Editing Moira, New York

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin]]
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| government_type    = [[Town Council]]
| leader_title       = [[Town Supervisor]]
| leader_name        = Darrin Jock ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
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 |1           = • Nancy H. Warner ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |2           = • Wayne Brockway ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |3           = • Marty J. Burnett ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
 |4           = • Dawn Barney ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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| named_for          = [[Earl of Moira]]

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| population_total   = 2934
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| postal_code        = 12957
| area_code          = [[Area code 518|518]]
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| website            = {{URL|https://townofmoirany.org/}}
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'''Moira''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,934 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3603347933| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Moira town, Franklin County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=June 14, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213153547/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3603347933| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Moira is located on the western border of Franklin County and is west of [[Malone, New York|Malone]]. The town was named for the [[Earl of Moira]].<ref>{{cite book| last=Gannett| first=Henry| title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States| url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ| year=1905| publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office| page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n210 211]}}</ref> The correct pronunciation of Moira is moʊ-aɪ-rʌ (or moh-I-ruh).

== History ==

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Settlement began ''circa'' 1803. The town was formed in 1828 from the town of [[Dickinson, Franklin County, New York|Dickinson]]. The [[Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad]] was founded in 1849 as the Northern Railroad, running from [[Ogdensburg, New York|Ogdensburg]] through Moira to [[Rouses Point, New York|Rouses Point]]. In 1883, the [[Northern Adirondack Railroad]] was built from Moira south to [[St. Regis Falls, New York|St. Regis Falls]], a major lumbering area. In 1885, the railroad was extended southwards to [[Santa Clara, New York|Santa Clara]], and by 1890 it was extended further south, eventually reaching [[Tupper Lake, New York|Tupper Lake]].

==Geography==
[[File:Franklin County NY sign US11 Town of Moira.jpg|thumb|left|U.S. Route&nbsp;11 entering Moira]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|117.1|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

[[U.S. Route 11 in New York|U.S. Route 11]] is an east-west highway across the town. US-11 intersects [[New York State Route 95]], a north-south highway ending in the hamlet of Moira.

The western town line is the border of [[St. Lawrence County, New York|St. Lawrence County]].
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1830= 791
|1840= 962
|1850= 1340
|1860= 1796
|1870= 2064
|1880= 2254
|1890= 2512
|1900= 2484
|1910= 2346
|1920= 2264
|1930= 2101
|1940= 2072
|1950= 2137
|1960= 2362
|1970= 2468
|1980= 2624
|1990= 2684
|2000= 2857
|2010= 2934
|estyear=2016
|estimate=2813
|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>
}}
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 2,857 people, 1,130 households, and 775 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|63.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,286 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 1,130 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,393, and the median income for a family was $33,047. Males had a median income of $29,779 versus $19,866 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,270.  About 14.5% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Moira ==
[[File:Moira NY Downtown US11.jpg|thumb|left|Hamlet of Moira]]
*'''Alburg''' &ndash; A [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] at the southern town line on County Road 5.
*[[Brushton, New York|Brushton]] &ndash; The Village of Brushton is east of Moira hamlet on US-11 at County Road 8. It was formerly known as "Brush's Mills."
*'''Irish Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet on the southern town boundary on County Road 5, east of Alburg.
*'''Moira''' &ndash; The hamlet of Moira at the junction of US-11 and NY-95.
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://townofmoirany.org/ Town of Moira]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/moira-ny.htm  Early history of Moira]

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