Clinton County, New York

Clinton County, New York
County of New York State
County of Clinton
Clinton County Courthouse
Flag Seal
Location in the U.S. state of New York
New York's location in the U.S.
Founded	1788
Named for	George Clinton
Seat	Plattsburgh
Largest city	Plattsburgh
Area
• Total	1,118 sq mi (2,896 km2)
• Land	1,038 sq mi (2,688 km2)
• Water	80 sq mi (207 km2), 7.1%
Population
• (2010)	82,128
• Density	79/sq mi (31/km2)
Congressional district	21st
Time zone	Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Website	www.clintoncountygov.com

Clinton County is a county in the state of New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128.^[1] Its county seat is the city of Plattsburgh.^[2] The county is named after George Clinton, the first Governor of New York, who went on to become Vice President, having been a Founding Father who represented New York in the Continental Congress. The county lies to the south of the border with the Canadian province of Quebec.

Clinton County comprises the Plattsburgh, NY Micropolitan statistical area.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Adjacent counties and municipalities
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Government and politics
  


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  4 Demographics
  


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  5 Education
  


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  6 Infrastructure
  


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  7 Transportation
  
  
  
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    7.1 Highways
    
  
  
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    7.2 Airports
    
  
  
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    7.3 Rail
    
  
  
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    7.4 Mass-Transit
    
  
  
  
  


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  8 Communities
  
  
  
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    8.1 City
    
  
  
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    8.2 Towns
    
  
  
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    8.3 Villages
    
  
  
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    8.4 Census-designated places
    
  
  
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    8.5 Hamlets
    
  
  
  
  


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  9 See also
  


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  10 References
  


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  11 External links
  

History

George Clinton, namesake of Clinton County. First Governor of New York, Vice President under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, and representative of New York in the Continental Congress

When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Clinton County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present state of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont. On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces, Charlotte County, contained the eastern portion.

In 1784, the name "Charlotte County" was changed to Washington County to honor George Washington, the American Revolutionary War general and later President of the United States of America.

In 1788, Clinton County was split off from Washington County. This was a much larger area than the present Clinton County, including several other counties or county parts of the present New York State.

In 1799, Essex County was split off from Clinton County.

In 1802, parts of Clinton, Herkimer, and Montgomery counties were taken to form the new St. Lawrence County.

In 1808, Franklin County was split off from Clinton County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,118 square miles (2,900 km²), of which 1,038 square miles (2,690 km²) is land and 80 square miles (210 km²) (7.1%) is water.^[3]

Clinton County is in the northeastern part of the State of New York, west of Vermont and south of the Canadian province of Quebec. The eastern boundary of Clinton County is Lake Champlain, which serves as the New York-Vermont border. Because of this, the encompassing region is referred to as the Adirondack Coast.^[4] The Ausable River forms a large part of the south county line.

The southwest part of the county is in the Adirondack Park.

Adjacent counties and municipalities

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  Grand Isle County, Vermont — east


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  Chittenden County, Vermont — southeast


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  Essex County — south


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  Franklin County — west


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  Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec — north


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  Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Quebec — north


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  Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec — north

Government and politics

Presidential elections results^[5]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	45.0% 14,449	46.9% 15,059	8.1% 2,597
2012	36.3% 11,115	61.9% 18,961	1.9% 580
2008	37.7% 12,579	60.6% 20,216	1.6% 542
2004	45.4% 15,330	52.2% 17,624	2.3% 782
2000	43.4% 13,274	50.9% 15,542	5.7% 1,743
1996	33.6% 9,759	53.0% 15,386	13.5% 3,915
1992	42.1% 13,455	40.3% 12,881	17.7% 5,652
1988	55.0% 15,702	44.4% 12,670	0.7% 191
1984	64.2% 19,549	35.5% 10,804	0.3% 90
1980	48.8% 13,120	42.8% 11,498	8.5% 2,272
1976	56.9% 15,433	42.6% 11,555	0.4% 115
1972	63.6% 17,048	36.2% 9,703	0.2% 53
1968	51.6% 11,951	43.8% 10,153	4.6% 1,064
1964	24.8% 6,078	75.1% 18,398	0.1% 16
1960	44.7% 11,154	55.2% 13,782	0.1% 15
1956	70.5% 16,295	29.5% 6,833	0.0% 0
1952	64.5% 14,535	35.3% 7,963	0.2% 37
1948	49.1% 9,694	47.4% 9,357	3.6% 704
1944	46.7% 8,775	53.2% 9,996	0.2% 35
1940	47.6% 10,369	52.2% 11,378	0.2% 53
1936	48.9% 10,521	50.6% 10,898	0.6% 119
1932	42.7% 8,263	56.9% 11,027	0.4% 75
1928	41.7% 7,824	58.0% 10,888	0.3% 59
1924	57.8% 7,918	37.5% 5,138	4.7% 642
1920	67.7% 9,062	30.7% 4,110	1.6% 213
1916	53.7% 4,986	44.5% 4,130	1.9% 172
1912	44.7% 3,903	38.1% 3,323	17.2% 1,497
1908	55.5% 5,474	39.2% 3,866	5.2% 516
1904	59.1% 6,327	37.2% 3,988	3.7% 397
1900	58.8% 6,326	39.9% 4,287	1.3% 143
1896	65.4% 6,005	33.5% 3,074	1.2% 110
1892	50.6% 5,135	47.0% 4,773	2.4% 241
1888	56.7% 6,271	42.7% 4,724	0.6% 61
1884	53.4% 5,973	46.1% 5,151	0.5% 54

Like much of the North Country, Clinton County has historically been a Republican county. However, it has become much friendlier to Democrats at the state and national level.

It has supported the Democratic candidate for president in every election since 1996. In the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, Barack Obama carried the county by a 22.9% margin over John McCain (Obama won every municipality in the county), with Obama winning by a 26.9% margin over McCain statewide.^[6] In 2006, both Eliot Spitzer and Hillary Clinton carried it winning 63% and 64% of vote. In 2010, Andrew Cuomo, and Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand carried the county with over 60 percent of the vote.

However, Republicans still win most local races. For example, the region had never sent a Democrat to Congress until 2009, and had not sent a Democrat to the State Senate or State Assembly in over half a century until Billy Jones was elected to the State Assembly.

The Clinton County Legislature is the lawmaking body of the county. It consists of 10 members each elected from individual districts. Legislative District Maps The legislature currently consists of 7 Democrats and 3 Republicans. County Administrator, Michael Zurlo is the County Administrator and runs the day-to-day operations of the County

Clinton County Legislature

• 01: Harry McManus (D) Chairperson


• 02: Jonathan C. Beach (R), Minority Leader


• 03: Samuel R. Dyer (D)


• 04: Simon Conroy (D)


• 05: Pete Keenan (D), Deputy Chairperson


• 06: Patty Waldron (D)


• 07: Rob Timmons(R)


• 08: Mark P Dame (R)


• 09: Chris Rosenquest (D)


• 10: Robert (Bobby) Hall (D), Majority Leader

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Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	1,615		—
1800	8,514		427.2%
1810	8,002		−6.0%
1820	12,070		50.8%
1830	19,344		60.3%
1840	28,157		45.6%
1850	40,047		42.2%
1860	45,735		14.2%
1870	47,947		4.8%
1880	50,897		6.2%
1890	46,437		−8.8%
1900	47,430		2.1%
1910	48,230		1.7%
1920	43,898		−9.0%
1930	46,687		6.4%
1940	54,006		15.7%
1950	53,622		−0.7%
1960	72,722		35.6%
1970	72,934		0.3%
1980	80,750		10.7%
1990	85,969		6.5%
2000	79,894		−7.1%
2010	82,128		2.8%
Est. 2016	81,073	[8]	−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2013[1]

As of the census^[13] of 2000, there were 79,894 people, 29,423 households, and 19,272 families residing in the county. The population density was 77 people per square mile (30/km²). There were 33,091 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.33% White, 3.58% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 2.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.7% were of French, 15.0% French Canadian, 12.5% American, 11.8% Irish, 7.6% English and 5.5% German ancestry according to Census 2000. 94.1% spoke English, 2.8% French and 1.7% Spanish as their first language.

There were 29,423 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were married couples living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.50% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 12.40% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 104.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.60 males.

The median household income was $37,028, and the median income for a family was $45,732. Males had a median income of $33,788 versus $25,520 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,946. About 9.40% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.30% of those under age 18 and 11.40% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The State University of New York at Plattsburgh is located in the City of Plattsburgh. The county is also served by Clinton Community College, which is located in the Town of Plattsburgh.

Infrastructure

Clinton Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison is located in the village of Dannemora. Altona Correctional Facility is a medium-security prison in the town of Altona.

Transportation

Highways

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  Interstate 87 passes through the county and terminates at the Champlain–St. Bernard de Lacolle Border Crossing on the Canada–United States border^[14]
  

Airports

The following public use airports are located in the county:^[15]

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  Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) – Plattsburgh
  


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  Clinton County Airport (PLB) – Plattsburgh


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  Rouses Point Seaplane Base (K21) – Rouses Point
  

Rail

Amtrak's Adirondack Train travels through the county, connecting Montreal to New York City. Two trains a day (one north and one south) stop in the county in Plattsburgh and Rouses Point.

Mass-Transit

The Clinton County Public Transit runs bus routes that branch from Plattsburgh to several of the towns in the county.

Communities

City

• 
  Plattsburgh (county seat)

Towns

• Altona


• Au Sable


• Beekmantown


• Black Brook


• Champlain


• Chazy


• Clinton


• Dannemora


• Ellenburg


• Mooers


• Peru


• Plattsburgh


• Saranac


• Schuyler Falls

Villages

• Champlain


• Dannemora


• Rouses Point

Census-designated places

• Altona


• Au Sable Forks


• Chazy


• Cumberland Head


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  Keeseville (shared with Essex County)


• Lyon Mountain


• Mooers


• Morrisonville


• Parc


• Peru


• Plattsburgh West


• Redford


• West Chazy

Hamlets

• Churubusco


• Coopersville


• Swastika

See also

• 
  New York portal
  

• Lake Champlain


• Cumberland Head


• SUNY Plattsburgh


• List of counties in New York


• National Register of Historic Places listings in Clinton County, New York

References

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   ^ U.S. Election Atlas
   


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   ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
   


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    ^ I-87 Multimodal Corridor Study Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine., New York State Department of Transportation, Retrieved June 13, 2016.
    


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    ^ Clinton County Public and Private Airports, New York. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
    

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clinton County, New York.

• Clinton County, NY webpage


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  Clinton County at Curlie
  


• Gazetter of Clinton County towns.


• Traffic Courts in Clinton County


• Summary early history of Clinton County and its towns


• Clinton County Historical Association Museum

Places adjacent to Clinton County, New York
Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada; and Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada Franklin County Clinton County, New York Grand Isle County, Vermont Essex County Chittenden County, Vermont

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, New York, United States
County seat: Plattsburgh
City	Plattsburgh
Towns	Altona Au Sable Beekmantown Black Brook Champlain Chazy Clinton Dannemora Ellenburg Mooers Peru Plattsburgh Saranac Schuyler Falls
Villages	Champlain Dannemora Rouses Point
CDPs	Altona Au Sable Forks Chazy Cumberland Head Keeseville‡ Lyon Mountain Mooers Morrisonville Parc Peru Plattsburgh West Redford West Chazy
Other hamlets	Cadyville Churubusco Coopersville Ellenburg Center Ellenburg Depot Swastika
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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