Warren County, New York
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Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,737.[2] The county seat is Queensbury.[3] The county was established in 1813 and is named in honor of General Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill.[4]
Warren County | |
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Coordinates: 43°34′N 73°50′W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Established | 1813 |
Named for | Joseph Warren |
Seat | Queensbury |
Largest city | Glens Falls |
Area | |
• Total | 932 sq mi (2,410 km2) |
• Land | 867 sq mi (2,250 km2) |
• Water | 65 sq mi (170 km2) 6.9% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 65,737 [1] |
• Density | 75.8/sq mi (29.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 21st |
Website | warrencountyny |
Warren County is part of the Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Albany-Schenectady, NY Combined Statistical Area.
When counties were established in the Province of New York in 1683, the present Warren County was part of Albany County. The county was enormous, covering the northern part of New York State, all of the present State of Vermont, and, in theory, extended westward to the Pacific Ocean. It was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont. On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces, Charlotte County (named for the British queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz), contained the eastern portion.
In 1778, the name Charlotte County was changed to Washington County to honor George Washington, the American Revolutionary War general and later President of the United States of America.
In 1788, Washington County was reduced in size by the splitting-off of Clinton County. This was a much larger area than the present Clinton County, including several other counties or county parts of the present New York State. Washington County was slightly enlarged by the transfer of the Town of Cambridge from Albany County to Washington County in 1791.
In 1813, Warren County was split off from Washington County, receiving its name in honor of General Joseph Warren. County officials first met in the Lake George Coffee House in the hamlet of Caldwell (known today as Lake George Village). James Caldwell, a patenee of the Town of Caldwell, donated land within the hamlet to serve as the county seat beginning in 1819.[4]
Lake George is the site of a YMCA conference center, the Silver Bay YMCA, founded in 1900 and one of only a few of its type in the United States.[6] The Silver Bay Inn was built in 1904 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]
In 1963, the courthouse in Lake George village was closed and operations moved several miles south to its present-day location at the Warren County Municipal Center main campus in Queensbury.[8][9]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 932 square miles (2,410 km2), of which 867 square miles (2,250 km2) is land and 65 square miles (170 km2) (6.9%) is water.[10]
Warren County is situated in the eastern portion of New York State in the Adirondack Mountains. The eastern border is Washington County. The highest peak in the county is Gore Mountain at an elevation of 3,198 feet (975 m). It is typically included as the northern part of the Capital District although it is sometimes included as part of the North Country.[11]
Adjacent counties
- Essex County - north
- Washington County - east
- Saratoga County - south
- Hamilton County - west
Climate
The climate of Warren County is humid continental, as is most of New York State.[12] In the winter, bouts of cold, dry air arrive from Canada, and interior sections of North America.[12] In the summer, the Gulf Stream can bring days of hot, moist, humid air to the county.[12] Extratropical storms often affect the county; in the winter, Nor'easters bring heavy snow and rain, and sometimes high wind. Fall and spring are generally relatively mild and pleasant, with fall foliage regarded as some of the most stunning in the country. In the summer and fall, back door cold fronts move in from the north and bring thunderstorms, sometimes severe.[12]
Monthly Normal High and Low Temperatures For Lake George, New York on the top and average monthly precipitation in inches on the lower section. | ||||||||||||
City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Lake George | 31/10 | 35/12 | 45/22 | 59/33 | 71/45 | 79/53 | 83/58 | 81/56 | 73/48 | 61/37 | 47/29 | 35/17 |
City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Lake George | 3.50" | 2.58" | 3.70" | 3.73" | 4.42" | 4.17" | 4.20" | 4.28" | 4.07" | 3.61" | 4.05" | 3.46" |
Source:Weather Channel[13] |
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 17,699 | 48.96% | 17,642 | 48.80% | 808 | 2.24% |
2016 | 15,751 | 50.15% | 13,091 | 41.68% | 2,566 | 8.17% |
2012 | 14,119 | 47.73% | 14,806 | 50.06% | 653 | 2.21% |
2008 | 15,429 | 47.85% | 16,281 | 50.49% | 535 | 1.66% |
2004 | 16,969 | 54.63% | 13,405 | 43.16% | 685 | 2.21% |
2000 | 14,993 | 52.38% | 12,193 | 42.60% | 1,435 | 5.01% |
1996 | 11,152 | 41.63% | 11,603 | 43.31% | 4,036 | 15.06% |
1992 | 12,260 | 42.62% | 9,820 | 34.14% | 6,687 | 23.25% |
1988 | 15,860 | 64.41% | 8,580 | 34.85% | 182 | 0.74% |
1984 | 17,616 | 74.75% | 5,886 | 24.97% | 66 | 0.28% |
1980 | 13,264 | 59.28% | 6,971 | 31.15% | 2,142 | 9.57% |
1976 | 14,548 | 66.39% | 7,264 | 33.15% | 100 | 0.46% |
1972 | 16,649 | 74.11% | 5,760 | 25.64% | 56 | 0.25% |
1968 | 12,963 | 63.92% | 6,460 | 31.85% | 857 | 4.23% |
1964 | 7,834 | 37.99% | 12,772 | 61.94% | 14 | 0.07% |
1960 | 14,433 | 66.27% | 7,328 | 33.65% | 17 | 0.08% |
1956 | 17,852 | 82.08% | 3,897 | 17.92% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 17,046 | 77.06% | 5,051 | 22.84% | 22 | 0.10% |
1948 | 12,884 | 68.89% | 5,486 | 29.33% | 333 | 1.78% |
1944 | 12,144 | 64.26% | 6,716 | 35.54% | 37 | 0.20% |
1940 | 13,657 | 65.27% | 7,226 | 34.54% | 40 | 0.19% |
1936 | 12,873 | 64.78% | 6,807 | 34.26% | 191 | 0.96% |
1932 | 11,585 | 62.99% | 6,661 | 36.22% | 146 | 0.79% |
1928 | 11,697 | 63.16% | 6,793 | 36.68% | 29 | 0.16% |
1924 | 9,627 | 67.95% | 3,663 | 25.85% | 878 | 6.20% |
1920 | 9,009 | 71.76% | 3,227 | 25.70% | 319 | 2.54% |
1916 | 4,880 | 61.47% | 2,825 | 35.58% | 234 | 2.95% |
1912 | 3,155 | 39.60% | 2,802 | 35.17% | 2,011 | 25.24% |
1908 | 4,800 | 58.61% | 3,019 | 36.86% | 371 | 4.53% |
1904 | 4,943 | 61.47% | 2,756 | 34.27% | 342 | 4.25% |
1900 | 4,829 | 63.46% | 2,540 | 33.38% | 241 | 3.17% |
1896 | 4,685 | 65.51% | 2,269 | 31.73% | 198 | 2.77% |
1892 | 3,647 | 53.62% | 2,655 | 39.03% | 500 | 7.35% |
1888 | 4,135 | 56.39% | 2,883 | 39.32% | 315 | 4.30% |
1884 | 3,577 | 53.61% | 2,793 | 41.86% | 302 | 4.53% |
1880 | 3,330 | 52.57% | 2,618 | 41.33% | 386 | 6.09% |
1876 | 3,135 | 53.54% | 2,663 | 45.48% | 57 | 0.97% |
1872 | 2,901 | 61.55% | 1,803 | 38.26% | 9 | 0.19% |
1868 | 2,711 | 54.77% | 2,239 | 45.23% | 0 | 0.00% |
1864 | 2,399 | 52.52% | 2,169 | 47.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
1860 | 2,719 | 57.99% | 1,970 | 42.01% | 0 | 0.00% |
1856 | 2,202 | 55.85% | 1,006 | 25.51% | 735 | 18.64% |
1852 | 1,174 | 39.06% | 1,713 | 56.99% | 119 | 3.96% |
1848 | 1,270 | 42.95% | 1,019 | 34.46% | 668 | 22.59% |
1844 | 1,330 | 41.06% | 1,791 | 55.29% | 118 | 3.64% |
1840 | 1,306 | 47.98% | 1,411 | 51.84% | 5 | 0.18% |
1836 | 570 | 30.22% | 1,316 | 69.78% | 0 | 0.00% |
Warren County has been heavily supportive of Republican candidates since the Civil War. Both of Warren County's representatives in the state legislature, Elizabeth O'C. Little in the Senate and Teresa Sayward in the Assembly are Republicans. Currently Republicans constitute 51% of registered voters in Warren County, while Democrats account for 23%.[15]
Democrats have been steadily making inroads in recent years; Senator Charles Schumer won the county by 56% in his re-election bid in 2004, and the Democrats recently gained a majority on the Glens Falls City Council. John Hall, a Democrat, picked up the county judgeship position in 2003. In 2006 Republican John E. Sweeney was unseated in the district by Kirsten Gillibrand as Member of Congress.[16] In 2009 Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand was selected by Governor David Paterson to replace Hillary Clinton as New York's junior Senator. Democrat Scott Murphy was elected to replace Gillibrand in a special election for the NY 20th congressional district.
In the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama narrowly carried Warren County over John McCain, with Obama receiving 16,281 votes countywide to McCain's total of 15,424 votes.[17] This was only the second time since 1964 that Warren County had voted for the Democratic nominee, the other being 1996, when Bill Clinton won with a plurality. In 2012, Obama won again by a similar margin over Republican nominee Mitt Romney. In 2016, Donald Trump flipped the county back to the Republicans, with an 8.5 percent margin of victory over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. In 2020, Warren County voted for Trump again by a very narrow margin of just 57 votes, despite moving 8 points towards the Democratic ticket of former Vice President Joe Biden and junior California senator Kamala Harris. Warren is one of six New York counties that Trump won by less than 500 votes.
Warren County has 20 county supervisors,[18] which represent 11 of the county's towns and the City of Glens Falls:[16]
- Bolton: Ronald F. Conover
- Chester: Craig R. Leggett
- Glens Falls
- Ward 1: Jack Diamond
- Ward 2: Peter V. McDevitt
- Ward 3: Claudia Knudsen Braymer
- Ward 4: Daniel Bruno
- Ward 5: Bennett F. Driscoll Jr.
- Hague: Edna A. Frasier
- Horicon: Matthew Simpson
- Johnsburg: Andrea Hogan
- Lake George: Dennis L. Dickinson
- Lake Luzerne: Eugene J. Merlino
- Queensbury
- County:
- Michael Wild
- Douglas Beaty
- Brad Magowan
- Rachel Seeber
- Town: John Strough
- County:
- Stony Creek: Frank E. Thomas
- Thurman: Susan Shepler
- Warrensburg: Kevin Geraghty
The board of supervisors control weighted votes for county matters, based on the population of the towns they represent, with the Queensbury Town Supervisor and county supervisors having the largest number of votes on the board.
The current Warren County sheriff is James LaFarr.[19] The sheriff's office is structured around three divisions; Administrative Services, Law Enforcement and Correction. The Law Enforcement Division includes both Investigative Services, Patrol Services and the Communications Center. Patrol Services have specialized units that operate under the control of the Division Commander.[19] The sheriff's office provides boat patrols on Lake George and Schroon Lake.[20]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1820 | 9,453 | — | |
1830 | 11,796 | 24.8% | |
1840 | 13,422 | 13.8% | |
1850 | 17,199 | 28.1% | |
1860 | 21,434 | 24.6% | |
1870 | 22,592 | 5.4% | |
1880 | 25,179 | 11.5% | |
1890 | 27,866 | 10.7% | |
1900 | 29,943 | 7.5% | |
1910 | 32,223 | 7.6% | |
1920 | 31,673 | −1.7% | |
1930 | 34,174 | 7.9% | |
1940 | 36,035 | 5.4% | |
1950 | 39,205 | 8.8% | |
1960 | 44,002 | 12.2% | |
1970 | 49,402 | 12.3% | |
1980 | 54,854 | 11.0% | |
1990 | 59,209 | 7.9% | |
2000 | 63,303 | 6.9% | |
2010 | 65,707 | 3.8% | |
2020 | 65,737 | 0.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[21] 1790–1960[22] 1900–1990[23] 1990–2000[24] 2010–2020[2] |
As of the census of 2000, there were 63,303 people, 25,726 households, and 17,056 families residing in the county. The population density was 73 inhabitants per square mile (28/km2). There were 34,852 housing units at an average density of 40 units per square mile (15/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.48% White, 0.62% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.[25] 17.9% were of Irish, 12.7% English, 11.4% Italian, 11.1% French, 10.6% German and 9.0% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.3% spoke English, 1.4% Spanish and 1.0% French as their first language.[15]
There were 25,726 households, out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.90% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.93.[25]
In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.[25]
The median income for a household in the county was $39,198, and the median income for a family was $46,793. Males had a median income of $32,922 versus $22,279 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,727. About 7.20% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.10% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.[25]
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (NH) | 59,299 | 90.2% |
Black or African American (NH) | 736 | 1.12% |
Native American (NH) | 139 | 0.21% |
Asian (NH) | 729 | 1.11% |
Pacific Islander (NH) | 0 | 0% |
Other/Mixed (NH) | 3,082 | 4.7% |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,752 | 2.7% |
Throughout the county, annual retail sales totals up to $1,010,937,000. General merchandise sales is $101,762,000. Apparel store's annual sales are $98,221,000 while annual food sales is $162,890,000. Health and drug store sales total up to $44,841,000.[27]
The county contains the highest concentrated area of medical manufacturers in New York state, with many medical inventions originating in the county.[28] Norman Jekyll and David Sheridan introduced the medical device industry to the Glens Falls area. In the 1940s, they produced products that were from materials supplied by war-torn Europe. One of the primary manufacturers is AngioDynamics Inc., which is located in Queensbury, and is a producer of medical devices used in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures to treat peripheral vascular disease.[28] Another major manufacturer of medical devices is Boston Scientific Corp., which is located in Glens Falls.[28]
In Warren County, there are 16 public elementary schools,[29] with the largest being the Queensbury Elementary School, serving 1,150 students[30] and the smallest being the Abraham Wing School, serving 146 students.[31] There are nine middle schools,[29] with the largest being Queensbury Middle School, serving 945 students[32] and the smallest being the Bolton Central School, serving 285 students.[33] There are also 11 high schools,[29] with the largest being the Queensbury Senior High School, serving 1,301 students,[34] and the smallest being the Bolton Central School, serving 285 students.[33] In addition, there is one major private secondary school: the St. Mary's - St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School, which is located in Glens Falls.[35]
SUNY Adirondack is the site of post-secondary education in Warren County. Located in Queensbury, the college provides an extensive program of degrees and certificate programs.[16] SUNY Plattsburgh, based in Clinton County, offers bachelor and master-degree programs at the SUNY Adirondack campus.[36]
The primary healthcare center in Warren County is the Glens Falls Hospital, which is located in Glens Falls. Providing 410 beds, its most common procedure is miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.[37]