Malone, New York | |
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  Malone  Malone | |
| Coordinates:44°50′56″N074°17′29″W / 44.84889°N 74.29139°W /44.84889; -74.29139 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Counties | Franklin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Terrance Maguire (R) |
| • Town Council | |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.80 sq mi (266.26 km2) |
| • Land | 101.52 sq mi (262.94 km2) |
| • Water | 1.28 sq mi (3.32 km2) |
| Elevation | 790 ft (240 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,400 |
| • Density | 138.8/sq mi (53.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes |
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| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-033-44721 |
| GNIS feature ID | 979185 |
| Website | www |
Malone is a town[3] inFranklin County,New York, United States. The population was 12,433 at the 2020 census.[4] The town contains avillage also namedMalone. The town is an interior town located in the north-central part of the county.
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The town was formed from part of the town ofChateaugay in 1805. The town was originally named "Harison", afterRichard Harison, who had purchased the land and founded the town. The name was changed in 1808 to "Ezraville", afterEzra L'Hommedieu, and in 1812 to "Malone".
During theWar of 1812, the village was sacked by British troops making incursions from what would becomeCanada.
Former GovernorMario Cuomo instituted financial measures to increase economic stability to the county by bringing in many prisons (state and federal).
Between 1901 and 1958, acommuter train service run by theNew York Central Railroad connected Malone withMontreal,Quebec.[5]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 102.8 square miles (266.3 km2), of which 101.5 square miles (262.9 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), or 1.25%, is water.[7]
U.S. Route 11 andNew York State Route 11B are east–west highways across the town, andNew York State Route 30 andNew York State Route 37 are north–south highways.
The Salmon River flows northward through the center of town, and the Trout River flows across the northeastern corner.
According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Malone has awarm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Malone was 95 °F (35.0 °C) on July 10, 2020, while the coldest temperature recorded was −31 °F (−35.0 °C) on February 7, 1993.[8]
| Climate data for Malone, New York, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1983–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) | 66 (19) | 78 (26) | 87 (31) | 94 (34) | 93 (34) | 95 (35) | 94 (34) | 90 (32) | 88 (31) | 76 (24) | 67 (19) | 95 (35) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 51.9 (11.1) | 48.0 (8.9) | 59.2 (15.1) | 76.1 (24.5) | 82.4 (28.0) | 86.8 (30.4) | 87.3 (30.7) | 86.6 (30.3) | 83.9 (28.8) | 75.5 (24.2) | 66.0 (18.9) | 55.1 (12.8) | 89.2 (31.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 24.1 (−4.4) | 26.5 (−3.1) | 35.3 (1.8) | 50.4 (10.2) | 64.4 (18.0) | 72.6 (22.6) | 77.0 (25.0) | 75.4 (24.1) | 68.7 (20.4) | 55.1 (12.8) | 42.6 (5.9) | 30.8 (−0.7) | 51.9 (11.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 14.9 (−9.5) | 16.8 (−8.4) | 26.2 (−3.2) | 40.7 (4.8) | 54.3 (12.4) | 63.3 (17.4) | 67.8 (19.9) | 65.8 (18.8) | 58.5 (14.7) | 46.4 (8.0) | 34.8 (1.6) | 22.9 (−5.1) | 42.7 (6.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 5.7 (−14.6) | 7.2 (−13.8) | 17.2 (−8.2) | 31.1 (−0.5) | 44.3 (6.8) | 54.1 (12.3) | 58.7 (14.8) | 56.2 (13.4) | 48.2 (9.0) | 37.7 (3.2) | 27.0 (−2.8) | 15.1 (−9.4) | 33.5 (0.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −18.3 (−27.9) | −13.7 (−25.4) | −5.3 (−20.7) | 17.6 (−8.0) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 40.5 (4.7) | 47.4 (8.6) | 44.0 (6.7) | 34.0 (1.1) | 24.5 (−4.2) | 9.2 (−12.7) | −9.1 (−22.8) | −20.3 (−29.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) | −31 (−35) | −21 (−29) | 5 (−15) | 24 (−4) | 30 (−1) | 40 (4) | 38 (3) | 26 (−3) | 19 (−7) | −5 (−21) | −29 (−34) | −31 (−35) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 2.42 (61) | 1.98 (50) | 2.37 (60) | 3.31 (84) | 3.33 (85) | 4.50 (114) | 3.97 (101) | 3.85 (98) | 4.04 (103) | 4.30 (109) | 3.11 (79) | 2.74 (70) | 39.92 (1,014) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 22.7 (58) | 20.2 (51) | 17.0 (43) | 7.1 (18) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.4 (3.6) | 8.8 (22) | 20.6 (52) | 98.1 (248.36) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 13.4 (34) | 14.9 (38) | 15.7 (40) | 6.3 (16) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (2.5) | 4.7 (12) | 9.6 (24) | 20.1 (51) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 16.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 17.0 | 169.1 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 13.8 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 11.3 | 54.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[8] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1820 | 1,150 | — | |
| 1830 | 2,207 | 91.9% | |
| 1840 | 3,229 | 46.3% | |
| 1850 | 4,550 | 40.9% | |
| 1860 | 6,565 | 44.3% | |
| 1870 | 7,186 | 9.5% | |
| 1880 | 7,909 | 10.1% | |
| 1890 | 8,991 | 13.7% | |
| 1900 | 10,009 | 11.3% | |
| 1910 | 10,154 | 1.4% | |
| 1920 | 10,830 | 6.7% | |
| 1930 | 11,798 | 8.9% | |
| 1940 | 11,987 | 1.6% | |
| 1950 | 12,644 | 5.5% | |
| 1960 | 11,997 | −5.1% | |
| 1970 | 11,400 | −5.0% | |
| 1980 | 11,276 | −1.1% | |
| 1990 | 12,982 | 15.1% | |
| 2000 | 14,981 | 15.4% | |
| 2010 | 14,545 | −2.9% | |
| 2020 | 12,433 | −14.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10][4] | |||
At the2000 census there were 14,981 people, 4,114 households, and 2,620 families in the town. The population density was 147.1 inhabitants per square mile (56.8/km2). There were 4,644 housing units at an average density of 45.6 per square mile (17.6/km2). The ethnic makeup of the town was 73.61% White, 18.56% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 6.25% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.19%.[11] Malone, New York has a far more diverse demographic profile compared to the surrounding region, due to hosting multiple state correctional facilities, which house prisoners from the entirety of New York state. Malone also hosts the county correctional facility for Franklin County.[12]
Of the 4,114 households 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 30.7% of households were one person and 14.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.
The age distribution was 16.3% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 42.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 179.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 201.5 males.
The median household income was $27,716 and the median family income was $37,500. Males had a median income of $25,996 versus $20,506 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,352.
According to[13] the Census 2017 ACS 5Year Estimates, the poverty rate in Malone is 24%. Thechild poverty rate is 31%. (A previous statistic here said the poverty rate was only 8%).
TheMalone Border Hounds began play at American Legion Field with theEmpire Professional Baseball League in 2023 and they won the league championship in their first season.
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