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The Town of Beekman is in the south part of the county. HISTORY The town had been occupied by the Wappinger Indians, before the first European settlers arrived around 1710. The Beekman Patent, granted to Col Henry Beekman in 1697, was the second largest land holding in Dutchess County. The town was formed in 1788 during the initial period of establishing towns and counties in the newly independent state of New York, but parts were removed subsequently to form other towns. Beekman contributed part of its territory to the newer Towns of La Grange (1821) and Union Vale (1827). Iron ore extraction and smelting were important in the early economy. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 78.4 Km&2 (30.3 Mi&2 ). 77.7 km&2 (30.0 mi&2) of it is land and 0.7 km&2 (0.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.86% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 11,452 people, 3,751 households, and 3,034 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 147.4/km&2 (381.7/mi&2). There were 4,180 housing units at an average density of 53.8/km&2 (139.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.24% White , 2.42% African American , 0.18% Native American , 1.73% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.94% from Other Races , and 1.46% from two or more races. 5.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,751 households out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were Married Couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.41. In the town the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $65,610, and the median income for a family was $72,066. Males had a median income of $51,739 versus $32,119 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $26,437. 4.7% of the population and 3.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 5.3% of those under the age of 18 and 5.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN BEEKMAN
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