Crown Point (New York)
Essex County
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Crown Point is a town on the eastern tip of the Essex County ( New York) in the Adirondack Park in the United States with a population of 2,024 ( Census 2010).
History
During the colonial period and during the Revolutionary War came to Crown Point has a strategic importance as it is the fortified position on the western shore of Lake Champlain, just 24 kilometers north of Fort Ticonderoga was thus just a day trip.
After the failure of the American invasion of Canada ( 1775) the place was the northernmost point under American control. During the British Saratoga campaign in 1777, the British General John Burgoyne stationed here a storehouse for the Battle of Ticonderoga.
Geography
The eastern city limits, the shores of Lake Champlain, is the border with Vermont (Addison County). A bridge of U.S. Highway 17 connects Crown Point and Vermont.
The village has an area of 212.1 km ². Of these, 197.5 km ² of land and 14.6 km ² water.
Population
According to the 2000 census, Crown Point has 2,119 residents, 797 households, and 579 families. The population density is 10.7 inhabitants / km ².
There are 797 households out of which 33.9 % have children under the age of 18, 58.2 % are couples, 8.3% are single mothers. 21.3 % of all households are single households, almost half of which are over 65 years old. 28.0 % of the population are aged under 18 years and 14.4 % over 65
The median income per household is $ 33,958 and the median income per family $ 39,853. Males have a median income of $ 31,106, women $ 20,074. The per capita income for the city is $ 16,692. 14.6 % of all inhabitants, 10.8 % of all families, 20.9 % of all. Below 18 years and 9.6 % of those 65 and over live below the poverty line
Communities and places in Crown Point
- Bulwagga Bay - A bay between Crown Point peninsula and the mainland of the county.
- Burdick Crossing - A community northeast of the city.
- Cold Spring Park - a municipality in the northeastern part of the city.
- Crown Point - The community of Crown Point is located in the eastern part of the city on U.S. Highway 9N.
- Crown Point - A peninsula at the southern end of Lake Champlain, and a place of some historical fortifications.
Crown Point Center - A community west of Factoryville.
- Factoryville - A community west of Crown Point village.
- Ironville - A village in the southern part of the city.
Gallery
Crown Point Lighthouse, Lake Champlain, N. Y. circa, 1907.
Crown Point lighthouse.
The Embarkation of Montgomery's troops at Crown Point. Richard Montgomery and troops on shore at Crown Point (New York), on the way to the invasion of Canada ( 1775). Drawn by Sydney Adamson. Raster print engraved by J. W. Evans. Printed in 1902.
Ruins of Fort Crown Point, N. Y. circa 1902.
Ruins of Fort Crown Point, circa, 1907.
Ruins of Fort Crown Point between 1900 and 1906.
Fort Henry from Fort Frederic, Crown Point, N. Y. The photograph shows a view of the Lake Champlain on hills in the distance on 23 December 1902.