Hillsdale, New York
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Hillsdale is a town in Columbia County, New York, USA. The population was 1,744 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Hillsdale is at the east border of Columbia County.
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[edit] History
The region was taken from the Town of Claverack in 1782. The Town of Hillsdale was established in 1788.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 123.7 km² (47.8 mi²). 123.4 km² (47.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.27%) is water.
The east town line is the New York - Massachusetts border.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,744 people, 721 households, and 485 families residing in the town. The population density was 14.1/km² (36.6/mi²). There were 1,133 housing units at an average density of 9.2/km² (23.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.88% White, 0.63% African American, 0.46% Asian, 0.52% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.
There were 721 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,156, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $30,893 versus $25,694 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,186. About 4.7% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in Hillsdale
- East Hillsdale -- A hamlet east of Hillsdale village on Route 23.
- Green River -- A hamlet northeast of North Hillsdale.
- Hillsdale -- The hamlet of Hillsdale in near the south town line at the junction of Routes 22 and 23.
- North Hillsdale -- A hamlet in the northeast part of the town on Route 22.
[edit] Festivals and celebrations
- Falcon Ridge Folk Festival takes place every July in Dobbs Farm.
[edit] External links
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County Seat: Hudson |
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| Cities | |
| Towns |
Ancram | Austerlitz | Canaan | Chatham | Claverack | Copake | Gallatin | Germantown | Ghent | Greenport | Hillsdale | Kinderhook | Livingston | New Lebanon | Stockport | Stuyvesant | Taghkanic |
| Villages |
Chatham | Kinderhook | Philmont | Valatie |
| CDPs |
Claverack-Red Mills | Copake Lake | Lorenz Park | Niverville | Stottville |
