Editing Ellenburg, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Ellenburg, New York
|settlement_type          = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]]
|nickname                 = 
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|image_caption            = Ellenburg Fire Department
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|image_map                = Clinton County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Ellenburg highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Clinton County, New York|Clinton County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]].

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|subdivision_name1        = [[New York (state)|New York]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Clinton County, New York|Clinton]]
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|government_type          = [[Town Council]]
|leader_title             = [[Town Supervisor]]
|leader_name              = Jason Dezan

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 |1           = • Curtis E. DeCoste ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |2           = • Alan Thibeau ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
 |3           = • Gerald Peets ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
 |4           = • Dennis F. LaBombard ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
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|area_total_km2           = 278.31
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 107.46
|area_land_sq_mi          = 106.57
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.89

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1842
|population_density_km2   = 6.62
|population_density_sq_mi = 17.14

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
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|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 426
|elevation_ft             = 1398
|coordinates              = {{coord|44|50|56|N|73|55|2|W|region:US-NY|display=inline}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 12933,12934, 12935,
|area_code                = [[Area code 518|518]]
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|blank_info               = 36-019-23921
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|website                  = {{URL|www.townofellenburg.com}}
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'''Ellenburg''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Clinton County, New York|Clinton County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,842 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Ellenburg_town,_Clinton_County,_New_York?g=060XX00US3601923921| title=Ellenburg town, Clinton County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 1, 2024}}</ref> The town is named after the daughter of the principal proprietor. Ellenburg is on the western border of the county and is northwest of [[Plattsburgh (city), New York|Plattsburgh]]. The southern part of the town is situated in the [[Adirondack Park]].

== History ==
{{More citations needed section|date=June 2009}}
The area was first settled around 1800. Ellenburg is named for Ellen Murray, the daughter of John R. Murray, a landowner.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA117 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=117}}</ref>

The town was formed from part of the town of [[Mooers, New York|Mooers]] in 1830. In 1845, part of the town was used to make the town of [[Clinton, Clinton County, New York|Clinton]].

During the [[Cold War]], Ellenburg was the location of two of the twelve [[SM-65 Atlas|Atlas]] [[ICBM]] missile silos under the 556th Strategic Missile Squadron based out of the [[Plattsburgh Air Force Base]]. These silos were operational from 1962 to 1965.

In late 2004, a [[wind farm]] was proposed by Noble Environmental Power for the northern part of the town. Construction was expected to be completed by early 2007, but due to delays it began in the spring of 2008. Noble has also built wind farms in the neighboring towns of [[Altona, New York|Altona]] and [[Chateaugay (town), New York|Chateaugay]]. Construction of the wind farms caused some controversy within the towns, as many residents felt it would subtract from the natural beauty of the area. The wind farm includes 54 turbines producing a total output of 81 megawatts.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|278.3|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|276.0|km2|disp=flip}} is land, and {{convert|2.3|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.83%, is water.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

The western town line is the border of [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin County]].

[[U.S. Route 11 in New York|U.S. Route 11]] passes through the northeastern part of the town. [[New York State Route 190]] (Military Turnpike) is an east-west highway, intersecting US-11 at Ellenburg village. [[New York State Route 374]] crosses the southwestern corner of the town.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Ellenburg Depot, 1991–2020 normals: 950ft (290m)
|single line = Yes

| Jan record high F  =	64
| Feb record high F  =	67
| Mar record high F  =	79
| Apr record high F  =	84
| May record high F  =	92
| Jun record high F  =	100
| Jul record high F  =	97
| Aug record high F  =	97
| Sep record high F  =	93
| Oct record high F  =	80
| Nov record high F  =	75
| Dec record high F  =	68
| year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 50.4
|Feb avg record high F = 48.9
|Mar avg record high F = 58.3
|Apr avg record high F = 74.6
|May avg record high F = 84.2
|Jun avg record high F = 89.2
|Jul avg record high F = 91.2
|Aug avg record high F = 89.0
|Sep avg record high F = 85.6
|Oct avg record high F = 75.6
|Nov avg record high F = 64.9
|Dec avg record high F = 53.8
|year avg record high F = 89.3

|Jan high F = 26.1
|Feb high F = 28.3
|Mar high F = 37.5
|Apr high F = 51.4
|May high F = 65.1
|Jun high F = 73.7
|Jul high F = 78.2
|Aug high F = 76.2
|Sep high F = 69.3
|Oct high F = 55.9
|Nov high F = 43.6
|Dec high F = 31.7
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 16.4
|Feb mean F = 18.6
|Mar mean F = 28.1
|Apr mean F = 41.4
|May mean F = 54.5
|Jun mean F = 63.5
|Jul mean F = 68.4
|Aug mean F = 66.1
|Sep mean F = 58.7
|Oct mean F = 46.8
|Nov mean F = 35.4
|Dec mean F = 23.5
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 6.7
|Feb low F = 8.8
|Mar low F = 18.6
|Apr low F = 31.3
|May low F = 43.9
|Jun low F = 53.2
|Jul low F = 58.5
|Aug low F = 56.1
|Sep low F = 48.1
|Oct low F = 37.6
|Nov low F = 27.1
|Dec low F = 15.3
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -15.5
|Feb avg record low F = -13.0
|Mar avg record low F = -5.9
|Apr avg record low F = 15.3
|May avg record low F = 28.2
|Jun avg record low F = 37.4
|Jul avg record low F = 45.3
|Aug avg record low F = 42.8
|Sep avg record low F = 31.9
|Oct avg record low F = 23.0
|Nov avg record low F = 8.4
|Dec avg record low F = -8.7
|year avg record low F = -17.8

| Jan record low F  = -26
| Feb record low F  = -25
| Mar record low F  = -25
| Apr record low F  = 8
| May record low F  = 24
| Jun record low F  = 30
| Jul record low F  = 38
| Aug record low F  = 38
| Sep record low F  = 24
| Oct record low F  = 18
| Nov record low F  = -5
| Dec record low F  = -27
| year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.88
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.65
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.12
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.79
|May precipitation inch = 3.33
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.14
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.95
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.79
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.32
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.71
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.54
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.45
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 21.40
|Feb snow inch = 23.10
|Mar snow inch = 19.00
|Apr snow inch = 9.80
|May snow inch = 0.50
|Jun snow inch = 0.00
|Jul snow inch = 0.00
|Aug snow inch = 0.00
|Sep snow inch = 0.00
|Oct snow inch = 1.80
|Nov snow inch = 8.00
|Dec snow inch = 23.50
|year snow inch =

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00302574&format=pdf
|title = Ellenburg Depot, New York 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = December 13, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS (temp records & monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 13, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 1171
|1850= 1504
|1860= 2348
|1870= 3042
|1880= 3162
|1890= 3046
|1900= 3248
|1910= 3079
|1920= 2475
|1930= 2243
|1940= 2428
|1950= 2098
|1960= 1945
|1970= 1775
|1980= 1751
|1990= 1847
|2000= 1812
|2010= 1743
|2020= 1842
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2020, there were 1,842 people, 893 households, and 546 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|17.14|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,050 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9.77|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 94.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.90% of the population.

There were 893 households, of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 38.9% were non-families. 14.1% of all households had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 20, 29.3% from 20 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 47.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males.  For every 100 females age 20 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $63,417, and the median income for a family was $70,724. About 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities and locations in Ellenburg ==
*'''Dannemora Crossing''' &ndash; A location at the eastern town line, east of Ellenburg village.
*'''Ellenburg''' &ndash; The hamlet of Ellenburg is in the northern part of the town on US-11.
*'''Ellenburg Center''' &ndash; A [[hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] in the northern part of the town, southwest of Ellenburg hamlet.
*'''Ellenburg Depot''' &ndash; A hamlet east of Ellenburg on US-11, named for the former train depot.
*'''Ellenburg Mountain''' &ndash; A mountain in the southeastern corner of the town.
*'''Gibson Corners''' &ndash; A location on the northern town line in the northeastern corner of Ellenburg.
*'''Hammonds Corners''' &ndash; A location on the eastern town line, on NY-190.
*'''Harrigan''' &ndash; A hamlet in the northwestern corner of the town inside the Adirondack Park.
*'''Lake Roxanne''' &ndash; A small man-made lake east of Ellenburg village.
*'''Merrill''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southwestern corner on NY-374 of the town by Upper Chateaugay Lake.
*'''Point Bluff''' &ndash; A peninsula in Upper Chateaugay Lake.
*'''Upper Chateaugay Lake''' &ndash; Part of the lake is in the southwestern corner of the town.
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townofellenburg.com/ Town of Ellenburg official website]
* [http://www.noblepower.com/our-windparks/north-country-new-york/noble-ellenburg-windpark/ Noble Ellenburg Windpark]

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[[Category:Towns in Clinton County, New York]]
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