Editing Brushton, New York

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'''Brushton''' is a [[village (New York)|village]] in [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 474 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3610286| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Brushton village, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=June 15, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085346/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3610286| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The village is named after Henry Brush, a land owner.

Brushton is located in the town of [[Moira, New York|Moira]] and is west of [[Malone, New York|Malone]], the [[county seat]].

== History ==
[[File:Brushton NY sign US11.jpg|thumb|left|The sign for Brushton on US11.]]
The village took its name from Brush's Mills, which were located on the Little Salmon River. The mills were purchased by Mr. Henry N. Brush in 1835, and the hamlet was officially named "Brushton" on October 1, 1877.

From Frederick Seaver's ''Historical Sketches of Franklin County, NY'' (1918), p.&nbsp;519:
"The industrial enterprises of Moira were never numerous or large. The community is distinctively agricultural, but with two small unincorporated villages -- Brushton and Moira. Each is a station on the Rutland Railroad, and each is on an improved trunk-line highway. Almost with the first settlement in the town, Appleton Foote, as the agent of Gilchrist and Fowler, erected a saw mill at what is now Brushton, and a grist mill there in the year following, which was displaced by the present stone mill in 1823, built by Robert Watts, and later improved and enlarged by Henry N. Brush."

And Seaver, p.&nbsp;518:
"Henry N. Brush located at Brush's Mills (now Brushton) in 1835. He was a man of finished education, an engaging public speaker, and a man of strong parts. ... His holdings of land were large, and the business and industrial development of the eastern part of Moira were due largely to his activities. He died in 1872."

Brush's son, Henry Corbin Brush, was born in Brush's Mills in 1838 and was the inventor of the Brush Trolling Spoon shallow-running submersible [[fishing lure]].<ref>''Scientific American'' Vol XXXVI No. February 8, 24, 1877. NY:  Munn & Co.</ref>

==Geography==
Brushton is located in the eastern part of the town of Moira at {{Coord|44|49|51|N|74|30|52|W|type:city}} (44.830736, -74.514341),<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> in northwestern Franklin County.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.72|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Brushton is located on [[U.S. Route 11 in New York|U.S. Route 11]] (Washington Street) at the junction of County Road 8 (Fay-Brushton Road/Farm-To-Market Rd.). On US-11, the community of Moira is {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the west, and North Bangor is {{convert|5.5|mi}} to the east. Malone is {{convert|11|mi}} to the east on US-11.

The Little Salmon River flows northward through the village. Via the Salmon River, its waters flow to the [[St. Lawrence River]], just across the Canada–US border in [[Quebec]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 328
|1890= 598
|1930= 470
|1940= 487
|1950= 516
|1960= 553
|1970= 547
|1980= 577
|1990= 522
|2000= 479
|2010= 474
|2020= 443
|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 479 people, 213 households, and 119 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,727.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 250 housing units at an average density of {{convert|901.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.33% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.25% of the population. This works out to be 471 Whites, two African Americans, one Native American, two Asians, and six Hispanics or Latinos.
[[File:Brushton NY High School.jpg|thumb|left|The former Brushton High School, now apartments]]
There were 213 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.7% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $18,750, and the median income for a family was $29,722. Males had a median income of $29,219 versus $17,292 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $13,674. About 13.4% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

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