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The Town of Massena contains a village also called Massena. The town in on the northern border of the county.
The town was one of the original towns of the county and was created along with the county in 1802. At that time Napoleon and his armies caused the first settlers to name the town after one the French generals, but after military setbacks, some attempts were made to change the name of the town, although without success. Parts of Massena were later removed to form other towns in the county. The inhabitants suffered natural disasters in 1944 from an earthquake and in 1998 from an ice storm.
The north town line of Massena is the international border of Canada, defined partly by the St. Lawrence River. The eastern town line is the border of Franklin County, New York.
The Raquette River and the Grass River flow across the north part of the town.
According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the town has a total area of 145.4 km˛ (56.1 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 115.7 km˛ (44.7 mi˛) of it is land and 29.7 km˛ (11.5 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 20.43% water.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 13,121 people, 5,510 households, and 3,454 families residing in the town. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 113.4/km˛ (293.7/mi˛). There are 5,880 housing units at an average density of 50.8/km˛ (131.6/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town is 94.80% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 3.25% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. 1.07% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 5,510 households out of which 29.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% are married couples living together, 12.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% are non-families. 31.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.31 and the average family size is 2.87.
In the town the population is spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $31,391, and the median income for a family is $38,696. Males have a median income of $37,484 versus $20,819 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,111. 17.9% of the population and 14.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 25.4% of those under the age of 18 and 10.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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