Editing Port Leyden, New York

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'''Port Leyden''' is a [[village (New York)|village]] in [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 672 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3659454&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Port Leyden village, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref> The name is derived from the village's early history as a port on the [[Black River Canal]].

The village of Port Leyden is mostly in the town of [[Leyden, New York|Leyden]], but a portion of the village lies to the east of the Black River in the town of [[Lyonsdale, New York|Lyonsdale]]. The village is {{convert|17|mi}} south of [[Lowville (village), New York|Lowville]], the [[county seat]], {{convert|8|mi|0}} north of [[Boonville (village), New York|Boonville]], and {{convert|25|mi}} by road west-southwest of [[Old Forge, New York|Old Forge]].

== History ==
A mill was built at the present site of the village around 1800, and the community was known as "Kelsey's Mills". The name was changed to "Port Leyden" around 1838 when the Black River Canal was being developed. The canal was completed to Port Leyden in 1850, but was not usable until 1851. The canal reached its northern terminus at [[Lyons Falls, New York|Lyons Falls]], a few miles north, in 1855. In 1900, a decision was made to abandon the canal between Lyons Falls and Boonville, effectively ending the status of Port Leyden as a canal port.

[[St. Mark's Church (Port Leyden, New York)|St. Mark's Church]] and the [[Edmund Wilson House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Port Leyden is located in southern Lewis County at {{Coord|43|35|2|N|75|20|39|W|type:city}} (43.583871, -75.344261).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.6|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 6.17%, 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=June 1, 2020}}</ref>

The [[Black River (New York)|Black River]] divides the community and drops over {{convert|30|ft|0}} through the village limits.

Port Leyden is located on [[New York State Route 12]], which leads north to Lowville and south to Boonville.

==Education==
Port Leyden Elementary School, located on Lincoln Street, educates students in grades K-4. Students in grades 5-12 attend South Lewis Central Middle/High School in [[Turin (village), New York|Turin]].

The Port Leyden Community Library is located on Canal Street.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 977
|1890= 462
|1900= 746
|1910= 764
|1920= 735
|1930= 717
|1940= 794
|1950= 841
|1960= 898
|1970= 862
|1980= 740
|1990= 723
|2000= 665
|2010= 672
|2020= 554
|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 665 people, 257 households, and 169 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,099.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 317 housing units at an average density of {{convert|524.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.15% of the population.

There were 257 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,559, and the median income for a family was $30,781. Males had a median income of $31,146 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $12,783. About 18.0% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.9% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.postcardpost.com/leyden.htm Port Leyden in Post Cards]
* [http://www.southlewis.org South Lewis Central School]
* [http://www.portleydenlibrary.org Port Leyden Community Library]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=port+leyden,+ny&ie=UTF8&ll=43.586297,-75.343723&spn=0.027977,0.052185&z=14 Street Map of Port Leyden]
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