Profile for Fort Covington, New York, NY

Fort Covington is on the Canada border.

Former and merged names include:
· French Mills

American troops camped here in 1813, after their defeat by British and Canadian forces at Crysler's Field.

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4% of Fort Covington residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Fort Covington ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Fort Covington was $14,932, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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13% of Fort Covington residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Fort Covington, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $288.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $735.

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Franklin County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Fort Covington political report.

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The average commute time for Fort Covington workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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