Editing Lorraine, New York

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'''Lorraine''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Jefferson County, New York|Jefferson County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,037 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604543544| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lorraine town, Jefferson County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=August 30, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213155349/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604543544| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 930 in  2000. The town is named after [[Lorraine]], a region in [[France]].

The town is on the southern border of the county and is south of [[Watertown (city), New York|Watertown]].

== History ==
Settlement began around 1802. The original designation for this area was "Atticus".

The town was formed in 1804 from part of the town of [[Mexico (town), New York|Mexico]] in [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego County]].  At that time the new town was called "Malta", but the name was changed to "Lorraine" in 1808 in order to avoid confusion with the town of [[Malta, New York|Malta]] in [[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga County]].<ref>
{{ cite web
|title=History of Jefferson County in the state of New York
|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofjeffers00houg#page/70/mode/2up/search/lorraine
|quote= Lorraine, as Malta, from Mexico, March 24th, 1804...Changed to their present name April 6th, 1808 }}
</ref>

Part of Lorraine was used to form the town of [[Worth, New York|Worth]] in 1848.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|101.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.05%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The southern town line is the border of [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego County]].

South Sandy Creek is an important stream flowing through the northern part of the town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1820= 1112
|1830= 1727
|1840= 1699
|1850= 1511
|1860= 1687
|1870= 1377
|1880= 1435
|1890= 1174
|1900= 1019
|1910= 940
|1920= 790
|1930= 848
|1940= 782
|1950= 681
|1960= 609
|1970= 628
|1980= 720
|1990= 766
|2000= 930
|2010= 1037
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1023
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|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 930 people, 327 households, and 248 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|23.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 400 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 99.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 327 households, out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,523, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $25,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,471.  About 9.8% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Lorraine ==
*'''Allendale''' &ndash; A [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] located in the northwestern corner of the town on County Road 97. It was formerly called "Caulkins Mill".
*'''Gould Corners''' &ndash; A location near the northern town line on County Road 97.
*'''Haights Corners''' &ndash; A location near the western town line on County Road 91.
*'''[[Lorraine (CDP), New York|Lorraine]]''' &ndash;  A hamlet and [[census-designated place]] on County Road 189 in the north-central part of the town. The community was first settled around 1803 and called "Lorraine Huddle".
*'''Lorraine Gulf''' &ndash; A valley in the northern part of the town.
*'''South Sandy Creek''' &ndash; A stream flowing through Lorraine Gulf in the northern part of Lorraine.
*'''Totmans Gulf''' &ndash; A valley in the western part of the town.
*'''Waterville''' &ndash; A hamlet near the eastern border of the town.
*'''Winona''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southern part of the town on County Road 90.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.townoflorraineny.us/ Town of Lorraine official website]
* [https://archive.today/20130201073311/http://history.rays-place.com/ny/lorraine-ny.htm  Early Lorraine history]
* [http://hasjny.tripod.com/id8.html  Additional historical information]

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