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The Town of Berne is at the west border of Albany County. HISTORY Settlement started before 1750. During the American Revolution , inhabitants fought on both sides of the conflict. At that time it was called Beaver Dam (also spelled Beaverdam). The Town of Berne (originally spelled "Bern") was founded in 1795 from part of the Town Of Rensselaerville . In 1822, the north half of Berne was used to form the new Town Of Knox . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 167.7 Km&2 (64.8 Mi&2 ). 166.1 km&2 (64.1 mi&2) of it is land and 1.7 km&2 (0.6 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.99% water. The west town line is the border of Schoharie County , New York. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 2,846 people, 1,099 households, and 805 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 17.1/km&2 (44.4/mi&2). There were 1,385 housing units at an average density of 8.3/km&2 (21.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.89% White , 0.39% African American , 0.00% Native American , 0.39% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 0.25% from Other Races , and 1.02% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,099 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were Married Couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.00. In the town the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $47,174, and the median income for a family was $55,685. Males had a median income of $37,324 versus $29,125 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $22,095. 5.4% of the population and 3.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 6.3% of those under the age of 18 and 2.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN BERNE
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