Editing Martinsburg, New York

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'''Martinsburg''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,433 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0600000US3604945854&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Martinsburg town, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref> The town is named after its founding father, [[General Walter Martin]].

Martinsburg is in the west-central part of the county, south of [[Lowville (village), New York|Lowville]], the county seat.

== History ==
Settlers began arriving around 1801. Martinsburg was established from part of the town of [[Turin (town), New York|Turin]] in 1803. When it was formed the town name was spelled "Martinsburgh". In 1819, the town was augmented by more of Turin.

The community of Martinsburg in the town was the county seat for Lewis County until 1864, when it moved to [[Lowville (village), New York|Lowville]]. The town hall in Martinsburg, built in 1812, is the site of the first county court session, held the same year. In 1839, it was the site of the only execution in the county.

The [[Gen. Walter Martin House]] and [[Martinsburg Town Hall]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Walter Hunt (inventor)|Walter Hunt]], inventor of the safety pin
* [[Morgan Lewis Martin]], delegate to Congress from the Wisconsin territory

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|196.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|196.0|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.9|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.46%, are water.<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_36.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New York| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>

The eastern town line is the [[Black River (New York)|Black River]]. The western part of Martinsburg is on the [[Tug Hill Plateau]].

[[New York State Route 12]] and [[New York State Route 26]] are north-south highways through the town, with NY-12 being the more easterly route.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1497
|1830= 2382
|1840= 2272
|1850= 2677
|1860= 2855
|1870= 2282
|1880= 2386
|1890= 1982
|1900= 1845
|1910= 1546
|1920= 1566
|1930= 1860
|1940= 1363
|1950= 1387
|1960= 1469
|1970= 1516
|1980= 1494
|1990= 1358
|2000= 1249
|2010= 1433
|2020= 1316
|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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At the 2000 [[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> there were 1,249 people, 473 households and 347 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|16.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 627 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.48% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 473 households, of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.11.

28.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The [[median household income]] was $31,902 and the median family income was $35,978. Males had a median income of $26,705 compared with $20,682 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,894. About 7.9% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Martinsburg ==
*'''East Martinsburg''' &ndash; a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] east of Martinsburg village and located on NY-12.
*'''Glendale''' &ndash; a hamlet south of East Martinsburg.
*'''[[Glenfield, New York|Glenfield]]''' &ndash; a hamlet east of Glendale on the west side of the Black River.
*'''Graves Corners''' &ndash; a location east of Wetmore.
*'''Martinsburg''' &ndash; the hamlet of Martinsburg is on NY-26 south of Lowville; it was the first county seat of Lewis County.
*'''McGraw Corners''' &ndash; a location east of Wetmore.
*'''Tabolt Corners''' &ndash; a location by the southern town line.
*'''West Martinsburg''' &ndash; a hamlet southwest of Lowville, near the northern town line. The [[Methodist Episcopal Church of West Martinsburg]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.<ref name="nris" />
*'''[[Whetstone Gulf State Park]]''' &ndash; a [[state park]] at the southern town line.
* '''Whittaker Falls Park''' &ndash; a park east of Martinsburg village.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.townofmartinsburg.org}}

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[[Category:Towns in Lewis County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]