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The Town of Woodstock is in the northern part of the county. Woodstock is northwest of Kingston, New York . The town is inside the Catskill State Park . HISTORY The first settler arrived around 1770. The Town of Woodstock was established in 1787 . Later, Woodstock contributed some of its territory to form the Towns of Middletown (1789), Windham (1798), Shandaken (1804), and Olive (1853). The Arts And Crafts Movement came to Woodstock around 1902, and, afterwards, Woodstock was always considered an active artist colony in the 19th and early 20th century, including playing host to numerous Hudson River School painters. Its reputation as an arts center contributed to the original Woodstock Festival 's organizers planning their concert around the town. Such American painters as E. Charlton Fortune and Spencer Trask were known to use the Woodstock venue. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 175.8 Km&2 (67.9 Mi&2 ). 174.8 km&2 (67.5 mi&2) of it is land and 0.9 km&2 (0.4 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.53% water. The north town line is the border of Greene County . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 6,241 people, 2,946 households, and 1,626 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 35.7/km&2 (92.5/mi&2). There were 3,847 housing units at an average density of 22.0/km&2 (57.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.25% White , 1.30% Black or African American , 0.21% Native American , 1.57% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.79% from Other Races , and 1.87% from two or more races. 2.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,946 households out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were Married Couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.71. In the town the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 38.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $49,217, and the median income for a family was $65,938. Males had a median income of $41,500 versus $33,672 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $32,133. 10.2% of the population and 6.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 12.8% of those under the age of 18 and 3.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. WOODSTOCK MUSIC AND ART The town is famous for lending its name to the Woodstock Festival , actually held many miles away in Bethel, New York in Sullivan County . The 1903 Byrdcliffe Art Colony is the nation's oldest Arts & Crafts colony. It brought the first artists to Woodstock to teach and produce furniture, metal works, ceramics, weaving and established Woodstock's first painting school. Byrdcliffe forever changed the cultural landscape of the Town of Woodstock. The town is home to the Woodstock Artists Association, the oldest artists organization of its kind in the country. Byrdcliffe artists were instrumental in its founding. The Woodstock Guild, also founded by Byrdcliffe artists in 1939 is now the steward of the 350 acre Byrdcliffe Colony. It is a multi-cultural organization which sponsors exhibitions, classes, concerts, dance and theatre events and runs the oldest craft shop in Woodstock, the Fleur de Lis Gallery featuring over 60 artists. Byrdcliffe is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a haven for today's artists. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN WOODSTOCK, NY
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