Editing Rutland, New York

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'''Rutland''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Jefferson County, New York]], United States. The population was 3,038 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604564265| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rutland town, Jefferson County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=August 31, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213155316/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604564265| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Rutland is in the eastern part of the county, east of [[Watertown (city), New York|Watertown]] and southwest of [[Fort Drum]].

== History ==

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Prehistoric remains are evidence of an original early native population. The first modern settlement took place near Rutland Center ''circa'' 1799.

The town was formed from part of the town of [[Watertown (town), New York|Watertown]] in 1802, before the establishment of Jefferson County. In 1844, an island in the [[Black River (New York)|Black River]] at Felts Mills was annexed from the town of [[Le Ray, New York|Le Ray]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|117.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|116.8|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.7|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.61%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The Black River defines the northern town line, and most of the southern town line is the county line of [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis County]].

[[New York State Route 12]] and [[New York State Route 126]] are east-west highways through the central part of the town. [[New York State Route 3]] follows the south bank of the Black River.

The community of Black River set itself apart from Rutland and the town of Le Ray by incorporating as a village in 1891.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1945
|1830= 2339
|1840= 2090
|1850= 2265
|1860= 2097
|1870= 1903
|1880= 1796
|1890= 1798
|1900= 1885
|1910= 1862
|1920= 1810
|1930= 1734
|1940= 1622
|1950= 1925
|1960= 2229
|1970= 2448
|1980= 2685
|1990= 3023
|2000= 2959
|2010= 3060
|estyear=2016
|estimate=3014
|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>
|2020=3038}}
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 2,959 people, 1,097 households, and 840 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|65.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,178 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 95.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.84% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.82% of the population.

There were 1,097 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,417, and the median income for a family was $38,906. Males had a median income of $30,040 versus $21,450 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,919.  About 10.3% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Rutland ==
*[[Black River, New York|Black River]] &ndash; A village along the northern town line and the Black River, half in Rutland and half in Le Ray. It was once called "Lockport".
*'''[[Felts Mills, New York|Felts Mills]]''' &ndash; A hamlet (and [[census-designated place]]) by the northern town line and the Black River. A mill was built in 1800, establishing the community.
*'''Harpers Ferry''' &ndash; A hamlet on NY-126 at County Road 163, east of Rutland Center.
*'''Rutland Center''' &ndash; A hamlet on NY-126.
*'''Rutland Hollow''' &ndash; A shallow valley in the northwestern part of the town.
*'''Rutland Lake''' &ndash; A small lake near Rutland Center.
*'''Sandy Creek''' &ndash; A stream flowing through the southern part of Rutland.
*'''Tylerville''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southern part of town at the junction of County Roads 69 and 161.  The community dates from ''circa'' 1805 and was originally called "South Rutland".
*'''Underwood Hill''' &ndash; An elevation in the southwestern part of Rutland.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.racog.org/Rutland/Rutlandhomepage.asp  Town of Rutland, NY]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/jeff-rutland-ny.htm  Early history of Rutland, NY]

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