Editing Black River, New York

{{about|the village|the adjacent river|Black River (New York)}}
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'''Black River''' is a [[village (New York)|village]] in [[Jefferson County, New York|Jefferson County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,348 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3606794| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Black River village, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=September 4, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213092154/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3606794| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The village is on the border of the towns of [[Le Ray, New York|Le Ray]] and [[Rutland, New York|Rutland]], east of [[Watertown (city), New York|Watertown]].

== History ==
The area was first settled around 1806 by the erection of a mill on the south side of the [[Black River (New York)|Black River]]. The village was previously called "Lockport", and grew to include both sides of the river as well as two small river islands.

On February 20, 1890, a large fire destroyed the business section of the downtown. Buildings destroyed by the fire included the Poor Block (which included a three-story building with an opera house on the third floor); the D.J. Scott and Son Block; the Arthur House (a hotel); Parkinson's Store (the old 1881 post office); Whipple and Hadsell's Store; F.H. Dillenbeck's Tinshop and Hardware Store; A.W. McDowell's Store; George Graham's barber shop; the I.O.O.F. Hall and two residential dwellings. The Kennedy Stone house was badly burned, but was later restored. Having no fire department at the time, the residents of Black River immediately made plans to organize a fire department later that year. Black River Fire Company No. 1 was organized September 4, 1890, and incorporated on January 3, 1891. The department was re-incorporated as the [http://www.blackriverfiredept.org Black River Fire Department] on February 21, 1940. This department still provides fire protection for the village, and is one of the oldest continually operating fire departments in Jefferson County.<ref>Black River Fire Department, Inc. Historical Archive</ref>

The community incorporated as a village in 1891, taking land in the towns of Rutland and Le Ray.

The [[LeRay Mansion]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1974.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
The village of Black River is located in east-central Jefferson County at {{Coord|44|0|42|N|75|47|41|W|type:city}} (44.011567, -75.794773).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], it has a total area of {{convert|4.78|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|4.64|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.14|km2|order=flip}}, or 2.88%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The [[Black River (New York)|Black River]] flows through the center of the village and forms the border between the towns of Le Ray and Rutland.

[[New York State Route 3]] (Rutland Street) passes through the south side of the village and intersects [[New York State Route 342]] west of the village. NY-3 leads west {{Convert|6|mi|0}} (downriver) to the center of [[Watertown (city), New York|Watertown]] and east {{convert|12|mi}} (upriver) to [[Carthage, New York|Carthage]]. NY 342 leads northwest {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 81 in New York|Interstate 81]] north of Watertown.

===Climate===
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| Jan precipitation inch  =3.52
| Feb precipitation inch  =3.29
| Mar precipitation inch  =2.49
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.86
| May precipitation inch  =3.95
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.14
| Jul precipitation inch  =3.16
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.00
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.42
| Oct precipitation inch  =5.33
| Nov precipitation inch  =4.01
| Dec precipitation inch  =4.18
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| Jan precipitation days  =15
| Feb precipitation days  =15
| Mar precipitation days  =12
| Apr precipitation days  =15
| May precipitation days  =14
| Jun precipitation days  =12
| Jul precipitation days  =11
| Aug precipitation days  =12
| Sep precipitation days  =12
| Oct precipitation days  =16
| Nov precipitation days  =14
| Dec precipitation days  =16
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| Jan snow inch  =35.7
| Feb snow inch  =29.7
| Mar snow inch  =8.2
| Apr snow inch  =0.2
| May snow inch  =0.1
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| Nov snow inch  =4.6
| Dec snow inch  =17.6
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| Jan snow days  =8
| Feb snow days  =9
| Mar snow days  =4
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 250
|1870= 181
|1880= 195
|1900= 949
|1910= 916
|1920= 937
|1930= 928
|1940= 897
|1950= 1062
|1960= 1237
|1970= 1307
|1980= 1384
|1990= 1349
|2000= 1285
|2010= 1348
|2020= 1232
|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 1,285 people, 521 households, and 373 families residing in the village.  The population density was {{convert|709.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 556 housing units at an average density of {{convert|307.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 91.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.72% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.54% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 521 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% 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 2.89.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,761, and the median income for a family was $54,236. Males had a median income of $36,058 versus $26,458 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $20,524.  About 3.0% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.blackriverny.org/ Village of Black River official website]

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[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Villages in Jefferson County, New York]]