Porter, New York

Porter is a town located in Niagra County in the of New York. In the, it had a population of 6,971 and a population density of 204.8 PD/sqmi. The town was named after Judge Augustus Porter.

The Town of Porter lies in the northwest corner of Niagara County and is north of the City of Niagara Falls.

History
for thousands of years inhabited by varying cultures of indigenous peoples, at the time of European encounter, this was territory of the powerful, based in present-day New York state.

Permanent European-American settlement did not take place until after the, about 1801, after most of the Iroquois had been forced to cede their lands to New York and had emigrated to Upper Canada.

The Town of Porter was created in 1812 from the Town of Cambria, but further development was hindered by the. The United States' war with Great Britain first included an embargo of trade with Canada, disrupting the local economy. Warfare along the border continued until 1814.

Geography
Porter is located at coordinates 43.24972°N, -78.99806°W. According to the, the town has a total area of 37.7 sqmi, of which, 33.2 sqmi of it is land and 4.5 sqmi is water.

The northern boundary of the town is and the Western boundary is the, which is the international boundary between the United States and.

Adjacent cities and towns

 * Town of Lewiston - south
 * Town of Wilson - east
 * Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario - west
 * - north

Demographics
As of the of 2000 there were 6,920 people, 2,616 households, and 1,935 families residing in the town. The was 208.3 PD/sqmi. There were 2,846 housing units at an average density of 85.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.66% White, 0.48% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 2,616 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. The median household income in the town was $50,425, and the median income per family was $60,373. Men had a median income of $41,985 versus $27,027 for women. The for the town was $23,951. About 4.1% of the population were below the.

Communities and locations in Porter

 * Blairville – A hamlet southeast of Youngstown on Creek Road (Route 18).
 * Fillmore Chapel – A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town.
 * – An historic colonial fortification in Fort Niagara State Park.
 * – A park at the mouth of the Niagara River.
 * Four Mile Creek – A stream that flows northward through the west side of the town and enters Lake Ontario at the state park.
 * – A lakeside park on the shore of Lake Ontario.
 * Porter Center – A hamlet centrally located in the town on the Youngstown-Lockport Road (Route 93).
 * – An official New York historic site that includes Fort Niagara.
 * Ransomville – A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town on Route 93.
 * Ransomville Speedway – A racetrack located northwest of Ransomville.
 * Towers Corners – A hamlet by the intersection of Creek Road (Route 18) and the Youngstown-Lockport Road (Route 93), in the northeast part of the town.
 * Youngstown – The Village of Youngstown is at the town's western border.

Notable people

 * Oliver Dyer, first Congressional shorthand reporter
 * , former