Massena, New York
Town of Massena Massena is positioned in New York Massena - Massena Location inside the state of New York Massena is a town in St.
Lawrence County, New York, United States.
Massena is positioned along the northern border of the county, just south of the St.
The populace was 10,883 at the 2010 census. The town of Massena contains a village also titled Massena.
The town and its village are titled after Andre Massena, a general and Marshal of France amid the Napoleonic Wars.
4 Communities and locations in Massena Massena was one of the first suburbs settled in St.
The town is titled after one of Napoleon's field marshals, Andre Massena, who commanded around that time. The economy of early Massena was partly based on community spas, but the undivided town is involved in power production, aluminum manufacturing at ALCOA, and the commerce of the St.
Massena's economy has suffered for the past several decades due to its large exposure to American manufacturing and the automotive industry.
The town is home to an Alcoa Aluminum plant, the longest continually operating aluminum facility in the world, and a former Reynolds Metals Company plant, now called Alcoa East (temporarily idled in July 2009).
Alcoa presently employs over 900 citizens at its facilities in Massena.
Massena is also home to a former General Motors aluminum engine-casting plant which was closed in 2008, laying off or relocating over 600 employees.
The New York Power Authority also operates a hydroelectric power generating dam, the St.
Lawrence River adjoining to Massena.
Massena is also home to the Eisenhower Locks, part of the St.
It was estimated in 2013 that nearly 30% of Massena inhabitants live below the poverty line. St.
Lawrence County's poverty rate is higher than both the state and federal rates and presently rates the 5th highest in New York State.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $28,391, and the median income for a family was $32,696.
Lawrence River northeast of Massena village.
Lawrence River north of Massena village.
Massena A village at the west town line on both banks of the Grasse River.
Massena Center A hamlet northeast of Massena village.
Massena Power Canal A waterway connecting the Grasse River to the St.
Massena Springs A hamlet south of Massena village by the Raquette River.
Raquette River A hamlet east of Massena village, positioned by the Raquette River.
Robert Moses State Park A state park in the northern part of the town.
The town is served by Massena International Airport, positioned east of Massena village, south of NY-37.
Saunders Power Dam, ALCOA, Massena Memorial Hospital, Highland Nursing Home, and St.
Alan Haskvitz, National Teachers Hall of Fame educator lived in Massena for ten years. Myron Reed, Wisconsin State Senator and lawyer, was born in Massena.
Andre Massena, Napoleonic general.
Massena, Iowa, another community, titled after Massena, NY.
Massena, New York: Stubbs Printing.
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