Bangor, New York
| Bangor, New York | |
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 Bangor
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| Coordinates: 44°50′42″N 74°26′45″W / 44.84500°N 74.44583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Franklin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | David Muehl (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 43.1 sq mi (111.7 km2) |
| • Land | 43.1 sq mi (111.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,224 |
| • Density | 52/sq mi (19.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12966 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-04319 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978708 |
Bangor is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 2,224 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Bangor in Wales.
It is an interior town of the county, located west of Malone.
Settlement commenced around 1806. The town of Bangor was organized from the town of Dickinson in 1812. The town lost some territory upon the later foundation of the town of Brandon in 1828.
The town of Bangor is in northwestern Franklin County, bordered by Fort Covington and Westville to the north, Malone to the east, Brandon to the south, Dickinson at Bangor's southwest corner, Moira to the west, and Bombay at Bangor's northwest corner.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Bangor has a total area of 43.1 square miles (111.7 km2), all of it land. The town is drained by the Little Salmon River and its tributaries, all part of the Saint Lawrence River watershed.
U.S. Route 11 and New York State Route 11B are important east-west highways across the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,147 people, 776 households, and 585 families residing in the town. The population density was 49.8 people per square mile (19.2/km²). There were 841 housing units at an average density of 19.5 per square mile (7.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.00% White, 0.37% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.
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