Malone, New York

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The town was formed from part of the town of Chateaugay in 1805. The town was originally named "Harison", after Richard Harison, who had purchased the land and founded the town. The name was changed in 1808 to "Ezraville", after Ezra L'Hommedieu, and in 1812 to "Malone".

File:Malone, N.Y. LOC 75694793.tif of Malone from 1886 with list of landmarks by L.R. Burleigh]]

During the War of 1812, the village was sacked by British troops making incursions from what would become Canada.

Former Governor Mario Cuomo instituted financial measures to increase economic stability to the county by bringing in many prisons (state and federal).

Between 1901 and 1958, a commuter train service run by the New York Central Railroad connected Malone with Montreal, Quebec.{{cite thesis |last1=Barrieau |first1=Pierre |title=L'évolution des trains de banlieue de Montréal: 170 ans de service (1847-2017) |date=February 2019 |publisher=Université du Québec à Montréal |location=Montreal |pages=122–123 |url=https://archipel.uqam.ca/12610/1/D3566.pdf |access-date=March 26, 2022 |degree=Doctoral}}

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• Tom Browning (1960-2022), MLB pitcher who won the World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
• Ovila Cayer (1844–1909), recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Globe Tavern
• Alexander Duane (1858–1926), ophthalmologist
• Orville Gibson (1856–1911), founder of Gibson Guitar Corporation
• William H. Flack (1861–1907), US congressman
• Michael Hastings (1980–2013), investigative journalist{{cite web |title=Michael Hastings, 33, Winner of Polk Award, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/media/michael-hastings-award-winning-journalist-dies-at-33.html |website=New York Times |access-date=8 October 2024 |archive-date=20 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620190955/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/media/michael-hastings-award-winning-journalist-dies-at-33.html |url-status=live}}
• William H. Huntington (1848–1916), former Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• Clarence E. Kilburn (1893–1975), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives
• Bob Mould (born 1960), solo musician and former guitarist, singer, and songwriter with alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü and Sugar
• Charles L. Russell (1844–1910), recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
• Frank Tolan (1854–99), recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
• William A. Wheeler (1819–87), the 19th Vice President of the United States. Buried at Morningside Cemetery in Malone, his mansion on Elm Street is now the site of the Elks Lodge
• Almanzo Wilder (1857–1949), husband of Little House on the Prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Philip Woolley (1831–1912), Canadian American businessman

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|266.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{Convert|262.9|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|3.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.25%, is water.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3603344721| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Malone town, Franklin County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=June 13, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213153323/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3603344721| archive-date=February 13, 2020}}

U.S. Route 11 and New York State Route 11B are east-west highways across the town, and New York State Route 30 and New York State Route 37 are north-south highways.

The Salmon River flows northward through the center of town, and the Trout River flows across the northeastern corner.

File:Medal of Honor Close Malone NY 20170703.jpg resided in Malone]]

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Malone has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Malone was {{convert|95|F|C|1}} on July 10, 2020, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-31|F|C|1}} on February 7, 1993.

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|location = Malone, New York, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1983–present

|single line = Yes

|collapsed = Yes

|Jan record high F = 65

|Feb record high F = 66

|Mar record high F = 78

|Apr record high F = 87

|May record high F = 94

|Jun record high F = 92

|Jul record high F = 95

|Aug record high F = 94

|Sep record high F = 90

|Oct record high F = 85

|Nov record high F = 76

|Dec record high F = 67

|Jan avg record high F = 51.9

|Feb avg record high F = 48.0

|Mar avg record high F = 59.2

|Apr avg record high F = 76.1

|May avg record high F = 82.4

|Jun avg record high F = 86.8

|Jul avg record high F = 87.3

|Aug avg record high F = 86.6

|Sep avg record high F = 83.9

|Oct avg record high F = 75.5

|Nov avg record high F = 66.0

|Dec avg record high F = 55.1

|year avg record high F = 89.2

|Jan high F = 24.1

|Feb high F = 26.5

|Mar high F = 35.3

|Apr high F = 50.4

|May high F = 64.4

|Jun high F = 72.6

|Jul high F = 77.0

|Aug high F = 75.4

|Sep high F = 68.7

|Oct high F = 55.1

|Nov high F = 42.6

|Dec high F = 30.8

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 14.9

|Feb mean F = 16.8

|Mar mean F = 26.2

|Apr mean F = 40.7

|May mean F = 54.3

|Jun mean F = 63.3

|Jul mean F = 67.8

|Aug mean F = 65.8

|Sep mean F = 58.5

|Oct mean F = 46.4

|Nov mean F = 34.8

|Dec mean F = 22.9

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 5.7

|Feb low F = 7.2

|Mar low F = 17.2

|Apr low F = 31.1

|May low F = 44.3

|Jun low F = 54.1

|Jul low F = 58.7

|Aug low F = 56.2

|Sep low F = 48.2

|Oct low F = 37.7

|Nov low F = 27.0

|Dec low F = 15.1

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -18.3

|Feb avg record low F = -13.7

|Mar avg record low F = -5.3

|Apr avg record low F = 17.6

|May avg record low F = 30.0

|Jun avg record low F = 40.5

|Jul avg record low F = 47.4

|Aug avg record low F = 44.0

|Sep avg record low F = 34.0

|Oct avg record low F = 24.5

|Nov avg record low F = 9.2

|Dec avg record low F = -9.1

|year avg record low F = -20.3

|Jan record low F = -30

|Feb record low F = -31

|Mar record low F = -21

|Apr record low F = 5

|May record low F = 24

|Jun record low F = 30

|Jul record low F = 40

|Aug record low F = 38

|Sep record low F = 26

|Oct record low F = 19

|Nov record low F = -5

|Dec record low F = -29

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 2.42

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.98

|Mar precipitation inch = 2.37

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.31

|May precipitation inch = 3.33

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.50

|Jul precipitation inch = 3.97

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.85

|Sep precipitation inch = 4.04

|Oct precipitation inch = 4.30

|Nov precipitation inch = 3.11

|Dec precipitation inch = 2.74

|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 16.9

|Feb precipitation days = 13.8

|Mar precipitation days = 13.1

|Apr precipitation days = 13.5

|May precipitation days = 13.9

|Jun precipitation days = 14.6

|Jul precipitation days = 13.1

|Aug precipitation days = 12.1

|Sep precipitation days = 12.0

|Oct precipitation days = 14.4

|Nov precipitation days = 14.7

|Dec precipitation days = 17.0

|Jan snow inch = 22.7

|Feb snow inch = 20.2

|Mar snow inch = 17.0

|Apr snow inch = 7.1

|May snow inch = 0.3

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 1.4

|Nov snow inch = 8.8

|Dec snow inch = 20.6

|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 13.8

|Feb snow days = 11.5

|Mar snow days = 8.2

|Apr snow days = 3.5

|May snow days = 0.2

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.8

|Nov snow days = 5.3

|Dec snow days = 11.3

|Jan snow depth inch = 13.4

|Feb snow depth inch = 14.9

|Mar snow depth inch = 15.7

|Apr snow depth inch = 6.3

|May snow depth inch = 0.2

|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0

|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0

|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0

|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0

|Oct snow depth inch = 1.0

|Nov snow depth inch = 4.7

|Dec snow depth inch = 9.6

|year snow depth inch = 20.1

|source 1 = NOAA

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|source 2 = National Weather Service

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{{US Census population

|1820= 1150

|1830= 2207

|1840= 3229

|1850= 4550

|1860= 6565

|1870= 7186

|1880= 7909

|1890= 8991

|1900= 10009

|1910= 10154

|1920= 10830

|1930= 11798

|1940= 11987

|1950= 12644

|1960= 11997

|1970= 11400

|1980= 11276

|1990= 12982

|2000= 14981

|2010= 14545

|2020= 12433

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|estimate=

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 9, 2017}}

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}US Census 2020 Results, QuickFacts, Malone town, Franklin County, New York https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/malonetownfranklincountynewyork

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At the 2000 census there were 14,981 people, 4,114 households, and 2,620 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|147.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,644 housing units at an average density of {{convert|45.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The ethnic makeup of the town was 73.61% White, 18.56% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 6.25% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.19%.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} Malone, New York has a far more diverse demographic profile compared to the surrounding region, due to hosting multiple state correctional facilities, which house prisoners from the entirety of New York state. Malone also hosts the county correctional facility for Franklin County.{{Cite web |url=http://www.doccs.ny.gov/faclist.html |title=NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision |access-date=April 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121114231/http://www.doccs.ny.gov/faclist.html |archive-date=November 21, 2016 }}

Of the 4,114 households 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 30.7% of households were one person and 14.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 16.3% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 42.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 179.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 201.5 males.

The median household income was $27,716 and the median family income was $37,500. Males had a median income of $25,996 versus $20,506 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,352.

According to https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/S1701/0600000US3603344721{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} the Census 2017 ACS 5Year Estimates, the poverty rate in Malone is 24%. The child poverty rate is 31%. (A previous statistic here said the poverty rate was only 8%).

• Bare Hill Correctional Facility – a New York state medium security state prison
• Chasm Falls – a hamlet in the southeastern part of the town on County Road 25; originally called Titusville[http://www.reynoldstonnewyork.org/category/oral-history-of-franklin-county-in-the-late-19th-early-20th-century/oral-history-of-malone-late-19th-early-20th-centuries/chasm-falls/ Oral history of Chasm Falls in the late 19th early 20th Centuries]
• Fay – a hamlet by the northern town line
• Flanagan Hotel – built in 1917
• Franklin Correctional Facility – a New York state medium security state prison
• Lake Titus – a lake in the southwestern part of the town
• Malone – a village located in the center of the town and the county seat of Franklin County
• Malone-Dufort Airport (MAL) – an airport west of the village of Malone
• Malone Junction – a hamlet northeast of the village of Malone
• Teboville – a hamlet in the central part of the town, east of Whippleville
• Titus Mountain – a ski area spread over three mountains, {{convert|7|mi|km}} south of the village of Malone
• Upstate Correctional Facility – a New York state maximum security state prison
• Whippleville – a hamlet in the central part of the town, located south of the village of Malone on County Road 25[http://www.reynoldstonnewyork.org/category/oral-history-of-franklin-county-in-the-late-19th-early-20th-century/oral-history-of-malone-late-19th-early-20th-centuries/teboville-whippleville Oral history of Whippleville and Teboville in the late 19th early 20th Centuries]

The Malone Border Hounds began play at American Legion Field with the Empire Professional Baseball League in 2023 and they won the league championship in their first season.

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{{wikivoyage|Malone (New York)|Malone, New York}}

• {{official website|www.malonetown.com}}
• [https://archive.today/20120712025107/http://history.rays-place.com/ny/malone-ny.htm Early Malone history]
• [http://www.fasprintmaps.com/maps/ny/malone/index.html Malone Historical Map Online]
• [http://reynoldstonnewyork.org/ Read and Listen to the oral history of Malone in the late 19th early 20th Centuries]

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