North Greenbush, New York

Coordinates: 42°40′30″N 73°39′29″W / 42.67500°N 73.65806°W / 42.67500; -73.65806
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North Greenbush
838
FIPS code36-083-52100
FIPS code36-52100[2]
GNIS feature ID0979287[3]
Wikimedia CommonsNorth Greenbush, New York
Websitewww.townofng.com

North Greenbush is a

town in Rensselaer County, New York
, United States. North Greenbush is located in the western part of the county. The population was 13,292 at the 2020 census.

The town has three main

Rainbow Division; and various Rensselaer County government institutions.[4]

History

North Greenbush was part of the Manor of

city of Rensselaer
and the southern section of the city of Troy.

The earliest settlers, in the early 1620s settled in Bath, a part of the town annexed to Rensselaer in 1902. Some settlement in what is today North Greenbush may have taken place in the 17th century as well, but most significant early settlement occurred just prior to the

hamlets in the town. Snyders Lake would, in the 20th century, also become an important community.[6] Snyders Lake was developed as summer residences and continues to lack a central business district.[4]

During the 20th century, North Greenbush would begin to see more development due to an improved transportation infrastructure which led to increased suburban residential, office, and retail growth based on the automobile. In 1931, the road between Troy and East Greenbush was widened and the right-of-way straightened as

RPI Tech Park on Route 4 as a business incubator, today it has over 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) of office space.[4] A connector highway will eventually also go from Exit 8 parallel to US 4 north through the RPI Tech Park and meet US 4 near Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) at the Troy city line.[4]

Not all suburban growth has been well received in the town, however. In the late 1990s, the RPI Tech Park became the focus of regional and statewide push to get a

chip fabrication factory (chip fab plant) built. The RPI Tech Park site originally met little opposition from the town.[7] But as time progressed, opposition grew in response to concerns about potential impacts on traffic and the environment.[8] The RPI Tech Park site, which by October 1999 had become one of only nine sites still being marketed by the state, was terminated when the North Greenbush town council voted to terminate the review process.[9] Another instance of NIMBY opposition to development occurred after the construction of I-90's Exit 8 when that location became well-primed for commercial development. Local developer Frank Nigro, with Nigro Company, proposed a high-end shopping center for the northeastern corner of the intersection of routes 4 and 43. This led to lawsuits and a failed push by residents of Defreestville to incorporate as a village in order to stop the development; and a counter-move by the developer and certain landowners to attempt annexation to the neighboring city of Rensselaer where the development would be better received.[10]

The

Defreest Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[11]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 19.0 square miles (49 km2), of which 18.7 square miles (48 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (1.74%) is water. The western section of the town is steeply sloped and cut by various ravines; the clay bluffs rise between 100 and 200 feet (61 m) above the river with little to no flood plain.[12] The central and eastern parts consist of more gently rolling hills and valleys. The Hudson River is the river of the town, though it is inaccessible to the public at this time;[4] the Wynants Kill in the northeastern section is a creek of some respectable size. Snyder's Lake near the eastern border is the largest lake in the town and is accessible to the public.

The west town line is marked by the

Poestenkill and Sand Lake
to the east. Most of the southern border is shared with East Greenbush, while the city of Rensselaer's northern section is partially surrounded by North Greenbush in the town's southwestern corner.

Location

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18602,170—
18703,05840.9%
18804,13135.1%
18904,76815.4%
19004,719−1.0%
19101,293−72.6%
19201,42510.2%
19302,21555.4%
19403,22345.5%
19504,91352.4%
19608,16166.1%
197010,51328.8%
198010,396−1.1%
199010,8914.8%
200010,805−0.8%
201012,07511.8%
202013,92915.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[13]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 4,161 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $82,227, and the median income for a family was $62,845. Males had a median income of $40,872 versus $29,743 for females. The

poverty line
, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

Communities and locations in North Greenbush

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Laberge Group (June 2009). "North Greenbush Comprehensive Plan". Town of North Greenbush. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  5. ^ a b George Baker Anderson (1897). "History of North Greenbush". D. Mason & Co. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c d Karen Hartgen and Sam Swanson. "Town History". Town of North Greenbush. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  7. ^ Laura Lee (June 12, 1998). "Review of chip plan on track". Albany Times Union. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  8. ^ Michele Morgan Bolton (March 5, 1999). "Public sees two sides to chip plant". Albany Times Union. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  9. ^ Michele Morgan Bolton (October 15, 1999). "Board rejects chip plants". Albany Times Union. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  10. ^ Kate Perry (July 6, 2006). "Court allows plaza project". Albany Times Union. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  11. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  12. ^ J.H. French (1860). Gazetteer of the State of New York. R. Pearsall Smith. p. 557. Retrieved January 28, 2010. new york gazetteer 1860.
  13. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  14. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  15. ^ "VAN ALEN, John Evert, (1749 - 1807)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  16. ^ University of the State of New York Bulletin. University of the State of New York. 1914. p. 51.

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