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Lewis, Essex County, New York

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living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.91.
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Age distribution was 27.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.
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The results of Proposition 5 being passed in the November 5 election of 2013 showed New York State to have successfully exchanged 200 acres of land with NYCO Minerals Inc., who will mine said land. The Land was estimated to be worth roughly 1 million dollars.
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was 14.2 per square mile (5.5/km). There were 620 housing units at an average density of 7.3 per square mile (2.8/km). The racial makeup of the town was 99.25%
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was $ 36,750, and the median family income was $ 37,778. Males had a median income of $ 28,950 versus $ 21,750 for females. The
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was an important early industry. Both Stowersville and Deerhead were communities based on the iron industry.
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There were 475 households, of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were
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The town is in the northeastern quadrant of the county. It is 30 miles (48 km) southwest of
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for the town was $ 17,030. About 5.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the
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The town of Lewis was established in 1805 from a section of the town of
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is a north-south highway that passes through the center of town.
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U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder 437:First Congregational Church and Cemetery 403:, and 131 miles (211 km) north of 1587: 1016:"National Register Information System" 530: 1219: 1021:National Register of Historic Places 880:, and 0.25% from two or more races. 441:National Register of Historic Places 227:84.8 sq mi (219.6 km) 219:85.0 sq mi (220.1 km) 1008: 13: 1382: 1246:Municipalities and communities of 1133: 1119:"Census of Population and Housing" 919:Communities and locations in Lewis 520: 452:Joseph Call (March 31, 1781, near 395:, 94 miles (151 km) south of 16:Town in Essex County, New York, US 14: 1611: 1162: 446: 391:, 32 miles (51 km) south of 235:0.2 sq mi (0.5 km) 945:in the eastern part of the town. 62: 1595:Towns in Essex County, New York 1071:"The Other Side of Your Ballot" 506: 40:Town in New York, United States 1169:Town of Lewis official website 1063: 1041: 1032: 999: 1: 967: 464: 7: 1145:United States Census Bureau 471:United States Census Bureau 10: 1616: 410: 1600:Towns in New York (state) 1560: 1550: 1532: 1487: 1418: 1394: 1380: 1279: 1260: 849: 836: 821: 806: 791: 776: 761: 746: 731: 716: 701: 686: 671: 656: 641: 626: 611: 596: 581: 566: 551: 536: 529: 524: 519: 516: 456:– September 20, 1835, in 347: 336: 326: 314: 302: 285: 268: 260: 252: 247: 239: 231: 223: 215: 210: 179: 164: 154: 149: 137: 125: 115: 80: 61: 52: 45: 1179:Lewis historical summary 243:679 ft (207 m) 905:median household income 1388: 1249:Essex County, New York 264:16/sq mi (6.3/km) 1386: 1202:44.27500°N 73.56556°W 1141:"U.S. Census website" 1026:National Park Service 850:U.S. Decennial Census 512:Historical population 287: • Summer ( 100:44.28278°N 73.54556°W 1573:United States portal 484:Lewis is inside the 261: • Density 203:• Terry Pulsifer Jr. 197:• Stephen Denton Jr. 1207:44.27500; -73.56556 1198: /  1174:Lewis early history 513: 389:Burlington, Vermont 105:44.28278; -73.54556 96: /  1389: 862:population density 511: 477:, flowing east to 458:Westport, New York 454:Woodstock, Vermont 439:was listed on the 253: • Total 232: • Water 216: • Total 1582: 1581: 1073:. 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Town of Lewis
Lewis County
New York
Town
Location in Essex County and the state of New York
Essex County
New York
44°16′58″N 73°32′44″W / 44.28278°N 73.54556°W / 44.28278; -73.54556
Country
State
New York
County
Essex
Town Council
Town Supervisor
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Town Council
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
518
FIPS code
GNIS
www.lewisny.com
town
Essex County

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