Pitcairn, New York | |
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 Map highlighting Pitcairn's location within St. Lawrence County. | |
  Pitcairn, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates:44°12′23″N75°17′14″W / 44.20639°N 75.28722°W /44.20639; -75.28722 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | St. Lawrence |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.45 sq mi (153.99 km2) |
| • Land | 58.52 sq mi (151.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
| Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 790 |
| • Density | 14.03/sq mi (5.42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 36-58266 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979369 |
Pitcairn is atown inSt. Lawrence County,New York, United States. The population was 846 at the 2010 census. The name is from that ofJoseph Pitcairn, an early landowner and diplomat.
TheTown of Pitcairn is in the southwestern part of the county and is south ofCanton.
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Settlers began to arrive in the areacirca 1825 near Portaferry Lake.
Pitcairn was established in 1836 from parts of the Towns ofEdwards andFowler.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 59.5 square miles (154 km2), of which 59.0 square miles (153 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (0.84%) is water.
Part of the southern town line is the border ofLewis County. The town is partially in theAdirondack Park.
New York State Route 3 andNew York State Route 812 intersect near the south town line.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | 396 | — | |
| 1850 | 503 | 27.0% | |
| 1860 | 577 | 14.7% | |
| 1870 | 667 | 15.6% | |
| 1880 | 790 | 18.4% | |
| 1890 | 1,108 | 40.3% | |
| 1900 | 902 | −18.6% | |
| 1910 | 316 | −65.0% | |
| 1920 | 646 | 104.4% | |
| 1930 | 570 | −11.8% | |
| 1940 | 521 | −8.6% | |
| 1950 | 569 | 9.2% | |
| 1960 | 647 | 13.7% | |
| 1970 | 676 | 4.5% | |
| 1980 | 792 | 17.2% | |
| 1990 | 751 | −5.2% | |
| 2000 | 783 | 4.3% | |
| 2010 | 846 | 8.0% | |
| 2020 | 790 | −6.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] | |||
As of thecensus[3] of 2000, there were 783 people, 295 households, and 233 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 13.3 people per square mile (5.1 people/km2). There were 412 housing units at an average density of 7.0 units per square mile (2.7 units/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.36%White, 0.26%Asian, 0.38% fromother races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.64% of the population.
There were 295 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% weremarried couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,089, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $36,705 versus $26,071 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $15,368. About 10.3% of families and 11.7% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
44°10′52″N75°16′56″W / 44.18111°N 75.28222°W /44.18111; -75.28222