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44-607: The Champlain Valley Transportation Museum in Plattsburgh , New York , United States , founded in 2000 to be a museum dedicated to the history of Lozier Motors , has grown in scope to cover all the transportation in the region. It includes artifacts and displays on the history of land and water based transportation in the region, especially on Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence Seaway . The museum
88-471: A female householder with no husband present, and 54.3% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was spread out, with 16.5% under the age of 18, 27.7% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
132-455: A large trade center for a city its size. Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, provides service to Plattsburgh, operating its Adirondack daily in both directions between Montreal and New York City . The closest American city larger than Plattsburgh is Burlington, Vermont , which is reachable by a ferry or a bridge located further north at Rouses Point . Ferry service is provided at Cumberland Head , and heads to Grand Isle by
176-640: A major water thoroughfare and proximity to the Canada–U.S. border , Plattsburgh has been the site of a number of historic events including the Revolutionary War 's Battle of Valcour Island and the War of 1812 's Battle of Plattsburgh ; the city has a War of 1812 museum . The Battle of Plattsburgh is significant, as it was the final battle of the war between the British/Canadian forces and those of
220-679: A round of national base closures in the early 1990s as the Air Force began to pare down its post-Cold War missions. The base property is now managed by the Plattsburgh Airbase Redevelopment Corporation (PARC) and is used by a number of industrial manufacturers and commercial airlines. Plattsburgh remains a favorite tourist location for vacationers from Montreal and southern Quebec. Bilingual signs , in English and French, are found in various parts of
264-679: Is a part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, and Clinton Community College , which is also part of the SUNY System. SUNY Plattsburgh has been a part of the city since its founding in 1889 as the Plattsburgh State Normal School. Today, the college is host to about 5,500 undergraduates, 400 graduate students, and almost 400 faculty members. Students at the K–12 level who attend public schools in
308-424: Is classified as a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ) with cold, snowy winters and warm, rainy summers. As of the census of 2010, there were 19,989 people, 7,600 households, and 3,473 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,919.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,513.3/km ). There were 8,691 housing units at an average density of 1,704.1 per square mile (658.0/km ). The racial makeup of
352-637: Is driven by the increased traffic from Montreal, Quebec . At approximately 80% to 85% of total yearly demand, Plattsburgh's airport markets itself as Montreal's American Airport, given it is closer to Montreal's South Shore Residents than Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport , even with a 10 (workdays/Canadian side) to 20-minute (weekend/Canadian side) average border wait time. Cargo flights are offered by FedEx Feeder which delivers goods to more major airports aboard Cessna Caravans to be shipped on long haul flights and UPS which does similar service using Embrear 110 turboprop aircraft. The city
396-511: Is no service on major holidays. For those going longer distances, Greyhound and Adirondack Trailways offers multiple daily trips towards Montreal and Albany. The largest employers in Clinton County are C.V.P.H. Medical Center , SUNY Plattsburgh , Clinton County Government, Wal-Mart , Sam's Club , Advocacy and Resource Center, City of Plattsburgh, and Swarovski Lighting. SUNY Plattsburgh contributes approximately $ 300 million to
440-416: Is part of a media market shared with Burlington, Vermont , which includes WCAX-TV ( CBS , channel 3), WVNY-TV ( ABC , channel 22), WNNE ( CW , channel 31) and WFFF-TV ( Fox , channel 44). Residents are also in the range of Montreal , Quebec , and other Canadian television stations. Some of these Canadian stations, including CBFT-DT , CBMT-DT and CFCF-DT , are available on Charter Communications ,
484-668: Is serviced by the Clinton County Public Transportation (CCPT for short). The county-wide bus service offers passengers city and county-wide bus routes, allowing passengers from surrounding communities to travel to and from Plattsburgh. These routes operate five days a week, with a city-wide shopping shuttle offered on Saturdays. There is no bus service on Sundays or major holidays. The North Country Express (NCE for short) runs every day between Plattsburgh and Potsdam, and every day except Sunday between Plattsburgh and Malone making several stops in between. There
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#1732791025859528-665: The Cold War period. The conversion of the base to a civilian airport in the 1990s resulted from the Base Realignment and Closure process during the wind down of the Cold War , and today it serves as a hub for economic development for the region. The city was named one of the Financial Times Top 10 Micro Cities of the Future several times. The city of Plattsburgh is the population center and county seat at
572-972: The Lake Champlain Transportation Company . There is also a seasonal ferry service offered by the same company in Port Kent , approximately 10 miles to the south. The latter ferry goes to Burlington. Plattsburgh International Airport uses the runway of the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base , which closed in 1995. The airport terminal was completed in February 2007 with the building being dedicated on April 27, 2007. Direct flights from Plattsburgh include flights to Philadelphia International Airport , Fort Lauderdale , Orlando , St. Petersburg, Florida , and others. Airlines flying out of Plattsburgh include Contour Airlines (which code shares with American Airlines ), Breeze Airways , and Allegiant Air . Plattsburgh flight demand
616-591: The New York State Department of Transportation to assist in the upgrade of the museum's infrastructure. The museum is required to raise $ 200,000 in order to receive the grant and in January 2008 it began a capital campaign to achieve this goal. Plattsburgh (city), New York Plattsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, New York , United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain . The population
660-531: The United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 6.6 square miles (17.0 km ), of which 5.1 square miles (13.1 km ) is land and 1.5 square miles (4.0 km ) (23.40%) is water. Plattsburgh is on the western shore of Lake Champlain , in the northeastern part of the state of New York , just south of Cumberland Head . The Saranac River flows through the city, emptying into Lake Champlain. Plattsburgh
704-574: The amphibious Battle of Plattsburgh in the War of 1812 , a key American victory that marked the end of hostilities in the Northern United States. It has been an important military outpost for much of its history, from hosting one of the largest Citizens' Military Training Camps prior to World War I , and Plattsburgh Air Force Base , the east coast center of operations for the Strategic Air Command during much of
748-409: The poverty line , including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over. The government is headed by a mayor elected by a citywide vote and a council of six members, one elected from each ward. Christopher Rosenquest, a Democrat , is the current mayor of the city of Plattsburgh. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. The city is home to SUNY Plattsburgh , a public university which
792-467: The 1990s to describe growing population centers in the United States that are removed from larger cities, in some cases by 100 miles (160 km) or more. Micropolitan cities do not have the economic or political importance of large cities, but are nevertheless significant centers of population and production, drawing workers and shoppers from a wide local area. Because the designation is based on
836-612: The American market. Micropolitan statistical area United States micropolitan statistical areas ( μSA , where the initial Greek letter mu represents " micro- "), as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), are labor market and statistical areas in the United States centered on an urban cluster (urban area) with a population of at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 people. The micropolitan area designation
880-578: The Americans. Plattsburgh Normal School was founded in 1889. It burned in 1929, and relocated to City Hall for three years. In 1932 the college moved into the current Hawkins Hall which became the base of the modern campus. In 1948 it became State University of New York at Plattsburgh . Plattsburgh was home to minor league baseball . The Plattsburgh Brewers team was based in Plattsburgh between 1895 and 1907. Plattsburgh teams played as members of
924-708: The Eastern International League (1895), International League (1896), Northern New York League (1901–1905), Independent Northern League (1906), New Hampshire State League (1907) and Vermont State League (1907). Baseball Hall of Fame member Eddie Collins played for Plattsburgh in 1906. In 1915, the Preparedness Movement established the first and best-known of its training camps for prospective military volunteers at Plattsburgh. The " Plattsburgh camps " trained about 40,000 potential United States Army commissioned officers in
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#1732791025859968-516: The Postmaster General ordered that post offices follow the standards set by the newly created United States Board on Geographic Names , which decided that the "h" should be dropped from place names ending in "burgh". Subsequently, local postal officials changed the name of the village post office back to Plattsburg . As a result of the 1951 investigation, the name of the city post office was changed back again to Plattsburgh . At no time
1012-724: The United States and Britain in 1814 refer to the Battle of Plattsburg . As a result, some history has been written using the latter spelling. For example, historian and former president of the Society of the War of 1812 in Illinois, John Meloy Stahl, published in 1918 "The Battle of Plattsburg: A Study in and of The War of 1812." In 1950, the editor of the New York State Legislative Manual, seeking to simplify
1056-598: The cable franchise serving Plattsburgh. The city is about a 60-minute drive from Montreal , Canada's second most populous city, which is also the largest city in Quebec . Many people commute across the Canada–U.S. border, and the City of Plattsburgh advertises itself as "Montreal's U.S. suburb". New York state is Quebec's largest trade partner, with about $ 6 billion in trade annually. The proximity leads to Plattsburgh's prominence as
1100-516: The city are served by the Plattsburgh City School District , which educates 2,000 students in five different schools. Plattsburgh has three commercial newspapers: Plattsburgh has two television stations, WCFE-TV , channel 57, a PBS member station and WPTZ , channel 5, an NBC affiliate, though WPTZ moved their main offices to Burlington in 2019, leaving Plattsburgh as a small regional satellite bureau. Plattsburgh
1144-411: The city was 89.88% White , 3.5% Black or African American , 0.38% Native American , 2.77% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 1.03% from other races , and 2.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.4% of the population. There were 7,600 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.1% were married couples living together, 11.4% had
1188-406: The city. Today, the city relies largely in part on new industries with a predominantly Canadian and Québécois influence expanding on the former airbase as well as established manufacturing plants, such as Bombardier , Nova Bus , and others. Plattsburgh is sometimes historically spelled as Plattsburg , leaving off the "h". Many historic documents relating to the famous naval engagement between
1232-505: The core urban cluster's population and not on that of the whole area, some micropolitan areas are much larger than some metropolitan areas. For example, the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area had a 2010 census population of 154,908. That would put its total population ahead of roughly 100 individual locations classified as a metropolitan statistical area in 2010. The largest of the areas, around Claremont and Lebanon, New Hampshire , had
1276-494: The heart of the Plattsburgh micropolitan statistical area (MSA) with a population of 82,128 according to the 2010 Census. A statistical area representing the greater Plattsburgh region (as defined by the U.S. government), the Plattsburgh MSA includes all communities in the immediate Clinton County area. Plattsburgh was founded by Zephaniah Platt in 1785 after he was granted the land by George Clinton . Platt, who
1320-484: The help of a corps of volunteers. Its permanent collection includes two Lozier Automobiles. Also housed at the museum are the Bill Gates Diner (a cafe housed in a trolley car), a 1924 REO Speed Wagon used by Plattsburgh Motor Services' founder Walter Church, a 1929 Model A Ford and a 1967 Jaguar . Following a 2006 grant that helped establish the museum, in 2007, the museum received a $ 1 million grant from
1364-514: The main commercial hub for the sparsely populated northern Adirondack Mountains. The land around what is referred to as Plattsburgh was previously inhabited by the Iroquois, Western Abenaki, Mohican, and Mohawk people. Samuel de Champlain was the first ever recorded European that sailed into Champlain Valley and later claimed the region as a part of New France in 1609. Plattsburgh was the site of
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1408-506: The organization of that year's manual, requested a listing of state post offices from the United States Postal Service . Upon review of the listing, the difference in spelling was noted. The city was contacted and an investigation was begun by postal authorities. United States Postal Service records show that the name of the post office was originally Plattsburg but was changed to Plattsburgh by 1828. In 1891,
1452-407: The regional economy each fiscal year. Other large companies in the area include: ALSTOM Transportation , which builds rail-cars in a 219,000 sq ft (20,300 m ) plant; Norsk Titanium, which opened its U.S. branch in Plattsburgh to make parts for the aerospace industry through the use of titanium rapid plasma deposition; and Nova Bus and Prevost which manufactures busses for
1496-689: The summers of 1915 and 1916. During the Cold War, military functions took a prominent role in Plattsburgh, which was home to Plattsburgh Air Force Base (PAFB) and was the location of the Strategic Air Command 's primary wing on the East Coast due to its geographic desirability. The base's location in the Champlain Valley (protected by the rain shadow of the Adirondack Mountains ) ensured consistent, year-round weather that
1540-483: Was 19,841 at the 2020 census . The population of the surrounding (and separately incorporated) Town of Plattsburgh was 11,886 as of the 2020 census , making the combined population of Plattsburgh to be 31,727. Plattsburgh lies just to the northeast of Adirondack Park , immediately outside of the park boundaries. It is the second largest community in the North Country region (after Watertown ), and serves as
1584-408: Was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 28,846, and the median income for a family was $ 46,337. Males had a median income of $ 35,429 versus $ 26,824 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,127. About 13.6% of families and 23.1% of the population were below
1628-563: Was activated at Plattsburgh AFB. The Squadron consisted of 12 Atlas "F" Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, stored in underground silos at twelve sites surrounding the city of Plattsburgh. Ten of the silos were in New York, while two were across Lake Champlain in Vermont. The squadron played an active role in the 1962 Cuban Missile crisis, giving President Kennedy a powerful negotiating tool in dealing with Nikita Khrushchev . The 556 SMS's life
1672-582: Was created in 2003. Like the better-known metropolitan statistical areas , a micropolitan area is a geographic entity used for statistical purposes based on counties and county equivalents . On July 21, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget released revised delineations of the various CBSAs in the United States, which recognized 542 micropolitan areas in the United States, four of which are in Puerto Rico . The term "micropolitan" gained currency in
1716-488: Was formerly the eastern part of the town. The first village elections were held on May 2 of that year. The village incorporated as a city in 1903. The actual boundaries are unknown. The last expedition to survey the boundaries ended in disaster; all following endeavors for an accurate survey of the borders of the Town of Plattsburgh and the City of Plattsburgh were relinquished to fate and luck. With its significant location on
1760-710: Was from Poughkeepsie, New York , established the new city of Plattsburgh to buffer emerging American interests in the Saint Lawrence River valley and Lake Champlain valley after the American victory in the American Revolutionary War . The centralized American authority proclaimed Plattsburgh in 1785. On March 3, 1815, an act was passed by the New York State legislature incorporating the Village of Plattsburgh out of an area that
1804-482: Was relatively short lived since the Atlas was a liquid fuel system that was expensive and difficult to maintain. As the solid fuel Minuteman ICBM began to come on line, the liquid fueled missiles such as the Atlas and Titan were retired. The 556 SMS began deactivating in the spring of 1965, completing that task later that year. Despite its numerous awards for performance excellence, PAFB was closed on September 29, 1995, in
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1848-408: Was safe for take-offs and landings. The 380th Bombardment, Aerospace, and Refueling Wings, all stationed at PAFB, included B-52 Bombers , air-refueling "tankers", and FB-111s . The base had a great deal of land surface and was one of only four military bases in the United States with a landing strip large enough for a Space Shuttle landing. On September 1, 1961, the 556 Strategic Missile Squadron
1892-483: Was the idea of Anthony Vaccaro, a Plattsburgh physician , who owned and restored a 1915 Lozier. He saw a museum dedicated to Lozier Motors as a way of promoting Plattsburgh's rich history. Despite the museum's expanded scope, the Lozier remains its centerpiece. The museum's Type 82 Lozier is the only known Type 82 in existence. The museum officially opened on the site of the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base in 2004 with
1936-551: Was the name of the city itself ever changed. To this day, some signs (including U.S. and Canadian highway signs, and a sign at the Plattsburgh Amtrak Station , among others) point the way to "Plattsburg". There is also a former bank building with plattsburg bank inscribed at the top. Plattsburgh is at 44°41′43″N 73°27′30″W / 44.69528°N 73.45833°W / 44.69528; -73.45833 (44.695365, −73.458593). According to
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