Editing Fort Johnson, New York

{{About|the former village of Fort Johnson in New York|other uses|Fort Johnson (disambiguation)}}
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery]]
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| established_date   = December 31, 2023
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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'''Fort Johnson''' (formerly known as '''Akin''') is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|hamlet]] and former [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] in [[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. It is located on the north side of the [[Mohawk River]] in the [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] of [[Amsterdam (town), New York|Amsterdam]]. The population was 401 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 490 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].<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>

== History ==
Around 1710, [[Palatine Germans]] began trying to settle here. Most were working in an English camp along the [[Hudson River|Hudson]] to pay back their passage by ship from London. In 1716, the [[Mohawk people|Mohawk]] sold a portion of the land to Philip Groat (it is now in the eastern part of the town of Amsterdam). This part of New York was Mohawk territory for centuries before European colonization. In 1739, [[Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet|William Johnson]], an influential Anglo-Irish colonist who had previously lived closer to Amsterdam, purchased land including the site of the village. He established a mill in 1744. The original name of the settlement was "Mount Johnson".

The community was the original seat of power of William Johnson before he moved on to found the city of [[Johnstown, New York|Johnstown]] further west. He rose to become the British Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the northern colonies and was highly influential because of his strong relationships with the [[Iroquois]], especially the Mohawk. His former home here is preserved as [[Old Fort Johnson]]. Johnson had [[Molly Brant]], a Mohawk woman, as his longtime [[wikt:consort|consort]].

The village of Fort Johnson was officially incorporated in 1909. However, in November 2022, due to a lack of interest in participation in the government, villagers voted to dissolve the village effective December 31, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailygazette.com/the_recorder/news/fort-johnson-government/article_3fe78b9e-a695-11ee-85b9-675dcaa82eb5.html|title=New Year's rings out Fort Johnson village government|first=Ashley|last=Onyon|date=December 30, 2023}}</ref>

Old Fort Johnson was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1972.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Fort Johnson is located in northeastern Montgomery County at {{coord|42|57|30|N|74|14|10|W|type:city}} (42.958303, -74.236018),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the western part of the town of [[Amsterdam (town), New York|Amsterdam]]. It is bordered to the east by the [[Amsterdam, New York|city of Amsterdam]] and to the south by the [[Mohawk River]], across which is the town of [[Florida, Montgomery County, New York|Florida]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.85|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|0.74|sqmi|2}} are land and {{convert|0.11|sqmi|2}}, or 12.75%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> [[Kayaderosseras Creek (Mohawk River tributary)|Kayaderosseras Creek]] (of Montgomery County) joins the Mohawk River in the village. Pepper Island in the Mohawk River is south of the village.

[[New York State Route 5]], an east-west highway, passes through the south part of the village, where it is joined by [[New York State Route 67]], Fort Johnson Avenue. NY-5 leads southeast {{convert|2.5|mi|1}} to the center of [[Amsterdam, New York|Amsterdam]] and west {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Fonda, New York|Fonda]], the Montgomery [[county seat]], while NY-67 leads northwest eight miles to [[Johnstown, New York|Johnstown]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 600
|1920= 680
|1930= 833
|1940= 868
|1950= 930
|1960= 876
|1970= 711
|1980= 646
|1990= 615
|2000= 491
|2010= 490
|2020= 401
|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]] of 2000, there were 491 people, 198 households, and 139 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|659.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 220 housing units at an average density of {{convert|295.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.61% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.04% of the population.<ref name="GR2" />

There were 198 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.89.<ref name="GR2" />

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.<ref name="GR2" />

The median income for a household in the village was $37,639, and the median income for a family was $44,750. Males had a median income of $31,776 versus $22,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $21,172. About 2.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="GR2" />

==See also==
* [[Fort Johnson Volunteer Fire Company]]

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
* The former official website of the [https://vfjny.org/ Village of Fort Johnson]
* [http://www.oldfortjohnson.org  Old Fort Johnson]

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[[Category:Populated places on the Mohawk River]]
[[Category:Former villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Montgomery County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]