Montgomery (town), New York
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- There is also a Montgomery County in New York.
Montgomery is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 20,891 at the 2000 census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 at the Battle of Quebec.
The Town of Montgomery is in the northern part of the county at the county line shared by Ulster County. Montgomery is immediately west of the Town of Newburgh. It contains three villages, one also called Montgomery, as well as Walden and most of Maybrook.
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[edit] History
The early town began as a patent to Henry Wileman in 1710, who was the first settler.
The town was originally established as "Hanover" in 1772, but became the Town of Montgomery in 1782.
The community of Montgomery set itself off by incorporating as a village in 1810, and in 1855, the community of Walden incorporated also. Maybrook village did not set itself off until 1926.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 51.1 square miles (132.3 km²), of which, 50.4 square miles (130.6 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²) of it (1.25%) is water.
Interstate 84 crosses the south part of Montgomery.
The Wallkill River flows northward through Montgomery.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 20,891 people, 7,273 households, and 5,447 families residing in the town. The population density was 414.2 people per square mile (159.9/km²). There were 7,643 housing units at an average density of 151.5/sq mi (58.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.28% White, 3.69% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.35% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.75% of the population.
There were 7,273 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $49,422, and the median income for a family was $56,376. Males had a median income of $40,881 versus $29,163 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,222. About 4.6% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] Communities and locations in the Town of Montgomery
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- Allards (formerly "Allards Corners") – A hamlet near the north town line.
- Berea – A hamlet east of Montgomery village on NY-17K, west of Coldenham.
- Coldenham – A hamlet east of Montgomery village on NY-17K.
- Maybrook – Most of the Village of Maybrook is located in the southern part of the town on NY-208.
- Montgomery – The Village of Montgomery is located near the center of the town at the intersection of NY-17K and NY-211.
- Morrison Heights – A hamlet north of Maybrook by Interstate 84.
- Scotts Corners – A hamlet immediately east of Montgomery village, located at the intersection of NY-17K and NY-208.
- Walden – The Village of Walden is in the northern part of the town by the Wallkill River and NY-208.
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Coordinates: 41°31′32″N 74°14′18″W / 41.52556°N 74.23833°W
