2037 : Demographics
Hamilton County Population Drops Below 3000
As predicted in a 2012 Cornell University Study on Applied Demographics, the population of Hamilton County has continued to decline and now is below 3000 permanent residents with fewer than 100 in the 25-29 year old range. All the predicted problems attend this drop: school enrollment declines and lack of EMT volunteers, etc.
Influenced Scenarios
Evidence
2018 Census Shows Continuing Declines
Population declines across all of northern New York continue.
Read the news story here.
2017 Census Shows Continuing Population Losses
The estimates show a 7.3% decline in Hamilton Cty since 2010.
Read the story about it here.
Clifton-Fine Population Down 40% from Peak
The area used to have a large iron mine and a paper mill. Both are now closed.
Read the new article here.
Another Report Shows Projected Population Declines
The report has good historic data and forecasts a population decline of 12% or so by 2030 if we don't do anything. Of course, there a lots of efforts to counter this trend.
Read the report here.
Read the report here.
Kansas Program Pays People to Move to Rural Areas
ADK Demographics Mirror Rural National Trends
Hamilton and Essex lose population 2010-12
US Census data for 2010-2012 shows a drop of 1.2% in Hamilton County and a 1% drop in Essex.
You can go to this site and select the county to get the current facts. There is lots of data here.
You can go to this site and select the county to get the current facts. There is lots of data here.
For Hamilton County Population Drops Below 3000
For Hamilton County Population Drops Below 3000