Jefferson County > Cape Vincent

County: Jefferson

Population:
  2,765 town
  699 village


LeRay was named after the son of landholder James LeRay.

Libraries: Cape Vincent Community Library

Emergency services: Cape Vincent Ambulance Squad, Cape Vincent Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions

State parks: Burnham Point State Park

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Hillside Cemetery, Riverside Cemetery

Tibbetts Point Lighthouse


Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have funded shoreline stabilization at the Tibbetts Point Lighthouse, re-Imagining Club Street as a pedestrian-friendly zone, and other projects.



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Cape Vincent
  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $5,000,000  (2023)

Cape Vincent
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $400,000  (2021)

Cape Vincent
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $750,000  (2021)

Cape Vincent Arts Council
  Lawrence I. & Blanche H. Rhodes Memorial Fund  -  Wynantskill, NY  -  $6,000  (2021)

Tibbetts Point Lighthouse Historical Society
  Lawrence I. & Blanche H. Rhodes Memorial Fund  -  Wynantskill, NY  -  $2,000  (2021)

Town of Cape Vincent
  New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $400,000  (2021)



Largest nonprofits in Cape Vincent (by assets) include:

Cape Vincent Housing Corp
Cape Vincent Ambulance Squad
Cape Vincent Community Library
Cape Vincent Fire Department Incorporated
Cape Vincent Community Food Pantry
Tibbetts Point Lighthouse
Cape Vincent American Legion Post 832
Cape Vincent Arts Council
Cape Vincent Chamber of Commerce
New York State Association for Food Protection