Pittstown, New York
Pittstown, New York | ||
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FIPS code 36-58398 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0979373 | |
Website | Town website |
Pittstown is a
A small part of the northern town line is Rensselaer County's border with
The majority of the town is served by the Hoosic Valley Central School District, while the southern part of the town is serviced by Brunswick (Brittonkill) Central School District, with a portion of the eastern part of the town served by the Hoosick Falls Central School District.
History
The town is one of the original towns in the county and was created in 1788, from a patent dated 1761.
The Coletti–Rowland–Agan Farmstead, Howard–Odmin–Sherman Farmstead, and Tomhannock Methodist Episcopal Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4][5][6]
Geography
New York State Route 67 runs along the Hoosic River, which defines the northeast town line.
In western Pittstown, a manmade body of water, the Tomhannock Reservoir, provides water to the residents of the city of Troy.
The Pittstown State Forest[7] is in the southeast corner of the town, where New York State Route 7 runs along the northern edge of the Rensselaer Plateau.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 64.8 square miles (168 km2), of which, 61.7 square miles (160 km2) of it is land (95.2%) and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) of it is water (4.8%).
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 3,772 | — | |
1830 | 3,702 | −1.9% | |
1840 | 3,784 | 2.2% | |
1850 | 3,732 | −1.4% | |
1860 | 3,826 | 2.5% | |
1870 | 4,093 | 7.0% | |
1880 | 4,095 | 0.0% | |
1890 | 4,056 | −1.0% | |
1900 | 3,236 | −20.2% | |
1910 | 2,920 | −9.8% | |
1920 | 2,342 | −19.8% | |
1930 | 2,426 | 3.6% | |
1940 | 2,491 | 2.7% | |
1950 | 2,666 | 7.0% | |
1960 | 2,973 | 11.5% | |
1970 | 3,905 | 31.3% | |
1980 | 4,901 | 25.5% | |
1990 | 5,468 | 11.6% | |
2000 | 5,644 | 3.2% | |
2010 | 5,735 | 1.6% | |
2020 | 5,540 | −3.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8][9] |
As of the
There were 1,993 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $49,968, and the median income for a family was $52,194. Males had a median income of $35,173 versus $28,720 for females. The
Communities and locations in Pittstown
- Boyntonville – A hamletnear the eastern town line on Route 7.
- East Pittstown – A hamlet near the town line, in the northeastern part of the town.
- Factory Hollow – A hamlet.
- Johnsonville – A hamlet in the northern part of the town by the Hoosick River. In 1825, a bridge was built here across the Hoosic River. [citation needed]
- Little Red Schoolhouse – A hamlet southeast of Valley Falls.
- Millertown – A hamlet in the northern part of the town, east of Valley Falls. It was also known as "North Pittstown."
- Raymertown – A hamlet southwest of the Tomhannock Reservoir and in the southwestern part of the town, on Route 7. The community was named after the local Raymer family.[11]
- Tomhannock – A hamlet northeast of Tomhannock Reservoir. It was once known as "Reeds Hollow."
- reservoirin the southwestern part of the town.
- Valley Falls – The Village of Valley Falls is in the northwestern part of the town.
- Redemption Christian Academy - Private christian school
References
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census results, Pittstown, New York. https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Pittstown%20town,%20Rensselaer%20County,%20New%20York
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/23/13 through 8/30/13. National Park Service. September 6, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/07/14 through 4/11/14. National Park Service. April 18, 2014.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/26/14 through 5/30/14. National Park Service. June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Capital Region/ Northern Catskills - Region 4 - NYS Dept. Of Environmental Conservation".
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census results, Pittstown, New York. https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Pittstown%20town,%20Rensselaer%20County,%20New%20York
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ University of the State of New York Bulletin. University of the State of New York. 1914. p. 54.
Further reading
- Anderson, George Baker (1897). Landmarks of Rensselaer County New York. Syracuse, New York: D. Mason and Company. OCLC 1728151.
- Hayner, Rutherford (1925). Troy and Rensselaer County New York: A History. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc. OCLC 22524006.
- Sylvester, Nathaniel Bartlett (1880). History of Rensselaer Co., New York with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. OCLC 3496287.
- Weise, Arthur James (1880). History of the Seventeen Towns of Rensselaer County from the Colonization of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck to the Present Time. Troy, New York: J. M. Francis & Tucker. OCLC 6637788.