St. Armand, New York  St. Armand is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,548 at the 2010 census. The town was named by an early settler for Saint-Armand, Quebec, in Canada. The town of St. Armand is in the northwestern corner of the county and is southwest of Plattsburgh. The town was first settled around 1829. The early industry was based on lumber production. After most of the trees were harvested, farming became predominant. The town was set off from the town of Wilmington in 1844. By the end of the 19th century, the town had become the locale for sanatoriums intended for tuberculosis (TB) cures. Edward Trudeau in 1884 was one of the first to establish a sanatorium within the town, near the village of Saranac Lake. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.63%, is water. The northern and eastern town lines are the border of Franklin County. The town is in the Adirondack Park. The Saranac River flows through the northwest part of St. Armand. New York State Route 3 passes through the western part of the town. At the 2000 census, there were 1,321 people, 543 households and 349 families residing in the town. The population density was 23.4 per square mile (9.0/km²). There were 689 housing units at an average density of 12.2 per square mile (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.43% White, 0.38% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population. There were 543 households of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04. Age distribution was 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older.