Rensselaerville, New York

Coordinates: 42°28′46″N 74°10′19″W / 42.47944°N 74.17194°W / 42.47944; -74.17194
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Rensselaerville
town
1790
Government
 • MayorValarie Loudsbury
Town Council
  • Robert Bolte
  • Marion Cooke
  • Margaret Sedlmeir
  • Gerald Wood
Area
FIPS code
36-61181[2]
GNIS feature ID0979415[3]
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Rensselaerville (

town in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,826 at the 2020 census.[5] The town is named after Stephen Van Rensselaer.[6]

History

Rensselaerville was once part of the

Stockbridge Indians and those at Schoharie.[6]

In 1787, the patroon had a survey and census taken in order to enroll squatters and collect the

quitrent required of settlers on his lands.[6]

Rensselaerville was created from part of the town of Watervliet in 1790. In 1795, the northern part of the town was lost to create the new town of Berne. Additional territory was lost from the eastern part of the town upon the formation of the town of Westerlo in 1815.

In 1795, after Shays' Rebellion, Daniel Shays moved from Massachusetts to Preston Hollow, a hamlet in Rensselaerville. His son became one of the leading citizens of the town.[6]

The Conkling–Boardman–Eldridge Farm and Rensselaerville Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 61.9 square miles (160 km2), of which 61.5 square miles (159 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (0.63%) is water.

The southern town line is the border of Greene County, and the western town boundary is the border of Schoharie County. The town is located in the northern Catskill Mountains.

Eightmile Creek
, flow through the town.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
17902,777—
18105,928—
18203,435−42.1%
18303,6857.3%
18403,7050.5%
18503,629−2.1%
18603,008−17.1%
18702,491−17.2%
18802,488−0.1%
18902,112−15.1%
19001,795−15.0%
19101,609−10.4%
19201,345−16.4%
19301,203−10.6%
19401,2856.8%
19501,3101.9%
19601,232−6.0%
19701,53124.3%
19801,78016.3%
19901,99011.8%
20001,915−3.8%
20101,843−3.8%
20201,826−0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

At the 2000

Latino
of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 779 households, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 25.2% 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 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93.

24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The

poverty line
, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Rensselaerville

  • Cooksburg – A
    hamlet
    in the southwestern part of Rensselaerville near the town line.
  • Medusa – A hamlet near the town line, located east of Cooksburg.
  • Potter Hollow – A hamlet near the southern town line, west of Cooksburg.
  • Preston Hollow – A hamlet in the southwestern part of the town, north of Cooksburg.
  • Rensselaerville – A hamlet in the northeastern part of the town.
  • Shufelt Corners – A location north of Rensselaerville hamlet.
  • Smiths Corner – A hamlet at the eastern town line.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 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. ^ Thomas, Dave (September 28, 2011). "RENSSELAERVILLE (Documentary Film)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  5. ^ a b 2020 Census, US Census Bureau, Rensselaerville, New York
  6. ^ a b c d George Howell and Jonathan Tenney (1886). Bi-Centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany from 1609-1886; Volume II. W.W. Munsell and Company. p. 911. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  8. ^ Boughton, James (1890). Bouton--Boughton Family: Descendants of John Boution, a Native of France. Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons. p. 185 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Henry Chester Waite

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