Brighton, Franklin County, New York
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- Brighton is also a different town in Monroe County, New York.
Brighton is a town in Franklin County, New York, USA. The population was 1,682 at the 2000 census. It was named after Brighton, England by early surveyors in the region.
The Town of Brighton is in the southwest part of the county and is inside the Adirondack State Park.
Paul Smith's College is in the community of Paul Smiths.
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[edit] History
The town was first settled around 1815.
The Town of Brighton was founded in 1858 from part of the Town of Duane. Apollos "Paul" Smith arrived in 1859 and gradually built up a hotel in the community that bears his name. Having become an important Adrirondack Hotel, Paul Smith's College was established by his family. The College now uses the historic hotel as a training facility.
Also during the 19th Century, sanataria for the treatment of tuberculosis were erected. The Gabriels Sanatorium. opened in 1897, is now a New York prison.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 215.0 km² (83.0 mi²). 202.1 km² (78.0 mi²) of it is land and 12.9 km² (5.0 mi²) of it (5.99%) is water.
New York State Route 30 is a north-south highway in the town and intersects New York State Route 86 at Paul Smiths.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,682 people, 319 households, and 203 families residing in the town. The population density was 8.3/km² (21.6/mi²). There were 591 housing units at an average density of 2.9/km² (7.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 79.37% White, 18.55% African American, 0.65% Native American, 1.19% Asian, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.
There were 319 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town the population was spread out with 11.7% under the age of 18, 37.5% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 215.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 246.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $42,679, and the median income for a family was $48,250. Males had a median income of $35,952 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,995. About 3.0% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in Brighton
- Camp Gabriels -- A minimum security state prison.
- Easy Street -- A hamlet east of Paul Smiths on NY-86. It is also known as "Paul Smiths Easy Street."
- Gabriels -- A hamlet in the southeast part of the town, located on NY-86 at the junction of County Road 30.
- Jones Pond -- A lake north of Gabriels.
- Keese Mill -- A hamlet west of Paul Smiths.
- Lower St. Regis Lake -- A lake south of Paul Smiths where Paul Smiths College is located.
- McCollums -- A hamlet in the northwest part of the town on NY-30.
- Meacham Lake -- A lake partly in the town at the north town line.
- Osgood Pond -- A lake northeast of Paul Smiths.
- Osgood River -- A stream flowing toward Macomber Lake past McCollums.
- Paul Smiths -- A hamlet in the south part of the town on NY-30.
- Rainbow Lake -- (1) A hamlet near the east town line, north of Gabriels on County Road 60, and (2) A lake at the east town line near the community of Rainbow Lake.
- Spitfire Lake -- A lake south of Lower St. Regis Lake.
- Upper St. Regis Lake -- A lake at the south town line.
