Bellmont, New York
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- Belmont, New York, USA is a village in Allegany County.
Bellmont is a town in Franklin County, New York, USA. The population was 1,423 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Bellmont is on the east border of the county.
History
Due to the slow development of the area, a homestead act was passed by the legislature to grant plots of land to settlers. The Town of Bellmont was organized in 1833 from the Town of Chateaugay.Geography
The east town line is the border of Clinton County, New York. The south part of the town is inside the Adirondack State Park.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 433.2 km² (167.2 mi²). 425.9 km² (164.4 mi²) of it is land and 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²) of it (1.68%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,423 people, 573 households, and 395 families residing in the town. The population density was 3.3/km² (8.7/mi²). There were 1,261 housing units at an average density of 3.0/km² (7.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.68% White, 0.07% African American, 0.84% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.There were 573 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% 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 2.88.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,417, and the median income for a family was $35,852. Males had a median income of $32,750 versus $19,879 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,542. About 6.3% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in Bellmont
- Bellmont Center -- A hamlet by the north town line on Routes 24 and 33.
- Bryants Mill -- A hamlet in the south part of the town.
- Chateaugay Lake -- A former boom town, now abandoned.
- Indian Lake -- A small lake in the southwest part of the town.
- Middle Kilns -- A location in the southeast part of the town.
- Mountain View -- A hamlet in the southwest part of the town on Route 27 and west of Indian Lake.
- Owls Head -- A hamlet in the southwest part of the town on Route 27.
- Porcaville -- A location in the southwest corner of the town.
- Upper Kilns -- A location in the southeast part of the town.
- Wolf Pond -- A hamlet in the south part of the town near the town line.
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