Champlain village is located in the north-central part of the town of Champlain at . Interstate 87 runs past the west side of the village, with access from exits 42 and 43. Montreal is to the north, and Plattsburgh is to the south. US 9 passes through the village and intersects US 11 south of the village. NY 276 intersects US-11 east of Champlain. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of, of which is land and, or 2.71%, is water. The village is west of Lake Champlain and just south of the international border with Quebec. The Great Chazy River flows through the village to Lake Champlain.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,173 people, 521 households, and 309 families residing in the village. The population density was 836.7 people per square mile. There were 582 housing units at an average density of 415.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 97.19% White, 0.77% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population. There were 521 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couplesliving together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.91. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $30,677, and the median income for a family was $38,611. Males had a median income of $32,361 versus $20,263 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,903. About 7.6% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
