Schaghticoke (village), New York
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Schaghticoke is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, USA. The population was 676 at the 2000 census. The name comes from a tribe of Native Americans, the Schaghticoke. Actually the mixed tribe of Native Peoples took its name from the village and not the other way around. The Natives at Schaghticoke included Mohicans, Abenakis, Cahoos, Pennacooks, Wampanoags, Naraganests, Sokokis, Nipmucs and others. This mixed group which at times was 1000 strong took its name from the site and became Schaghticokes. This group were the dominant Native Americans of the area from circa 1640 -1750. While they paid tribute to the Iroquios it was not until after 1750 that history forgot and ignored these people and made the claim that this was the "Fruitful Hunting Ground of the Iroquois" By 1750 the majority of the area had been sold to European settlers so when the last of the Schaghticoke group left to move north the Iroquois laid claim to what was left. One last attempt in 1758 by the Iroquois to lay claim to the area ended in 1769 with the payment of 5000 pieces of Spanish Gold for the area of the Kaydeross Patent.
The Village of Schaghticoke is in the Town of Schaghticoke, near the east town line. Schaghticoke is west of the Village of Valley Falls.
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[edit] History
The village was previously called "Harts Falls" and was incorporated under that name in 1867. It was incorporated again as "Schaghticoke" in 1881.
[edit] Geography
Schaghticoke is located at (42.899551, -73.586128)GR1.
Schaghticoke is next to the Hoosick River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²). 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (18.89%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 676 people, 270 households, and 181 families residing in the village. The population density was 352.7/km² (916.3/mi²). There were 284 housing units at an average density of 148.2/km² (385.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.30% White, 1.48% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.59% Asian, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 270 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,417, and the median income for a family was $44,432. Males had a median income of $36,510 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,734. About 7.4% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
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- Schaghticoke tribe
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Municipalities and Communities of Rensselaer County, New York County Seat: Troy |
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| Cities | |
| Towns |
Berlin | Brunswick | East Greenbush | Grafton | Hoosick | Nassau | North Greenbush | Petersburgh | Pittstown | Poestenkill | Sand Lake | Schaghticoke | Schodack | Stephentown |
| Villages |
Castleton-on-Hudson (Castleton) | East Nassau | Hoosick Falls | Nassau | Schaghticoke | Valley Falls |
| Hamlets and CDPs |
Averill Park | Buskirk | Cherry Plain | Cropseyville | Defreestville | East Schodack | Hampton Manor | Johnsonville | Poestenkill | West Sand Lake | Wynantskill |
