Colts (1936–1939), Ottawa-Ogdensburg Senators (1940) andOgdensburg Maples (1946–1951) played as members of theNorthern New York League (1900–1901),Canadian–American League (1936–1940) andBorder League (1946–1951). Ogdensburg was an affiliate of thePhiladelphia Phillies (1940) andNew York Giants (1948). Teams played at Winter Park
Ogdensburg has ahumid continental climate (Köppen:Dfb).
| Climate data for Ogdensburg, New York (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) | 61 (16) | 81 (27) | 86 (30) | 95 (35) | 98 (37) | 100 (38) | 99 (37) | 96 (36) | 86 (30) | 76 (24) | 68 (20) | 100 (38) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 25.9 (−3.4) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 38.1 (3.4) | 52.2 (11.2) | 66.3 (19.1) | 75.5 (24.2) | 79.7 (26.5) | 78.8 (26.0) | 71.2 (21.8) | 57.1 (13.9) | 44.5 (6.9) | 32.2 (0.1) | 54.2 (12.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.9 (−8.4) | 18.9 (−7.3) | 28.8 (−1.8) | 43.0 (6.1) | 56.4 (13.6) | 65.6 (18.7) | 70.5 (21.4) | 68.9 (20.5) | 60.8 (16.0) | 48.5 (9.2) | 36.6 (2.6) | 24.9 (−3.9) | 45.0 (7.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 7.8 (−13.4) | 9.4 (−12.6) | 19.5 (−6.9) | 33.8 (1.0) | 46.5 (8.1) | 55.7 (13.2) | 61.2 (16.2) | 58.9 (14.9) | 50.4 (10.2) | 39.9 (4.4) | 28.7 (−1.8) | 17.6 (−8.0) | 35.8 (2.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −43 (−42) | −37 (−38) | −24 (−31) | 0 (−18) | 20 (−7) | 31 (−1) | 40 (4) | 35 (2) | 21 (−6) | 14 (−10) | −7 (−22) | −42 (−41) | −43 (−42) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 2.76 (70) | 1.79 (45) | 2.58 (66) | 3.04 (77) | 3.11 (79) | 4.13 (105) | 3.86 (98) | 3.65 (93) | 4.03 (102) | 3.90 (99) | 3.10 (79) | 3.26 (83) | 39.21 (996) |
| Source:NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
TheLibrary Park Historic District,Judge John Fine House,Acker and Evans Law Office,New York State Armory,Ogdensburg Harbor Light,Oswegatchie Pumping Station,Ogdensburg Armory,Robert C. McEwen United States Custom House,United States Post Office, andFort de La Présentation Site are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[8]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1860 | 7,409 | — | |
| 1870 | 10,076 | 36.0% | |
| 1880 | 10,341 | 2.6% | |
| 1890 | 11,662 | 12.8% | |
| 1900 | 12,633 | 8.3% | |
| 1910 | 15,933 | 26.1% | |
| 1920 | 14,609 | −8.3% | |
| 1930 | 16,915 | 15.8% | |
| 1940 | 16,346 | −3.4% | |
| 1950 | 16,166 | −1.1% | |
| 1960 | 16,122 | −0.3% | |
| 1970 | 14,554 | −9.7% | |
| 1980 | 12,375 | −15.0% | |
| 1990 | 13,521 | 9.3% | |
| 2000 | 12,364 | −8.6% | |
| 2010 | 11,128 | −10.0% | |
| 2020 | 10,064 | −9.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
As of thecensus[10] of 2000, there were 12,364 people, 4,181 households, and 2,583 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,440.0 inhabitants per square mile (942.1/km2). There were 4,531 housing units at an average density of 894.2 per square mile (345.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.05%White, 4.92%African American, 0.80%Native American, 0.69%Asian, 0.06%Pacific Islander, 2.81% fromother races, and 0.67% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 6.22% of the population.
There were 4,181 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% weremarried couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,954, and the median income for a family was $36,236. Males had a median income of $32,358 versus $21,485 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $12,650. About 14.2% of families and 18.3% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.
Almost all of the city is in theOgdensburg City School District, with a small portion in theLisbon Central School District.[11]
Schools in Ogdensburg includeOgdensburg Free Academy.
Ogdensburg is home to the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center, amental health service provider offering both inpatient and outpatient services. The SLPC is part of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and serves the general public.[12]
The city is the site of theFrederic Remington Art Museum. The downtown museum is housed in the former family mansion of local industrialistDavid Parish on Washington Street. While the house was always called the Parish Mansion, Eva Remington lived there as a widow after the death of her husband Frederic Remington. He was notable for his paintings of theAmerican West. The collection of Remington art and memorabilia is based on items from the estates of Eva Remington and her sister Emma.
Ogdensburg is the site of twocorrectional facilities:Riverview andOgdensburg, run by theNew York State Department of Correctional Services One is located on the grounds of the former St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center. The other was built directly acrossNew York State Route 37.[citation needed]
Beginning in the mid-19th century, Ogdensburg expanded on its role as a port city on the St. Lawrence River, becoming an important trading city and station asrailroads were developed in northern New York and southeastern Canada. TheOgdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad (laterRutland Railroad) (1849),Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad (1853) andPortland & Ogdensburg Railway (never completed), all constructed lines through the area connecting the historic towns. In time, the RW&O was bought out by theNew York Central Railroad. That passenger rail service ended in 1961.
TheOgdensburg-Prescott International Bridge was built in 1960,[13] connecting Ogdensburg and Johnstown, Ontario. The roadways are NY 812 and ON 16, the latter a direct route toOttawa, the capital of Canada. On the United States side, Ogdensburg is not connected directly to the interstate highway system. The border crossing has unused capacity on the bridge; although it has considerable truck traffic, volume is about one-tenth of that on theThousand Islands Bridge.[14]
Ogdensburg International Airport is located south of the city.
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