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The Town of Bethel is an interior town located in the central part of the county. It was the site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival . HISTORY The first settlers arrived around 1795 near the present communities of Bethel and White Lake. The Town of Bethel was established in 1809 from the Town Of Lumberland . By the middle of the 19th Century , a tourist industry began to grow. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 233.2 Km&2 (90.0 Mi&2 ). 221.2 km&2 (85.4 mi&2) of it is land and 12.0 km&2 (4.6 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 5.13% water. A number of small lakes are scattered through the town. DEMOGRAPHICS Per the Census 2 of 2000, there were 4,362 people, 1,649 households, and 1,101 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 19.7/km&2 (51.1/mi&2). There were 3,641 housing units at an average density of 16.5/km&2 (42.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 90.35% White , 4.61% African American , 0.18% Native American , 0.50% Asian , 0.16% Pacific Islander , 2.80% from Other Races , and 1.40% from two or more races. 11.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,649 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were Married Couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95. In the town the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 108.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $36,017, and the median income for a family was $37,321. Males had a median income of $35,025 versus $24,438 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $25,335. 14.9% of the population and 9.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 22.6% of those under the age of 18 and 10.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN BETHEL
INFORMATION ABOUT BETHEL AND WOODSTOCK The Town of Bethel, which is primarily rural in character, is in the heart of the old Borscht Belt Jewish-American Catskills resort area. Although some bungalow colonies continue to exist, catering to a largely Orthodox Jewish clientele, most of the old resorts, which had their heyday from the 1930s to the 1960s, have long since closed. Bethel was the actual location of the Woodstock Festival in 1969 . Because it was originally scheduled to take place in the Town Of Woodstock in Ulster County , New York, that name persisted in spite of the change in venue. In 1998 a second concert was given at the original site. EXTERNAL LINKS
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