Chateaugay (French: Châteaugay) is a village in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 833 at the 2010 census.[2] The village is located in the town of Chateaugay, northeast of Malone. The village and town are named after a village near Lyon in France, which became the name of a land grant in Canada.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 798 people, 338 households, and 209 families residing in the village. The population density was 740.2 inhabitants per square mile (285.8/km2). There were 390 housing units at an average density of 361.7 per square mile (139.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.25% White, 0.50% Black or African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.38% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.
There were 338 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $34,000, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $25,096 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,436. About 13.5% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.
