Caroga, New York

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Caroga, New York
Town
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Hamlet of Caroga Lake
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Caroga
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 43°8′36″N74°29′24″W / 43.14333°N 74.49000°W / 43.14333; -74.49000
Country United States
State New York
County Fulton
Government
 • Type Town Council
 •  Town Supervisor Scott Horton (R)
 •  Town Council
Members' List
Area
[1]
 • Total54.28 sq mi (140.58 km2)
 • Land50.63 sq mi (131.12 km2)
 • Water3.65 sq mi (9.46 km2)
Elevation
1,637 ft (499 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,205
 • Estimate 
(2016) [2]
1,162
 • Density22.95/sq mi (8.86/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12032
Area code 518
FIPS code 36-035-12573
GNIS feature ID0978794
Website townofcaroga.com

Caroga is a town in Fulton County, New York, United States. The population was 1,205 at the 2010 census. [3] The town was named after a local creek.

Contents

Caroga is in the northern part of the county, northwest of Gloversville and Johnstown.

History

The town was first settled circa 1783.

The town was created in 1842 from parts of the towns of Bleecker, Johnstown, and Stratford.

The name of the town is an altered spelling of Garoga [Creek], which flows south from the town towards the Mohawk River.

The industry of the early town was based on lumber and tanning. By 1890, the population was 624.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 54.3 square miles (140.6 km2), of which 50.6 square miles (131.1 km2) is land and 3.7 square miles (9.5 km2), or 6.73%, is water. [3]

Caroga is inside the Adirondack Park. The northern town line is the border of Hamilton County.

New York State Route 10 is a north–south highway in Caroga. It leads north to Piseco Lake in the town of Arietta and south to Canajoharie on the Mohawk River. New York State Route 29A is an east–west highway intersecting NY-10 near Pine Lake and then running southward as a conjoined highway to Caroga Lake. NY 29A leads southeast to Gloversville and west to Salisbury. New York State Route 10A branches off NY-10 to the southeast near Bradtville, providing a route to Johnstown, the Fulton County seat.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850 589—
1860 6296.8%
1870 82831.6%
1880 8553.3%
1890 624−27.0%
1900 470−24.7%
1910 441−6.2%
1920 332−24.7%
1930 306−7.8%
1940 40833.3%
1950 46213.2%
1960 56822.9%
1970 82244.7%
1980 1,17743.2%
1990 1,33713.6%
2000 1,4075.2%
2010 1,205−14.4%
2016 (est.)1,162 [2] −3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

As of the census [5] of 2000, there were 1,407 people, 588 households, and 392 families residing in the town. The population density was 27.7 inhabitants per square mile (10.7/km2). There were 1,794 housing units at an average density of 35.3 per square mile (13.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.86% White, 0.07% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population.

There were 588 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,911, and the median income for a family was $36,852. Males had a median income of $26,452 versus $22,067 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,048. About 6.7% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Caroga

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Caroga town, Fulton County, New York". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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