From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rutland, New York
Rutland, New York
Rutland, New York The Town of Rutland is in the eastern part of the
town and is east of Watertown. Rutland is south of Fort
— Town — Drum.
History
Prehistoric remains are evidence of an original early na-
tive population. The first modern settlement took place
near Rutland Center around 1799.
The town was formed from part of the Town of
Watertown in 1802 before the establishment of Jefferson
County. In 1844, an island in the Black River at Felts Mills
was annexed from the Town of Le Ray.
Geography
Rutland, New York
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town
Location within the state of New York
has a total area of 45.4 square miles (117.6 km²), of which,
Coordinates: 43°57′35″N 75°47′39″W / 43.95972°N
75.79417°W / 43.95972; -75.79417Coordinates: 43°57′35″N 45.2 square miles (117.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square
75°47′39″W / 43.95972°N 75.79417°W / 43.95972; -75.79417 miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.44%) is water.
Part of the south town line is the county line of Lewis
Country United States
County.
State New York
The Black River defines part of the north town line.
County Jefferson
New York State Route 12 and New York State Route
Government 126 are east-west highways through the central part of
- Type Town Council the town. New York State Route 3 follows the south bank
- Town Supervisor Gary Eddy (R) of the Black River.
- Town Council Members’ List The community of Black River set itself apart from
• • Raymond P. Cramer (R)
• • Michael Gillette (R)
Rutland (and the Town of Le Ray) by incorporating as a
• • Kenneth Gleason, Jr. (R) village in 1891.
• • Clarence Woodruff (R)
Area Demographics
- Total 45.4 sq mi (117.6 km2)
- Land 45.2 sq mi (117.0 km2)
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,959 people, 1,097
- Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) households, and 840 families residing in the town. The
population density was 65.5 people per square mile (25.3/
Elevation 978 ft (298 m)
km²). There were 1,178 housing units at an average den-
Population (2010) sity of 26.1 per square mile (10.1/km²). The racial makeup
- Total 3,060 of the town was 95.34% White, 1.49% African American,
- Density 67.8/sq mi (26.2/km2) 0.41% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islan-
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) der, 0.84% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more
- Summer (DST)
DST) EDT (UTC-4) races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.82% of the
population.
ZIP code 13638
There were 1,097 households out of which 36.9% had
Area code(s) 315
children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were
FIPS code 36-64265 married couples living together, 12.7% had a female
GNIS feature ID 0979444 householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were
non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of in-
Rutland is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United
dividuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65
States. The population was 3,060 at the 2010 census.
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years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 • – A hamlet on NY-126 at County Road 163, east of
and the average family size was 3.02. Rutland Center.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.2% • – A hamlet on NY-126.
under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to • – A shallow valley in the northwest part of the town.
44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of • – A small lake neart Rutland Center.
age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 • – A stream flowing through the south part of
females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females Rutland.
age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males. • – A hamlet in the south part of town at the junction
The median income for a household in the town was of County Roads 69 and 161. The community dates
$36,417, and the median income for a family was $38,906. from about 1805 and was originally called "South
Males had a median income of $30,040 versus $21,450 for Rutland."
females. The per capita income for the town was $14,919. • – An elevation in the southwest corner of Rutland.
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.
References
[1] "American FactFinder". United States Census
Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
Communities and locations in 2008-01-31.
Rutland
• Black River – Part of the Village of Black River is by External links
the north town line and the Black River. It was once • Town of Rutland, NY
called "Lockport." • Early history of Rutland, NY
• – A hamlet by the north town line and the Black
River. A mill was built in 1800, establishing the
community.
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