Malone (village), New York
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Notable natives

Notable natives include:
  • William Almon Wheeler served as Vice President of the United States
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     under Rutherford Hayes. Is buried at Morningside Cemetery in Malone.
  • Almanzo Wilder
    Almanzo Wilder
    Almanzo James Wilder was the husband of Laura Ingalls Wilder and father of Rose Wilder Lane, both noted U.S. writers.- Early life :...

    , is often thought to be a Malone native. However, he actually grew up on a farm in the nearby town of Burke
    Burke (town), New York
    Burke is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,359 at the 2000 census.The Town of Burke is a town in the northeastern part of the county. The town is east of the Village of Malone, the county seat...

    , New York
    New York
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    . He was the husband of Little House on the Prairie
    Little House on the Prairie
    Little House is a series of children's books by Laura Ingalls Wilder that was published originally between 1932 and 1943, with four additional books published posthumously, in 1962, 1971, 1974 and 2006.-History:...

    author Laura Ingalls Wilder
    Laura Ingalls Wilder
    Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family...

    , who told his story in the novel Farmer Boy
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    . The son of James and Angeline Day Wilder, he was born on his family's farm near Malone on February 13, 1857. The family left the area in 1871 to settle in Minnesota
    Minnesota
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    .
  • Bob Mould
    Bob Mould
    Robert Arthur "Bob" Mould is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s.-Early life:...

    , the frontman for 1980s punk rock group Hüsker Dü
    Hüsker Dü
    Hüsker Dü was an American rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1979. The band's continual members were guitarist Bob Mould, bassist Greg Norton, and drummer Grant Hart....

  • Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball
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     pitcher Tom Browning
    Tom Browning
    Thomas Leo Browning is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals...

     also graduated from the local high school, Franklin Academy.
  • Brian Doe, author of "Barley & Gold" and more known as co-author for the first book in a three part series, "Waking God" currently lives in Malone and teaches English at Malone's Franklin Academy High School.
  • Child Actor Jaymie Dornan also currently lives in Malone and attends Franklin Academy High School, in the eleventh grade.
  • Howard Siler
    Howard Siler
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    , former USA bobsledder, also coached the 1988 Winter Olympic Games Jamaican Bobsled Team. In the movie "Cool Runnings
    Cool Runnings
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    ", though very fictional, John Candy
    John Candy
    John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of The Second City and its related Second City Television series, and through his appearances in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, Spaceballs, and Uncle...

    's character portrayed Siler.
  • Orville Gibson
    Orville Gibson
    Orville H. Gibson was a luthier who founded the Gibson Guitar Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1896, makers of guitars, mandolins and other instruments....

    , known for creating the Gibson Guitar Corporation
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    , was born in nearby Chateaugay and is buried at Morningside Cemetery in Malone.


Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 6,075 people, 2,583 households, and 1,511 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,920.0 people per square mile (742.3/km²). There were 2,847 housing units at an average density of 899.8 per square mile (347.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.58% White, 0.49% Black or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.46% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.44% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 2,583 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,200, and the median income for a family was $35,077. Males had a median income of $29,200 versus $20,163 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $15,960. About 10.8% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

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