Galway, New York

Coordinates: 43°01′43″N 74°01′35″W / 43.02861°N 74.02639°W / 43.02861; -74.02639
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For the village located within this town, see Galway (village), New York.

Galway
518
FIPS code36-091-28112

Galway (

village also named Galway. Both the town and village are located in the western part of the county, north of Schenectady
.

Galway is a rural community with a mixture of small business, farming, and residential homes. The town is home to both year-round and seasonal residents. It was originally named New Galloway after Galloway in Scotland. When the town was incorporated, however, it was incorrectly recorded as Galway. Although the spelling is the same as Galway, Ireland, it is not pronounced the same.[5]

History

Chauncey Vibbard

The region was first settled in October 1774 on the corner of what is today known as Donnan and Sacandaga Roads in the southern section of town, outside of Galway village.[citation needed]

The town was formed from the town of Ballston in 1792 as the town of "New Galloway." The town of Providence was taken off the north part of Galway in 1796.[5]

The

village in 1838.[5]

The Mead House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[6]

Notable people

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.0 square mile (116.6 km2, of which 44.0 square miles (114.0 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (2.20%) is water.

The western town line is the border of Fulton County.

New York State Route 29 is an east-west highway in the northern part of Galway. It intersects New York State Route 147 at Kimball Corners.

Adjacent areas
The town of Galway is bordered on the west by towns of

Milton, the north by the town of Providence, and the south by the town of Charlton
.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18202,579—
18302,7105.1%
18402,412−11.0%
18502,158−10.5%
18602,42712.5%
18702,174−10.4%
18801,902−12.5%
18901,635−14.0%
19001,350−17.4%
19101,205−10.7%
19201,101−8.6%
19301,1373.3%
19401,2449.4%
19501,40813.2%
19601,74624.0%
19702,50643.5%
19803,01820.4%
19903,2668.2%
20003,5899.9%
20103,545−1.2%
20203,525−0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[11][12]

As of the census,

Hispanic or Latino of any race
.

There were 1,387 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% are Marriage, married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. Of all households 20.0% were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,155, and the median income for a family was $54,119. Males had a median income of $38,827 versus $28,385 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,425. Of the population, 6.0% and 5.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.6% of those under the age of 18 and 1.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Education

Galway has its own school district, composed of pre-school through 12th grade. The elementary school is called Joseph Henry Elementary, the middle and high school are known as Galway Junior Senior High School as of 2011, although formerly known as Galway Middle School and Galway High School. The middle school was built in 1999. The growing population began the expansion of the middle school. A new high school was built in 1952 to replace the previous Galway Union Free School which had served for over half a century. Also, prior to 1952, Galway had many one-room school houses scattered throughout the town, many of which still exist.

Communities and locations in the town

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Galway town, Saratoga County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Galway%20town,%20Saratoga%20County,%20New%20York
  5. ^ a b c "Galway Town History: The First Settlers". Town of Galway. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  7. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Judge gives 30-year sentence to Crawford in death-ray case". Times Union. December 19, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  9. ^ Keeler, Phyliss. "Early statistics on settlers in the Town of Galway". Town of Galway. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
  10. ^ Thomas William Herringshaw, Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography, 1914, page 551
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. ^ United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Galway town, Saratoga County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Galway%20town,%20Saratoga%20County,%20New%20York
  13. ^ Findlakes.com: Galway Lake, New York

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