Editing Fort Montgomery, New York

{{Other uses|Fort Montgomery (disambiguation)}}
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| official_name            = Fort Montgomery, New York
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| population_total         = 1627
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| postal_code              = 10922
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'''Fort Montgomery''' is a [[hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] (and [[census-designated place]]) in [[Orange County, New York|Orange County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,627 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Kiryas Joel, New York|Kiryas Joel]]&ndash;[[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]]&ndash;[[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]], NY [[Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] as well as the larger [[New York City|New York]]&ndash;[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]&ndash;[[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]], NY-[[New Jersey|NJ]]-[[Connecticut|CT]]-[[Pennsylvania|PA]] [[New York metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].

Fort Montgomery is in the southeastern corner of the town of [[Highlands, New York|Highlands]], on [[U.S. Route 9W]].

==Geography==
Fort Montgomery is on the west bank of the [[Hudson River]].

Fort Montgomery is located at {{Coord|41|20|15|N|73|58|58|W|type:city}} (41.337469, -73.982746).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|.04|sqmi|km2}} (2%) is water.

==History==
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The town is named after the first [[Fort Montgomery (Hudson River)|Fort Montgomery]], a fortification of the [[American Revolution]] stormed by the British on October 6, 1777. Although a loss for American forces, the battle delayed the British from sailing up the [[Hudson River]] in time to relieve Burgoyne's forces at Saratoga. After the fort's  demolition, American defenses centered on [[West Point, New York]], upriver, and the location was not re-used militarily.

The town subsequently became the site of a major ore [[Dock (maritime)|dock]]. Ore from the Forest of Dean Mine was shipped via a railroad and an [[aerial tramway]] to the dock, where it was loaded into [[steamboat]]s on the Hudson. Coal for the mine machinery travelled in the opposite direction. Some ore was also mined in the immediate vicinity of Fort Montgomery. The [[West Shore Railroad]] was constructed through the town in the early 1880s.

Local mining activity was relatively ephemeral, and the large Forest of Dean Mine was shut down in 1931. With the loss of its main industry, the town sank into decline, accelerated by the end of railroad passenger service in 1958.

Today, the hamlet is a well-known stop on the [[Appalachian trail]] due to the close proximity to the trail of its post office, food, and lodging.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 1418
| 2010 = 1571
| 2020 = 1627
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,418 people, 574 households, and 393 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|965|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 611 housing units at an average density of {{convert|415.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.6% [[white (U.S. Census)|white]], 1.76% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], .71% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], .99% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], .14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.55% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.99% of the population.
There were 574 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% 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 3.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,578, and the median income for a family was $65,708. Males had a median income of $45,781 versus $36,146 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $24,520. About 1.5% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
A portion of the [[West Point Military Reservation]] extends into the CDP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st36_ny/place/p3626902_fort_montgomery/DC20BLK_P3626902.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Fort Montgomery CDP, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-08|quote=West Point Mil Res}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District]] is the local school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36071_orange/DC20SD_C36071.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orange County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-07-04}}</ref> [[James I. O'Neill High School]] is its high school.

==References==
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{{Orange County, New York}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Orange County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Highlands, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Orange County, New York]]
[[Category:New York (state) populated places on the Hudson River]]