Editing Beekmantown, New York

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|leader_name              = Dennis J. Relation ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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|population_total         = 5545
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'''Beekmantown''' is a [[town (New York)|town]] in [[Clinton County, New York|Clinton County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 5,545 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3601905485| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Beekmantown town, Clinton County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 3, 2014}}</ref> The town name is that of William Beekman, an original landowner. It is on the eastern border of the county, just north of [[Plattsburgh (city), New York|Plattsburgh]].

==History==
The land was first settled ''circa'' 1783. The town was formed in 1820 from the town of [[Plattsburgh (town), New York|Plattsburgh]]. Part of Beekmantown was lost in 1854 when the town of [[Dannemora (town), New York|Dannemora]] was established.<ref>{{cite web
|title=History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers
|url=http://interactive.ancestry.com/13447/dvm_LocHist003478-00071-0/123?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return&rc=1963,230,2304,279;2576,610,2947,659
|quote=...Beekmantown, formed from Plattsburgh, Feb. 25, 1820 ... Dannemora, formed from Beekmantown, Dec. 14, 1854. }}
</ref>

During the [[War of 1812]], some skirmishes took place in the town, in 1814.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/trappersofnewyor00simm4/trappersofnewyor00simm4_djvu.txt Skirmishing at Beekmantown]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|180.3|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|156.5|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|23.8|km2|disp=flip}}, or 13.22%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The eastern town line runs through the center of the west channel of [[Lake Champlain]] and is the state border with [[Vermont]].

The Adirondack Northway ([[Interstate 87 (New York)|Interstate 87]]) and [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|U.S. Route 9]] are major north-south highways in the eastern part of Beekmantown. Access from I-87 is via Exit 40 halfway between the northern and southern town borders. [[New York State Route 22]] and [[New York State Route 190]] are north-south highways west of the interstate. [[New York State Route 456|Clinton County Route 58]], known locally as Spellman Road, is an east-west highway.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1820= 1343
|1830= 2391
|1840= 2769
|1850= 3384
|1860= 2977
|1870= 2552
|1880= 2644
|1890= 2159
|1900= 2067
|1910= 1866
|1920= 1590
|1930= 1533
|1940= 1704
|1950= 1690
|1960= 2538
|1970= 3189
|1980= 4275
|1990= 5108
|2000= 5334
|2010= 5545
|estyear=2016
|estimate=5503
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,326 people, 2,004 households, and 1,476 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|88.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,210 housing units at an average density of {{convert|36.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.28% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 2,004 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% 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 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,555, and the median income for a family was $45,915. Males had a median income of $34,716 versus $22,040 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,792.  About 11.0% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Beekmantown ==
[[File:Chateaugay.jpg|thumb|300px|[[War of 1812]] map showing Beekmantown in the lower right<ref name=Lossing>{{Cite book |last=Lossing |first=Benson |title=The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812 |publisher=Harper & Brothers, Publishers |year=1868 |page=881}}</ref>]]
*'''Beartown''' &ndash; A location southwest of West Beekmantown.
*'''Beekmantown''' (or "Beekmantown Corners") &ndash; The [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] of Beekmantown is located near the geographic center of the town on NY-22.
*'''East Beekmantown''' &ndash; A hamlet southeast of Beekmantown hamlet on NY-22.
*'''Gilroy Corners''' &ndash; A location south of West Beekmantown.
*'''Ingraham''' &ndash; A hamlet on the northern town line, located on US-9.
*'''Lawliss Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet on the southern town line.
*'''Monty's Bay [[New York State Wildlife Management Areas|Wildlife Management Area]]''' &ndash; A conservation area by Point au Roche.
*'''Point au Roche''' &ndash; A [[peninsula]] into [[Lake Champlain]], as well as the name of a settlement located in the northeastern part of Beekmantown.
*[[Point Au Roche State Park]] &ndash; A [[state park]] on the shore of Lake Champlain.
*'''St. Armand Beach''' &ndash; A location near Treadwell Bay.
*'''Treadwell Bay''' &ndash; A bay of Lake Champlain south of the state park.
*'''West Beekmantown''' &ndash; A hamlet in the western part of the town on NY-190.
*'''New York State Welcome Center/Beekmantown Rest Area''' &ndash; A rest area on Interstate 87 with tourist information about the state of New York and rest rooms.

==Education==
The town is part of the Beekmantown Central School District (K-12). The town's younger schoolchildren attend Beekmantown Elementary. At grade 6, students attend Beekmantown Middle School (6-8), which also serves students from the [[Cumberland Head, New York|Cumberland Head]] area of the town of Plattsburgh. Once the students have completed middle school, they go to Beekmantown High School. The high school and middle school share a building but have separate gyms, locker rooms, hallways and classrooms. The school is located on Spellman Road in [[West Chazy, New York]].

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[[Category:Populated places established in the 1780s]]
[[Category:Towns in Clinton County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]