Dickinson, Franklin County, New York
| Dickinson, Franklin County, New York |
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 Dickinson
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| Coordinates: 44°43′54″N 74°32′5″W / 44.73167°N 74.53472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Franklin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Joseph M. Clookey (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 44.31 sq mi (114.77 km2) |
| • Land | 44.22 sq mi (114.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) |
| Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 823 |
| • Density | 19/sq mi (7.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-20610 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978904 |
Dickinson is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 823 at the 2010 census. The town was named after an individual in New Jersey by an early landowner from that state.
Dickinson is on the western border of Franklin County, southwest of Malone and east of Potsdam.
The name originally proposed for the area was "Annastown", after the daughter of a landowner, but another influential landowner prevailed with the current name.
The town of Dickinson was formed from the town of Malone in 1809. In 1812, part of Dickinson was used to form the town of Bangor. The creation of the town of Moira in 1828 cost Dickinson more territory. When the town of Waverly was established in 1880, additional territory was lost.
In 1843, conversions to the Mormon religion and migration westward occurred in the town due to relatives of a Mormon apostle living there.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.3 square miles (114.8 km2), of which 44.2 square miles (114.5 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.20%, is water.
The west town line is the border of St. Lawrence County. The town is located along the northern edge of the Adirondacks.
New York State Route 11B is an east-west highway.
As of the census of 2000, there were 739 people, 293 households, and 217 families residing in the town. The population density was 16.7 people per square mile (6.4/km²). There were 424 housing units at an average density of 9.6 per square mile (3.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.56% White, 0.41% African American, 1.22% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.
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