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Around Montague
Distances
Nearest major airport
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)58 miles away
Closer regional airport
Watertown International Airport (ART)33 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY184 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY229 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Montague; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Montague had 97 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 1004th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Lewis County grew from 27,427 residents in 1900 to 26,582 in 2020.
Lewis County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 42 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 127 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lowville, NY weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Lewis County
4,984 jobs at 506 businesses in Lewis County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
122 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Montague.
Nearest hospitals
Lewis County General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lowville4.1 miles
Carthage Area Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Carthage16.3 miles
Samaritan Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Watertown27.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
15
Specialist doctors
24
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
35
Mental health providers
24
Physical and occupational therapists
19
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Montague
Parks (4 nearby)
Whitaker Falls Park · 90 acres4.2 mi
Martinsburg Town Park · 2 acres4.3 mi
Whitaker Falls Park4.1 mi
Martinsburg Town Park4.3 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Walmart Supercenter3.3 mi
Tops3.7 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Kinney Drugs3.6 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Lowville Free Library3.9 mi
William H. Bush Memorial Library4.4 mi
Museums
American Maple Museum7.2 mi
Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Depot & Railroad Museum7.3 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Lowville Academy & Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lowville Elementary SchoolLowville
Pre-K–5
628
Public
3.8 mi
Lowville Middle SchoolLowville
6–8
263
Public
3.8 mi
Lowville High SchoolLowville
9–12
385
Public
3.8 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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