{{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Whitehall |settlement_type = Village |nickname = |motto =
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<!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 12887 |area_code = 518 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 36-81622<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0971145<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |website = https://www.whitehallny.org/ |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Whitehall''' is a village located in the town of Whitehall in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.<ref>{{cite web |title= Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1999, with FIPS Codes |url= https://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro-city/99mfips.txt |access-date= July 7, 2009 |publisher= US Census Bureau}}</ref> The village population was 2,614 in 2010.<ref name="GR2" />
The village of Whitehall is located at the point where the Vermont border connects to the southern end of Lake Champlain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Administrative boundary of Whitehall, NY from OSM|url=http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/175889|access-date= April 4, 2014}}</ref>
==History== [[File:Whitehall Armory Sep 09.jpg|thumbnail|left|Whitehall Armory]] The village was founded in 1759 as "Skenesborough" by Major Philip Skene, who built the barracks at Crown Point under Gen. Jeffrey Amherst. He sold out his commission in the British army to establish the community and the many associated enterprises he planned and later carried out. It was the first settlement at Lake Champlain and became an important trade center. It was on one of two routes between English and French colonies.
On May 9, 1775, Lieutenant Samuel Herrick, leading as an advance party for Benedict Arnold's and 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 did not arrive in time. Skene's schooner was used later to capture St. John's.
In 1776, General Philip Schuyler built a small fleet of ships here.{{dubious|Schuyler|date=November 2012}} 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. The surviving vessels returned to be destroyed to prevent their capture. General John Burgoyne led his forces southward through this area during the Saratoga Campaign.
The escaped murderer Jason Fairbanks was captured here in 1802 and returned to Dedham, Massachusetts to hang.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hanson|first=Robert Brand |title=Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635-1890|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4oslAQAAMAAJ|year=1976|publisher=Dedham Historical Society|pages=185–186}}</ref>
During the War of 1812, the village was a shipbuilding community, supplying vessels for naval battles on Lake Champlain.
== Historic sites and museums == * [http://www.adirondack.net/orgs/arccleader/skenes.html Skenesborough Museum] * {{USS|Ticonderoga|1814|6}} * Cooke's Island * Skene Manor * Lock 12 of the Champlain Canal * Main Street Historic District * Judge Joseph Potter House * US Post Office-Whitehall * Whitehall Armory
==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.5 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 4.7 square miles (12.1 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km<sup>2</sup>) (2.70%) is water.
U.S. Route 4 and NY Route 22 diverge at the village. Whitehall village is the northern end of the Champlain Canal, which connects the Hudson River to Lake Champlain.
==Demographics== {{US Census population |1870= 4322 |1880= 4270 |1890= 4434 |1900= 4377 |1910= 4917 |1920= 5258 |1930= 5191 |1940= 4851 |1950= 4457 |1960= 4016 |1970= 3764 |1980= 3241 |1990= 3071 |2000= 2667 |2010= 2614 |2020= 2465 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{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}}</ref> }}
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,667 people, 1,104 households, and 705 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|568.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,288 housing units at an average density of {{convert|274.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.13% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.82% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.65% of the population.
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. About 13.3% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
==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.
==Notable people== <!-- NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * *NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * NOTICE• Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. • The article must mention how they are associated with the community, whether born, raised, or residing. • The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. • Alphabetical by last name please • All others will be deleted without further explanation END OF NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * * END OF NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * *END OF NOTICE --> * Oliver Bascom (1815–1869), politician{{Citation needed|date = January 2014}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO WHITEHALL--> * Henry G. Burleigh, United States Representative from New York<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001106|title=BURLEIGH, Henry Gordon, (1832 – 1900)|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date= January 16, 2014}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *[http://www.whitehall-chamber.org Whitehall Chamber of Commerce] *[http://www.whitehallpolice.org Whitehall Police Department] *[https://www.whitehallny.org/ Village and Town of Whitehall website] *[http://nysparks.state.ny.us/heritage/herit_area.asp New York State Heritage Areas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819202426/http://nysparks.state.ny.us/heritage/herit_area.asp |date=August 19, 2008 }} *[http://whitehall.bloatedtoe.com Whitehall Website: Photos, Historical Info, & More] *[http://www.whitehallvolunteers.8k.com Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company Website]
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