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The Village of Whitehall, New York is located on the Vermont border at the south end of Lake Champlain and lies between Champlain and Lake George . HISTORY The village was founded in 1759 as Skenesboro by Captain Philip Skene of the British Army . It was the first settlement on the shores of Lake Champlain and became an important trade center. On May 9 , 1775 Lieutenant Samuel Herrick, acting as an advance party for Ethan Allen 's attack on Fort Ticonderoga surprised Major Skene and his small garrison. While he intended to use Skene's boats to ferry men across the lake, his party didn't arrive in time. Skene's schooner was used later to capture St. Johns . In 1776 , General Philip Schuyler built a small fleet of ships here. They were used by Benedict Arnold in the Battle Of Valcour Island in October. The event led to Whitehall's modern-day claim to be the birthplace of the United States Navy . GEOGRAPHY Whitehall is located at 43°33'11" North, 73°24'15" West (43.55318, -73.40434). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 12.5 Km&2 (4.8 Mi&2 ). 12.1 km&2 (4.7 mi&2) of it is land and 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.70% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 2,667 people, 1,104 households, and 705 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 219.6/km&2 (568.6/mi&2). There were 1,288 housing units at an average density of 106.0/km&2 (274.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.13% White , 0.22% Black or African American , 0.19% Native American , 0.07% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.82% from Other Races , and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,104 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were Married Couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01. In the village the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $42,619. Males had a median income of $31,656 versus $20,417 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $16,022. 13.2% of the population and 13.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 18.9% of those under the age of 18 and 6.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. RAIL TRANSPORTATION Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, provides service to Whitehall, operating its Adirondack daily in both directions between Montreal and New York City . EXTERNAL LINKS EXTERNAL LINKS |
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