Hermon (town), New York
| Hermon | |
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| Coordinates: 44°28′01″N 75°13′45″W / 44.46694°N 75.22917°WCoordinates: 44°28′01″N 75°13′45″W / 44.46694°N 75.22917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | St. Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.2 sq mi (140 km2) |
| • Land | 53.4 sq mi (138 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) 1.38% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,108 |
| • Density | 20/sq mi (7.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Hermon is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 1,108 at the 2010 census. Hermon is named after Mount Hermon, in Syria.
The Town of Hermon contains a hamlet also called Hermon. Both are in the south-central part of the county, southwest of Canton.
Settlement began around 1805.
The town was established in 1830 as the "Town of Depeau" from the Towns of De Kalb and Edwards. The town changed its name to Hermon, after a post office in the town, in 1834 due to the presence of another location named after Francis Depeau. In 1852, Hermon arrived at its current dimensions after losing a small part from its southeast corner to the Town of Edwards.
The community of Hermon set itself off from the town in 1887 by incorporating as a village, but was dissolved in 2016.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 54.2 square miles (140.4 km²), of which, 53.4 square miles (138.4 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (1.9 km²) of it (1.38%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,069 people, 398 households, and 284 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.0 people per square mile (7.7/km²). There were 591 housing units at an average density of 11.1 per square mile (4.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.22% White, 0.75% Black or African American, 0.65% Asian, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.
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