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:''This article is about the town of Bangor in New York, USA. For other places named Bangor, see [[Bangor]].''
'''Bangor''' is a [[town]] in [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin County]], [[New York]], [[USA]]. The population was 2,147 at the 2000 census. The town is named after [[Bangor, Wales|Bangor]] in [[Wales]].
The '''Town of Bangor''' is an interior town of the county, located west of the [[Malone (village), New York|Village of Malone]].
== History ==
Settlement commenced around 1806.
The Town of Bangor was organized from the [[Dickinson, New York |Town of Dickinson]] in [[1812]]. The town lost some territory upon the later foundation of the [[Brandon, New York |Town of Brandon]] in 1828.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 111.7 [[km²]] (43.1 [[square mile|mi²]]), all land.
[[U.S. Highway 11|US Route 11]] and [[New York State Route 11B]] are important east-west highways across the town. ▼
▲[[U.S. Highway 11|US Route 11]] and [[New York State Route 11B]] are important east-west highways across the town.
==Demographics==
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In the town the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,033, and the median income for a family was $35,708. Males had a median income of $26,802 versus $21,597 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,679. About 14.1% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
== Communities and locations in Bangor ==
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*'''Cooks Corners''' -- A hamlet near the north town line at the junction of County Roads 3 and 32.
*'''North Bangor''' -- North Bangor was incorporated as a village in 1914, but later abandoned that status. It is located on US-11 at County Road 53.
*'''West Bangor''' -- A hamlet west of Bangor village on NY-11B at Count Road 10. It was formerly called "Pottersville."
==External links==
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/bangor-ny.htm Early Bangor history]
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[[Category:Franklin County, New York]]
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