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Peru grows 9.9% leading the way by far in Clinton County

Peru town
Clinton County

2010 2000 Change % change
Total
population
6,998 6,370 628 9.9%
Hispanic 116
(1.7%)
54
(0.8%)
62 114.8%
Non-Hispanic 6,882
(98.3%)
6,316
(99.2%)
566 9.0%

Breakdown by race

2010 2000 Change % Change
White 6,754
(96.5%)
6,193
(97.2%)
561 9.1%
Black/
African American
103
(1.5%)
58
(0.9%)
45 77.6%
American Indian/
Alaska Native
11
(0.2%)
5
(0.1%)
6 120.0%
Asian 38
(0.5%)
39
(0.6%)
– 1 -2.6%
Native Hawaiian/
other Pacific Islander
2
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
Other races 27
(0.4%)
10
(0.2%)
17 170.0%
Two or more races 63
(0.9%)
65
(1.0%)
– 2 -3.1%

Plattsburgh city
Clinton County

2010 2000 Change % change
Total
population
19,989 18,816 1,173 6.2%
Hispanic 679
(3.4%)
399
(2.1%)
280 70.2%
Non-Hispanic 19,310
(96.6%)
18,417
(97.9%)
893 4.8%

Breakdown by race

2010 2000 Change % Change
White 17,967
(89.9%)
17,576
(93.4%)
391 2.2%
Black/
African American
700
(3.5%)
463
(2.5%)
237 51.2%
American Indian/
Alaska Native
75
(0.4%)
98
(0.5%)
– 23 -23.5%
Asian 555
(2.8%)
281
(1.5%)
274 97.5%
Native Hawaiian/
other Pacific Islander
6
(0.0%)
10
(0.1%)
– 4 -40.0%
Other races 205
(1.0%)
128
(0.7%)
77 60.2%
Two or more races 481
(2.4%)
260
(1.4%)
221 85.0%

Ellenburg town
Clinton County

2010 2000 Change % change
Total
population
1,743 1,812 – 69 -3.8%
Hispanic 13
(0.7%)
15
(0.8%)
– 2 -13.3%
Non-Hispanic 1,730
(99.3%)
1,797
(99.2%)
– 67 -3.7%

Breakdown by race

2010 2000 Change % Change
White 1,712
(98.2%)
1,790
(98.8%)
– 78 -4.4%
Black/
African American
2
(0.1%)
1
(0.1%)
1 100.0%
American Indian/
Alaska Native
6
(0.3%)
2
(0.1%)
4 200.0%
Asian 6
(0.3%)
4
(0.2%)
2 50.0%
Native Hawaiian/
other Pacific Islander
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
Other races 0
(0.0%)
4
(0.2%)
– 4 -100.0%
Two or more races 17
(1.0%)
11
(0.6%)
6 54.5%

Saranac town
Clinton County

2010 2000 Change % change
Total
population
4,007 4,165 – 158 -3.8%
Hispanic 45
(1.1%)
43
(1.0%)
2 4.7%
Non-Hispanic 3,962
(98.9%)
4,122
(99.0%)
– 160 -3.9%

Breakdown by race

2010 2000 Change % Change
White 3,901
(97.4%)
4,108
(98.6%)
– 207 -5.0%
Black/
African American
10
(0.2%)
6
(0.1%)
4 66.7%
American Indian/
Alaska Native
15
(0.4%)
14
(0.3%)
1 7.1%
Asian 12
(0.3%)
8
(0.2%)
4 50.0%
Native Hawaiian/
other Pacific Islander
1
(0.0%)
2
(0.0%)
– 1 -50.0%
Other races 6
(0.1%)
10
(0.2%)
– 4 -40.0%
Two or more races 62
(1.5%)
17
(0.4%)
45 264.7%

Online Database by Caspio
Chazy town
Clinton County

2010 2000 Change % change
Total
population
4,284 4,181 103 2.5%
Hispanic 34
(0.8%)
29
(0.7%)
5 17.2%
Non-Hispanic 4,250
(99.2%)
4,152
(99.3%)
98 2.4%

Breakdown by race

2010 2000 Change % Change
White 4,179
(97.5%)
4,095
(97.9%)
84 2.1%
Black/
African American
28
(0.7%)
13
(0.3%)
15 115.4%
American Indian/
Alaska Native
10
(0.2%)
17
(0.4%)
– 7 -41.2%
Asian 20
(0.5%)
21
(0.5%)
– 1 -4.8%
Native Hawaiian/
other Pacific Islander
2
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
Other races 8
(0.2%)
4
(0.1%)
4 100.0%
Two or more races 37
(0.9%)
31
(0.7%)
6 19.4%

Champlain town
Clinton County

2010 2000 Change % change
Total
population
5,754 5,791 – 37 -0.6%
Hispanic 79
(1.4%)
58
(1.0%)
21 36.2%
Non-Hispanic 5,675
(98.6%)
5,733
(99.0%)
– 58 -1.0%

Breakdown by race

2010 2000 Change % Change
White 5,577
(96.9%)
5,660
(97.7%)
– 83 -1.5%
Black/
African American
22
(0.4%)
30
(0.5%)
– 8 -26.7%
American Indian/
Alaska Native
14
(0.2%)
17
(0.3%)
– 3 -17.6%
Asian 62
(1.1%)
21
(0.4%)
41 195.2%
Native Hawaiian/
other Pacific Islander
2
(0.0%)
1
(0.0%)
1 100.0%
Other races 11
(0.2%)
15
(0.3%)
– 4 -26.7%
Two or more races 66
(1.1%)
47
(0.8%)
19 40.4%


Plattsburgh town
Clinton County

2010 2000 Change % change
Total
population
11,870 11,190 680 6.1%
Hispanic 228
(1.9%)
116
(1.0%)
112 96.6%
Non-Hispanic 11,642
(98.1%)
11,074
(99.0%)
568 5.1%

Breakdown by race

2010 2000 Change % Change
White 11,273
(95.0%)
10,818
(96.7%)
455 4.2%
Black/
African American
227
(1.9%)
120
(1.1%)
107 89.2%
American Indian/
Alaska Native
50
(0.4%)
43
(0.4%)
7 16.3%
Asian 101
(0.9%)
61
(0.5%)
40 65.6%
Native Hawaiian/
other Pacific Islander
2
(0.0%)
1
(0.0%)
1 100.0%
Other races 63
(0.5%)
49
(0.4%)
14 28.6%
Two or more races 154
(1.3%)
98
(0.9%)
56 57.1%

Beekmantown town
Clinton County

2010 2000 Change % change
Total
population
5,545 5,326 219 4.1%
Hispanic 73
(1.3%)
54
(1.0%)
19 35.2%
Non-Hispanic 5,472
(98.7%)
5,272
(99.0%)
200 3.8%

Breakdown by race

2010 2000 Change % Change
White 5,385
(97.1%)
5,200
(97.6%)
185 3.6%
Black/
African American
64
(1.2%)
38
(0.7%)
26 68.4%
American Indian/
Alaska Native
11
(0.2%)
9
(0.2%)
2 22.2%
Asian 22
(0.4%)
15
(0.3%)
7 46.7%
Native Hawaiian/
other Pacific Islander
0
(0.0%)
1
(0.0%)
– 1 -100.0%
Other races 15
(0.3%)
13
(0.2%)
2 15.4%
Two or more races 48
(0.9%)
50
(0.9%)
– 2 -4.0%

Au Sable town
Clinton County
2010 2000 Change % change
Total
population
3,146 3,015 131 4.3%
Hispanic 48
(1.5%)
40
(1.3%)
8 20.0%
Non-Hispanic 3,098
(98.5%)
2,975
(98.7%)
123 4.1%

Breakdown by race

2010 2000 Change % Change
White 3,041
(96.7%)
2,948
(97.8%)
93 3.2%
Black/
African American
27
(0.9%)
24
(0.8%)
3 12.5%
American Indian/
Alaska Native
6
(0.2%)
7
(0.2%)
– 1 -14.3%
Asian 17
(0.5%)
9
(0.3%)
8 88.9%
Native Hawaiian/
other Pacific Islander
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
Other races 3
(0.1%)
8
(0.3%)
– 5 -62.5%
Two or more races 52
(1.7%)
19
(0.6%)
33 173.7%