Massena, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Massena town. It lies in ZIP code area 13662. It stands on Hutchins Creek. The Survey maps it on the Massena quadrangle. 10,151 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 226 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1906 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1906 against another survey:
Population over time
2 figuresMassena fell from 10,936 to 10,151 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10,936 | |
| 2020 | 10,151 | -785 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1906 USGS Massena quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Massena quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Massena quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Massena quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Massena quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
212 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 212 fires within 5 miles of Massena between 2001 and 2020, burning about 188 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 46 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 117 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Massena: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Contained or Metal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Alcoa Massena Smelter | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | 1903 | |
| Michaud Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Massena in 20 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 lightning. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | 3 hurt, $50,000 | An isolated severe thunderstorm struck Massena during the evening of June 29th causing extensive damage in some areas. Numerous trees and power lines were downed by a downburst. Damage occurred to several homes with the glass windows blown in at a nursing home where three residents were injured. In addition a tractor-semitrailer was blown over spilling gas onto a parking lot. |
| May 2007 | Lightning | Massena | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $50,000 | Numerous trees and wires down, as well as some light structural and vehicle damage throughout Massena. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $25,000 | Telephone poles and lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $25,000 | Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds throughout Massena with local power outages. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $20,000 | Large plate glass window blown in at Robert Moses Power Dam administrative building. Also, trees down in Robert Moses State park. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $15,000 | Trees and powerlines down across Cornell Avenue and other locations. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $15,000 | Several trees down with power lines down across vehicles on South street. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $10,000 | Trees were blown down across several city streets. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $5,000 | A few downed powerlines caused by downed trees onto lines. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Massena | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massena | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Massena | - | Quarter size hail fell. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Massena | - | Quarter size hail fell. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Massena | - | Quarter size hail reported just east of Massena along Route 37. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massena Springs | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Massena Center | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Tucker Terrace | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Grantville | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Raquette River | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Plumbrook | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Louisville | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Brasher Center | 7.1 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Massena | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3306151 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 976634. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










