Bombay, New York

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Bombay, New York
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Bombay
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 44°56′29″N74°35′50″W / 44.94139°N 74.59722°W / 44.94139; -74.59722
Country United States
State New York
County Franklin
Named for Mumbai, India
Government
  Type Town Council
   Town Supervisor Christopher Jock (D)
   Town Council
Members' List
Area
[1]
  Total35.87 sq mi (92.90 km2)
  Land35.74 sq mi (92.57 km2)
  Water0.13 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation
207 ft (63 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total1,357
  Estimate 
(2016) [2]
1,314
  Density36.76/sq mi (14.19/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
12914, 13655
Area code 518
FIPS code 36-033-07278
GNIS feature ID0978742
Website www.bombayny.us

Bombay is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,357 at the 2010 census. [3] The town was named after a major port city in India, now known as Mumbai, by an early landowner whose wife was from Byculla.

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Bombay is in the northwestern part of Franklin County.

History

Bombay is named for the wife of Michael Hogan, an Irish ship captain who grew wealthy in the East India trade. He came to the US in 1805 with his wife, whom Hogan said was an Indian princess. [4]

Hogan bought 20,000 acres (81 km2) north of the Adirondack Mountains, including the Town of Bombay, which was named in honour of his wife's birthplace. Their son, William Hogan, served as town supervisor, and was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1822. In 1829 he was appointed as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Franklin County, and in 1830 he was elected to Congress.

Settlement of the town began around 1805. The region was known as Macomb's Purchase, related to a massive purchase by a land speculator when New York first put up former Iroquois lands for sale. The town of Bombay was organized from part of the town of Fort Covington in 1833.

In 1877, the town was devastated by a plague of grasshoppers, which consumed more than half of the field crops.

Geography

The town is in northwestern Franklin County, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of the Canada–United States border. The town's neighbors are the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation to the northwest, the town of Fort Covington to the northeast and east, Bangor at the southeastern corner, Moira to the south, and the town of Brasher in St. Lawrence County to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Bombay has a total area of 35.9 square miles (92.9 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (92.6 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.35%, is water. The St. Regis River, a tributary of the St. Lawrence River, forms the northwestern border of the town. The Little Salmon River meanders from the south to the north through the central part of Bombay.

New York State Route 95 is a north/south route, linking New York State Route 37 in the north at Bradley's Corners with the town of Moira in the south, where Route 95 ends at U.S. Route 11. New York State Route 37 is an east/west state highway through Bombay and the Mohawk Reservation, leading west to Massena and east to Fort Covington. New York State Route 37C intersects NY-37 at Hogansburg in the northwestern corner of Bombay and leads south to Helena.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1840 1,446
1850 1,96335.8%
1860 2,44024.3%
1870 1,488−39.0%
1880 1,044−29.8%
1890 1,49643.3%
1900 1,489−0.5%
1910 1,339−10.1%
1920 1,251−6.6%
1930 1,216−2.8%
1940 1,140−6.2%
1950 1,102−3.3%
1960 1,1030.1%
1970 1,1171.3%
1980 1,24711.6%
1990 1,158−7.1%
2000 1,1922.9%
2010 1,35713.8%
2016 (est.)1,314 [2] −3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 1,192 people, 483 households, and 327 families residing in the town. The population density was 33.3 inhabitants per square mile (12.9/km2). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 15.7 per square mile (6.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 82.89% White, 0.42% African American, 14.85% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 483 households. Out of these, 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% 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 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,000, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $27,273 versus $26,029 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,710. About 16.4% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.3% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

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References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Bombay town, Franklin County, New York". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  4. Hogan is documented as having married Frances Richardson, the natural daughter of British trader William Richardson, who was based in Bombay, and his mixed-race Anglo-Indian housekeeper. Hogan had a tendency to make grandiose claims; he also said that he gave his New York City estate the name Claremont because of having served as a midshipman with the future king William IV.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

44°56′20″N74°34′04″W / 44.93889°N 74.56778°W / 44.93889; -74.56778