| Official Name: | Bombay, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Bombay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Christopher Jock (D) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Named For: | Mumbai, India |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.90 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.57 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.32 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1357 |
| Population Density Km2: | 14.19 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 63 |
| Elevation Ft: | 207 |
| Coordinates: | 44.9414°N -74.5972°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 12914, 13655 |
| Area Code: | 518 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-033-07278 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978742 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 1314 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.87 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.74 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.13 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 36.76 |
Bombay is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,357 at the 2010 census.[2] The town was named after a major port city in India, now known as Mumbai, by an early landowner whose wife was from Byculla.
Bombay is in the northwestern part of Franklin County.
Bombay is named for the wife of Michael Hogan, an Irish ship captain who grew wealthy in the East India trade. He came to the US in 1805 with his wife, whom Hogan said was an Indian princess.[3]
Hogan bought 20000acres north of the Adirondack Mountains, including the Town of Bombay, which was named in honour of his wife's birthplace. Their son, William Hogan, served as town supervisor, and was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1822. In 1829 he was appointed as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Franklin County, and in 1830 he was elected to Congress.
Settlement of the town began around 1805. The region was known as Macomb's Purchase, related to a massive purchase by a land speculator when New York first put up former Iroquois lands for sale. The town of Bombay was organized from part of the town of Fort Covington in 1833.
In 1877, the town was devastated by a plague of grasshoppers, which consumed more than half of the field crops.
The town is in northwestern Franklin County, approximately 5miles south of the Canada–United States border. The town's neighbors are the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation to the northwest, the town of Fort Covington to the northeast and east, Bangor at the southeastern corner, Moira to the south, and the town of Brasher in St. Lawrence County to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Bombay has a total area of 92.9km2, of which 92.6km2 is land and 0.3km2, or 0.35%, is water. The St. Regis River, a tributary of the St. Lawrence River, forms the northwestern border of the town. The Little Salmon River meanders from the south to the north through the central part of Bombay.
New York State Route 95 is a north/south route, linking New York State Route 37 in the north at Bradley's Corners with the town of Moira in the south, where Route 95 ends at U.S. Route 11. New York State Route 37 is an east/west state highway through Bombay and the Mohawk Reservation, leading west to Massena and east to Fort Covington. New York State Route 37C intersects NY-37 at Hogansburg in the northwestern corner of Bombay and leads south to Helena.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,192 people, 483 households, and 327 families residing in the town. The population density was 33.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 562 housing units at an average density of 15.7 per square mile (6.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 82.89% White, 0.42% African American, 14.85% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.
There were 483 households. Out of these, 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,000, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $27,273 versus $26,029 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,710. About 16.4% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.3% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.