Moira New York

Moira is a town in Franklin County, New York, with a population of 2,934 as of the 2010 census. Situated on the western border of Franklin County and west of Malone, it was named after the Earl of Moira and pronounced "moh-I-ruh." Established around 1803, the town formed in 1828 from the original Dickinson town. Railroads, including the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad (founded as the Northern Railroad in 1849) and the Northern Adirondack Railroad (built in 1883), played significant roles in its development.

The town spans 45.2 square miles entirely of land, intersected by US Route 11 and NY State Route 95 at Moira hamlet. The western boundary is St. Lawrence County. As per the 2000 census, Moira had a population of 2,857, with a density of 63.2 inhabitants per square mile. The racial composition was predominantly White (98.07%) with smaller percentages of African American, Native American, Asian, and mixed races. The median household income was $26,393, with about 14.5% of families and 18.4% of the population below the poverty line.

Moira's communities include Brushton (formerly Brush's Mills), Alburg, Irish Corners, and the hamlet of Moira, each located along key roads and highways within the town.